2774. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Commemorates Independence Anniversary.

 

New issues -

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

14 August 2025 - 78th anniversary of Independence - 1 stamp. Lithographed by National Security Printing Company Karachi. Rating:- ***.

12 August 2025 - URAAN ‘The homegrown transformational plan’ - 1 stamp. Lithographed by National Security Printing Company Karachi. Rating:- **.

14 August 2025 - 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Indonesia - 2 stamps se-tenant. Lithographed by National Security Printing Company Karachi. Rating:- ****.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

August 2025 - Setemku (personalised) stamps, ‘Unity beyond borders’ - 1 sheetlet of 10 stamps se-tenant. Issued in a folder which also includes a postcard & envelope and sold at a premium.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

16 July 2025 - Definitive ‘Cryptostamps’, Royal golden Guernsey goat - 2 products (previously described). Guernsey Post is publicising the sale of 1000:of these products.

🇦🇪 Emirates Post (postal service of the United Arab Emirates) -

18 August 2025 - 80th anniversary of the founding of the League of Arab states - 2 stamps printed in sheetlets of 6 (3 se-tenant pairs, partially imperforate). Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2773. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Commemorates Twin Panda Cubs.

 

New issues -

🇦🇪 Emirates Post (postal service of the United Arab Emirates) -

15 August 2025 - Inauguration of the first fully integrated digital government centre in Fujairah - 1 miniature shett containing 2 different stamps including one depicting Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

🇲🇲 Myanmar Post -

20 July 2025 - Tiger preservation, noting a conference previously held in Russia - 1 miniature sheet containing 3 previously issued stamps. Lithographed by Security Printing Works (Myanmar) and perforated 14. Rating:- ***** (I do like this series of miniature sheets that Myanmar Post is currently producing).

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

15 August 2025 - 1st anniversary of the birth of twin giant panda cubs in Ocean Park, Hong Kong - 6 stamps and 4 miniature sheets (2 containing all 6 stamps in gummed and self-adhesive format, 1 containing a single $10 stamp and the others a single $20 stamp. Designed by Wong Ka-Man and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- ****.

2772. 🇳🇿 New Zealand To Issue New Round Kiwi Stamps.

 

New issues -

🇨🇰 Cook Islands Philatelic Bureau/Philatelic Collector Inc. -

2023 (no dates specified)

Products titled ‘Birds of the World’ with high face value. No products inscribed Cook Islands Penrhyn. No other details available. Each entity is stated to have released sets of 4 stamps, 1 miniature sheet containing 2 sets of the same stamps plus 4 ‘Deluxe souvenir sheets’ each containing a single stamp but illustrations of these are not available for all entities. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.

🇨🇰 Products inscribed Cook Islands -

2023 - The Pacific reef heron -

🇨🇰 Products inscribed Rarotonga -

2023 - The Morepork -0

🇨🇰 Products inscribed Aitutaki Cook Islands -

2023 - The peregrine falcon -

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -

3 September 2025 Round kiwi stamps - 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 5 stamps. Designed by Sacha Lees and lithographed by Brebner Print and perforated 14.5. Rating:- **.

Interestingly New Zealand Post seems to have taken it upon itself to rename the country as ‘Aotearoa New Zealand’.