2247. 🇳🇦 Namibia’s Planned Issues For 2023.

 

New issues.

🇳🇦 Namibia Post -

I am not presently sure if there any additional values not shown here which will be included in some of these issues. All stamps designed by Helge Denker & lithograph printed

17 February 2023 - Pangolins of Namibia - 2 stamps. Depicted above. Rating:- *****.

4 April 2023 Crakes of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

15 June 2023 - Wild pigs of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

1 August 2023 - Sengis of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

23 October 2023 - Hedgehogs of Namibia - 1 stamp. Rating:- *****.

New issue programmes 2023.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

23 February 2023 - Dragonflies - 2 stamps

23 February - Refugee stamp, 2023 edition - 1 stamp

4 April - Joint issue with Israel postal service - 1 stamp 

4 April - Anniversaries and events - 3 stamps (1 for each subject) -

  50th anniversary of Cyprus Anti-anaemia Association 

  70th anniversary of POED

  50th anniversary of the Cyprus Port Association 

9 May - EUROPA - Peace, the highest value of humanity- 2 stamps and 1 booklet containing 4 of each stamp

10 July - Euromed joint issue, Mediterranean festivals - 1stamp

22 September - Definitive issue, the work of Cypriot painters - 8 - 12 stamps 

17 November - Christmas.

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post - 

In addition to issues of the first part of 2023 already detailed in previous Blogs, New Zealand Post is planning to release the following -

5 April - Forest and birds centenary 

3 May - Succession and coronation of King Charles III

7 June - Pacific languages week

5 July - Mid 20th century toys

5 July - 150th anniversary of the 1873 newspaper stamp

2 August - 20th anniversary of the movie, ‘Return of the King’ (yet another ‘Lord of The Rings’ issue)

6 September - Commemoration of the late Queen Elizabeth II 

6 September - Waka Ama 

4 October - Christmas 

1 November - New Zealand pets

6 December - Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon.

New Zealand Post continues to increase the number of issues it releases every year and it could be judged that its new issue programme is excessive and while not sinking as low as Royal Mail and Australia Post, the products coming from NZ Post must be viewed in that light.