2864. 🇮🇪 An Post To Commemorate United States Rebellion.

 

New issues -

🇮🇪   An Post (postal service of the Republic of Ireland) - 

24 February 2026 - 250th anniversary of the American rebellion - 1 stamp featuring the Ulsterman John Dunlap who printed the early copies of the rebels’ Declaration of Independence - 1 stamp. Lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- ****.

🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -

9 March 2026 - ‘From the Ocean to the Stars’, photographs taken by the American “astronaut and aquanaut” Nicole Stott - 6 gummed stamps (cost £12.21), 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps but in self-adhesive format (£12.21) and 1 prestige booklet of self-adhesive stamps (£19.81). Designed by Glazier Design and lithographed. Nicole Stott is the wife of the Isle Of Man-born American Chris Stott, founder and principle director of ManSat and the “Isle Of Man government’s Representative to the Space Community”. Well, there we have it! Rating:- 0. 

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

2026 (exact date awaited) - Birth centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II - further details awaited but the design of one of the stamps has been revealed.

2863. 🇦🇺 Australia Commemorates Birth Centenary Of Queen Elizabeth II.

 New issues -

🇦🇺Australia Post -

7 April 2026 - Birth centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II - 3 stamps (cost A$5.10) and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ****.

🇨🇽 Products inscribed ‘Christmas Island Australia’ -

2 March 2026 - ‘Digi-stamp’ (Cryptostamp stamps), Year of the Horse - 3 products with face values of $1.70, $3.40 and $3.50 each sold for $15. Designed by Chrissy Lau. Rating:- 0.

10 March 2026 - WB Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes - 3 gummed stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:-*.

17 March 2026 - The art of Eileen Mayo - 3 gummed stamps ($5.10) and 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 10 costing $17 and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps ($5.10). Designed by Janet Boschen and lithographed RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- **.

24 March 2026 - Photography in Australis - 3 gummed stamps and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Simone Sakinofsky and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 or 14.5. Rating:- *.

17 February 2026 - ‘Disney villains’ ‘stamp pack’ sold for $19 and containing 1 pane of 9 different My Stamp stamps. Rating:- 0.

24 February 2026 - 20th anniversary of the movie ‘Cars’ - Stamp pack containing 2 panes each of 6 different My Stamps - 12 stamps in all and sold for $23. Rating:-0.

24 March 2026 - Peppa Pig Collection ‘stamp pack’ sold for $37 containing 2 panes of My Stamps each containing 6 different stamps (a total of 12) and 2 sheetlets each containing 4 identical ‘birthday cake’ Greetings stamps. Rating:-0.

14 April 2026 - ‘Preparing for Peace - World War I posters’ - 2 gummed stamps costing $4.70, 2 gummed stamps, 2 self-adhesive stamps from each either a booklet of 10 ($17) or ‘sheetlet’ of 5 ($15) and1 gummed miniature sheet containing both stamps. I Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14 or 14 x 14.5. Rating:- *.

2862. 🇮🇪🇬🇧 Love Is In The Air In Ireland. Royal Mail Model Railways.

 

New issues -

🇮🇪 An Post (postal service of the Republic of Ireland) -

6 February 2026 - Love, stamps for St Valentine’s Day mail - 1 self-adhesive domestic postage rate stamp (‘N’) issued in booklets of 10. Designed by UNTHINK and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- ***.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

19 February 2026 - 125th anniversary of Hornby Hobbies, producers of Hornby Model Railways (children’s’ toys) - 8 1st Class domestic rate stamps (4 horizontally se-tenant pairs, costing £13.60) and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps, costing £6.80. Designed by The Chase and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14,5 x 14. Rating:- *.