Monday 21 December 2020

1800. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia Post Reveals First Issues Of 2021.

 

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia Post has published details of its first tranche of new issues for 2021. The organisation seems to think that Christmas Island requires a vast number of products with its name printed on them so that it can cash in in every imaginable philatelic way on the Chinese New Year celebrations. It’s sad to see that new issue stamp collecting has fallen into such a deep hole from which I doubt it can ever be salvaged. Sad also that when one thinks of the new issues coming from Australia one also thinks of the products of IGPC and Stamperija with which they have much in common.

8 January 2021 - ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Issue inscribed Christmas Island Australia - Chinese New Year, Year of The Ox - 3 stamps, 1 miniature sheet, 1 ‘gold’ miniature sheet (cost $99) containing 3 different stamps, 1 ‘Zodiac sheet’ containing 15 different stamps costing $13.20, 1 x ‘888 Lunar new year’ gold miniature sheet containing 6 stamps costing $88, 1 prestige booklet costing $29.95, 1 ‘Calendar sheet’ containing  12 different stamps costing $15.50 plus other items. 

The issue was designed by Chrissy Lau and lithographed by RA Print and perforated 14.5.Rating:- *.

































25 January 2021 - ‘Memorable Moments’ - 5 gummed stamps and 4 self-adhesive stamps each from individual booklets of 10 and 1 ‘Wedding’ Prestige booklet costing $35.95c and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing 5 different stamps. Designed by Keith Downes and Sonia Young and lithographed by EGO and perforated 15 x 14. Rating:- 0.


























































9 February 2021 - Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force - 2 gummed stamps, 1 miniature sheet, 2 self-adhesive stamps from coils and 1 sheetlet of 12 different My Stamps (cost $15.50c). Designed by Jamie and Leanne Tufrey and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.





















9 February 2021 - ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ซ Issue inscribed ‘Norfolk Island Australia’ - Lizards of Norfolk Island - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 2 stamps. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14 x 14.5 Rating:- ****.




















16 February 2021 - ‘Frontline Heroes’ - 5 se-tenant gummed stamps, 5 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 10 and 1 miniature sheet. Further details and illustrations awaited.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Post has released the designs of its Chinese new year stamps due for issue in 2021. The stamps commemorate the Year of The Ox. Further details are awaited.



1 comment:

  1. According to Wikipedia, Christmas Island's population is just under 2000 (2016) but:

    "Religious beliefs are diverse and include Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam and Confucianism. There is a mosque, a Christian church, a Bahรกสผรญ centre and around twenty Chinese temples and shrines, which include seven Buddhist temples (like Guan Yin Monastery (่ง‚้Ÿณๅฏบ) at Gaze Road), ten Taoist temples (like Soon Tian Kong (้กบๅคฉๅฎซ) in South Point and Grants Well Guan Di Temple) and shrines dedicated to Na Tuk Kong or Datuk Keramat on the island. There are many religious festivals, such as Spring Festival, Chap Goh Meh, Qingming Festival, Zhong Yuan Festival, Hari Raya, Christmas and Easter."

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