1723. 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands To Issue Bird Paintings Set.

🇫🇰 The postal service of Falkland Islands will issue a wonderful set of 6 stamps on 1 October 2020 depicting the beautiful paintings of the territory’s bird life by the Yorkshire-born artist Mike Peake who is now resident in The Falklands. This is the first in a series of issues depicting this remarkable artist’s work. The production of the issue was by the outstanding Creative Direction which has brought so many very attractive stamps from the South Atlantic and Caribbean areas in recent years and the designs are taken from photographs of the paintings by Chris Andrews Publications Ltd. The stamps were lithographed by Cartor and are perforated 13 x 13.5. Rating:- ******.

  Thanks to Juliet Warner of Pobjoy Stamps for information about this issue.

🇦🇺🇳🇫🇦🇺🇨🇨 And from the heights of modern new issues to the depths of the continuing philatelic products released by Australia Post and its continuing case of philatelorrhoea. No comments are needed on what follows below except that a mop and bucket might be useful.

Australia Norfolk Island - 1 September 2020 - 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Pacific area - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Stacey Zass and lithographed by RA Printing. Perforated 14 x 14.5 Rating:- ***.

Australia - ‘Water Tower art’ - 4 gummed stamps, 4 self-adhesive stamps from 4 different individual booklets of 10 and 1 gummed miniature sheet. Designed by Gary Domoney of VISUA and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- 0.

2020 - 90th anniversary of Betty Boop, American cartoon character. Sheetlet of 12 different stamps sold at a premium in a pack for $15.50. Rating:- 0.

Australian Antarctic Territory - 29 September 2020 - RSV Nuyina - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Sonia Young and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- **.

1 October 2020 - ‘Write to Connect’ - 2 self-adhesive stamps issued in a sheetlet of 10. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by RA Print. Rating:- *.

2020 - 80th anniversary of Fantasia, American cartoon film - 1 sheetlet of 12 different self-adhesive stamps sold in a pack at a premium price of $15.50. Rating:- 0.

2020 - Trolls World Tour, American animated movie - Sheetlet of 12 different self-adhesive stamps sold in a pack at a premium price of $15.50c Rating:- 0.

2020 - 25th anniversary of Toy Story, American animated movie - Sheetlet of 12 different self-adhesive stamps sold in a pack at a premium price of $15.50c. Rating:- 0.

6 October 2020 - 100th anniversary of Civil aviation - 2 gummed stamps, 1 self-adhesive stamp from booklets of 10 and 1 gummed miniature sheet. Designed by Jason Watts from illustrations by Andrew Hopgood and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***.

19 September 2020 - Perth Stamp and Coin Exhibition 2020 - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 identical stamps. Rating:- 0.

13 October 2020 - 50th Anniversary of the Australian National Botanic Gardens - 2 gummed stamps lithographed by EGO, 2 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 10 (5 x 2) printed in lithography by EGO, 2 self-adhesive stamps printed in booklets of 10 (5 x 2) digitally printed by Rapid Labels and 2 self-adhesive stamps printed in lithography in coils by MCC and 1 gummed miniature sheet. Designed by Sharon Rodziewicz. Perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.

Australia Cocos (Keeling) Islands - 20 October 2020 - Currency of Clunies-Ross era - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Stacey Zass and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.

  According to my calculations that adds another 79 stamps and 8 miniature sheets to this year’s running total of Australia Post stamps. Depressing. Shameless.