Sunday, 30 April 2023

2296. 🇦🇺 Yet Another Philatelic Deluge From Australia Post.

 


New issues.

🇦🇺 Australia Post -

🇨🇽 Issues inscribed Christmas Island Australia -

9 May 2023 - Caves 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- **.


🇦🇺 inscribed Australia

7 June 2023 - Peacock spiders - 3 gummed stamps and 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 10 and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Simone Sakinovsky and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- *.






16 May 2023 - Jellyfish - 4 gummed stamps, 4 self-adhesive stamps from individual booklets of 10 and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by RS Printing and perforated 13. Rating:- *.










1 June 2023 - Extinct mammals - 3 gummed stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Sonia Young and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- *.








6 June 2023 - Birth centenaries of Australian artists, Margaret Olly and John Perceval, Still-life paintings - 2 gummed stamps, 2 self-adhesive stamps from individual booklets. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ****.







🇳🇫 Issue inscribed Norfolk Island Australia -

13 June 2023 - Norfolk Island Botanic Garden - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. Designed by Sharon Rodziewicz and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***.






🇦🇺  Issues inscribed Australia

27 June 2023 - ‘Sustainable future’ - 3 gummed stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from individual booklets and 3 self-adhesive stamps from coils and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Sharon Rodziewicz and Andrew Hopwood and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- *.









‘Stamp packs’ - all rated:- 0.

Return of the Jedi - sold for $17.50 - 1 sheet of 12 different stamps 



Tinker Bell - sold for $23 - 1 sheet of 12 different stamps & 1 sheet of 5 identical Floral heart greetings stamps with attached labels.



Guardians of the Galaxy - sold for $17.50- 1 sheet of 12 different stamps.




Centenary of Warner Brothers - sold for $16.50 - 1 sheet of 12 different stamps.




Inspector Gadget - sold for $17.50 - 1 sheet of 12 different stamps.




85th anniversary of Superman - sold for $17.50 - 1 sheet of 12 different stamps.



  Thus Australia Post has added another 115 stamps and 6 miniature sheets to this year’s total of new stamps issued and all in a two month period.

2295. 🇮🇪 Irish Republic Commemorates Former President.

 



New issues -

🇮🇪 An Post, postal service of the Republic of Ireland -

27/April 2023 - Birth centenary of former President Patrick Hillery - 1 stamp. Designed by So Studio and lithographed by Cartor. Self-adhesive. Rating:- ****.

🇲🇺 Mauritius Post -

29 April 2023 - 250th anniversary of the first newspaper published in Mauritius - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.



🇧🇩 Bangladesh Post Office -

17 April 2023 - Eid Mubarak - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.



🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

25 April 2023 - Visiting cruise ships, Visit of MSC Virtuosa. Strip of 6 Post and Go stamps with additional inscription. Dispensed by the desktop unit GG03 situated in the Guernsey Information Centre in St Peter Port.




🇲🇾 Malaysia Post -

27 April 2023 - Personalised stamps, Se temku, Centenary of the Old Frees Association  - 2 stamps issued in a sheetlet of 10 stamps (5 x 2).




🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

5 May 2023 - Post and Go stamps, Coronation of King Charles III - 12 stamps. Jersey Arms stamps dispensed in strips of 6 different stamps from kiosk JE02 (Broad Street post office) and JE03 (Jersey Post Headquarters, Rue Des Pres, St Saviour) all with the additional inscription, “God Save The King!”. Illustrations awaited.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

5 May 2023 - Post and Go stamps, Coronation of King Charles III. “All Royal Mail” Post and Go stamps will be dispensed with the inscription ‘A New Reign’ from 5 May to 2 June 2023. Illustrations awaited.

Interesting recent social media posts:-

Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla - 






Friday, 28 April 2023

2294. 🇬🇧 Royal Mail New Reign Issue Includes Collectors Sheet.

 


New issues -

🇬🇧 Rpyal Mail

6 May 2023 - King Charles III, ‘A new reign’ (coronation and succession of King Charles III) - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps (described & illustrated previously in Blog 2292) plus a Collectors sheet containing 8 stamps (2 x 4) with attached labels costing £14.40, illustrated here with better illustrations of the stamps and miniature sheet. Designed by Atelier Works from engravings by Andrew Davidson and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14.5. Rating:- *****.