2880. 🇧🇸 Bahamas Commemorates Late Queen’s Centenary.

New Issues -

🇧🇸 Postal service of Bahamas -

3 March 2026 - Birth centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II who was Quenof Bahamas - 4 stamps. The excellent dealer Spectre of Stamps has published an illustration of the 4 stamps as they appear on first day cover. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

19 March 2026 - Sugar snacks - 2 sell-adhesive stamps issued in booklets of 6 (3 of each stamp). Designed by Paprika and Gerard DuBois and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ***. 

🇮🇳 India Post -

13 February 2026 - Puppetry in India - 8 stamps issued in a miniature sheet containing 1 of each stamp. This issue was previously reported in Blog 2865 but but better illustrations of the miniature sheet and stamps are now depicted here. Rating:- ****.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

2 April 2026 - Old Master Q, second issue - 6 stamps and 3 miniature sheets (1 containing the set of six and the others a single stamp). Designed by Young HoI-chun and lithographed. Rating:-**.

2879.🇳🇷 Nauru Commemorates The Return From Truk.

 

New issues -

🇳🇷 Nauru Post -

2026, probably 31 January - 80th anniversary of the return of the Nauruans from Truk at the end of the Second World War - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

Issues inscribed ‘Alderney’ -

1 April 2026 - ‘Milk-A-Punch Sunday’ - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- **.

🇹🇷 Postal service of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - 

12 March 2026 - FIFA World Cup Finals hosted by Mexico, Canada and USA - 2 stamps. Designed by GK Sönmezer and printed by Devlet Basimevi. Rating:- ***.

2878. 🇬🇬 Guernsey’s EUROPA And New Post & Go Stamps.

New issues -

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

1 April 2026 - 70th anniversary of EUROPA stamps - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Designed by Chris Elligott & lithographed by Cartor & perforated 13 x 13.5. Rating:- *.

1 April 2026 - Post and Go, Forts of Guernsey - 12 stamps - 6 dispensed from kiosk GG03 (with added inscription G.I.C.) and 6 from GG04 (no additional inscription). Designed by Toby Dixon and lithographed by Cartor. Self-adhesive. Rating:- ***.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

4 March 2026 - Centenary of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur - 1 stamp. Lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation. Rating:- **.

2026 - New Rs 50 definitive depicting Jinnah - 1 stamp. Rating:- ****.

2877. 🇬🇧 Royal Mail Lord Of The Rings New Issue.

 

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

20 March 2026 - 25th anniversary of the first Lord of the Rings movie - 8 x 1st Class stamps issued as 4 se-tenant pairs (cost - £13.60), 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps (£6.80), 1 ‘Collectors sheet’ containing 8 different stamps with attached labels (£14.80), 2 ‘Fan sheets’ each costing £8, 1 Prestige booklet containing 4 panes including one which contains King Charles III definitives (2 x 20p, 2 x £1 and 1 x 2nd Class) sold for £25.32 and a Deluxe limited edition of the Prestige booklet with similar contents but sold for £49.99 and 1 ‘gold ingot’ stamp also sold for £49.99. Designed by True North & lithographed by Cartor & perforated 14. Rating:- *.

 

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

10 March 2026 - Eid, a Muslim festival - 3 self-adhesive stamps sold in booklets of 6 (2 of each stamp). Designed by Paprika and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ***.