Thursday 2 March 2023

2260. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ด No New Issues Planned For BIOT, Mail System ‘On Hold Status’

 

New issues.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India Post -

1 March 2023 - 75th anniversary of Central Base Post Office - 1 stamp. Rating:- ****.


๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ด British Indian Ocean Territory postal service.

   In response to an enquiry from this Blog about whether any new stamp issues were planned in the foreseeable future and in particular any new stamps to commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth II or any related to the the succession of King Charles III either commemorative or definitive the following reply was received -

“The BIOT mailing system is temporarily on hold status. However you can still purchase BIOT stamps on our website as souvenirs. There is no new issue of stamps until further notice”.

There therefore seems no prospect of any BIOT new issues in the foreseeable future and furthermore there is no operating postal system serving the territory.

Commonwealth countries and territories whose postal services are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps so far during 2023 -

Aitutaki Cook Islands

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda 

Australian Antarctic Territory 

Barbados 

Belize 

Bermuda 

Botswana 

British Indian Ocean Territory 

Brunei Darussalam

Cameroon 

Cayman Islands 

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia

Cook Islands 

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 

Dominica

eSwatini

Gabon

The Gambia

Ghana

Jamaica

Kenya 

Kiribati 

Lesotho 

Malawi 

Maldives 

Mauritius 

Montserrat 

Nauru 

Nevis

Nigeria 

Niuafo’ou Tonga

Niue

Papua New Guinea 

Penrhyn Cook Islands 

Pitcairn Islands 

Ross Dependency 

Rwanda 

St Helena

St Kitts 

Saint Lucia

St Vincent and The Grenadines 

Samoa 

Seychelles

Solomon Islands 

South Africa

Togo

Tokelau 

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago 

Turks And Caicos Islands 

Uganda 

United Republic of Tanzania 

Vanuatu

Zambia

By the end of February therefore, 55 out of 88 (%) Commonwealth philatelic entities remained on the list. This compares with 55 at the end of February 2022.




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