2941. 🇺🇸 Colonial Rebels Make Unilateral Declaration Of Independence.

 🇺🇸 Postal service of the Thirteen Colonies akaThe United States of Artificial Intelligence -

  4 July 2026 - 250th anniversary of the illegal unilateral declaration of independence by the British colonists in North America - 4 stamps, 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp and 1 label without value inscribed on it but sold for £5 in a special pack. The stamps show the rebel leaders debating the so-called ‘Declaration of Independence’, the rebel armed forces commander, Washington, crossing the Delaware river with his troops prior to the Battle of Trenton, the Battle of Yorktown where His Majesty’s forces surrendered and HM King George III discussing the loss of the colonies after Yorktown. The miniature sheet includes the King George III stamp with a depiction of the traitor Benjamin Franklin in the margin and the valueless label depicts the treacherous rebel army leader George Washington. Designed by Gemini. Rating:- *****.

Despite the illegality of the current regime in our 13 North American colonies we say “Happy 250th birthday” to the USA!

Meanwhile the postal service of United States of America itself is commemorating the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence by issuing a stamp featuring a hamburger which you can neither eat nor lick as it’s a self-adhesive stamp. From Washington to Hamburger, the story of a nation.

  Below is depicted a copy of the American rebels’ Declaration of Independence rediscovered recently in the British National Archives, one of only 11 surviving copies printed in New Hampshire. The document was seized by the Royal Navy on Christmas Eve 1776 when HMS Raisonable captured an American privateer, the Dalton, off the coast of Portugal, after pursuing it for seven hours -

2940. 🇬🇧🇵🇰 Royal Mail New Issue Features Moths And Pakistan Issues World Longest Stamps.

 

New Issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

9 July 2026 - Moths - 10 stamps (2 se-tenant strips of 5, total cost £13.55), designed by Richard Lewington and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14 x 14.5. Another very attractive set but issued for no real reason and excessive in nature. Rating:- *.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

1 July 2026 - Commemoration of Sadequain, Pakistani artist, the longest stamps in the world (280 x 40 mm) - 3 stamps. Lithographed. Gimmicky but attractive. Rating:- ***.

2909. 🇨🇾 Cyprus Commemorates FIP Centenary.

 This post was completed in draft form on 10 May 2026 but was accidently not published. Now published to ensure completeness of news of new issues.

New issues -

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post - 

11 May 2026 - EUROPA, 70th anniversary of Europa stamps - 1 stamp and 1 booklet containing 8 identical stamps. Designed by Klaus Welp and lithographed by Baltias Banknote, Latvia. Rating:- ***.

11 May 2026 - Centenary of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed by Baltias Banknote. Rating:- ***.

🇮🇳 India Post -

7 May 2026 - Centenary of Andura University - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

2939. 🇫🇰🇸🇭 New Issues From Falkland Islands And Tristan Da Cunha.

New Issues -

🇫🇰 Postal service of the Falkland Islands -

3 August 2026 Airmail postcard rate stamps (£1,60), the gentoo penguin - 1 self-adhesive stamp sold in a booklet of 10 for £16. Designed by Bee Design from a photograph by Sara Jenner and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

4 July 2026 - 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by the rebelling North American colonists - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different £2.50 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14.5 x14.5. Rating:- ***.

Production of the above 2 issues was co-ordinated by Creative Direction. Thanks to Isle of Man stamps and Coins for information about these issues.

Commonwealth countries which are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps during 2026 up until the end of June -

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda 

Australia Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia Norfolk Island

Australian Antarctic Territory 

Barbados 

Belize

British Antarctic Territory 

British Indian Ocean Territory 

British Virgin Islands 

Cameroon

Cook Islands including Rarotonga 

Cook Islands Aitutaki 

Cook Islands Penrhyn 

Dominica 

Gabon 

Grenada 

Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique 

Guyana

Jamaica

Kingdom of eSwatini 

Kiribati 

Lesotho 

Maldives 

Montserrat 

Mozambique 

Nevis

New Zealand Ross Dependency 

Niue

Papua New Guinea 

Pitcairn Islands 

Rwanda

St Helena 

St Kitts/St Kitts Nevis

Saint Lucia 

St Vincent and the Grenadines 

Samoa

Seychelles

Tokelau 

Tonga

Tonga Niuafo’ou 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Turks and Caicos Islands 

Tuvalu 

Uganda 

United Republic of Tanzania 

Vanuatu 

Zambia

Therefore, at the end of June, 49 out of 88 (55.7%) of Commonwealth philatelic entities have not issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps in 2026. This compares with 58.2% at the end of May 2026 and 53.4% at the end of June 2025.

2938. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Commemorates FIP Centenary.

 

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

18 June 2026 - Centenary of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) - 3 stamps in a se-tenant strip issued in a sheetlet of 3 x 3) and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

9 July 2026 - Moths - A photograph of a PHQ depicting one of the stamps has been posted on the internet. There is no reasonable excuse for this set - it is just another excessive issue depicting a random subject against the background of 16 issues plus other items which Royal Mail is issuing during 2026. Rating:- *.

🇦🇪 Emirates Post - postal service of United Arab Emirates - 

25 June 2026 - Opening of Zayed National Museum - 1 miniature sheet containing 5 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

2937. 🇰🇪 Kenya Celebrates Its Friendship With Russia.

 

New issues -

🇰🇪 Kenya Post -

3 June 2026 - 63rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Kenya - 4 stamps possibly from sheets or possibly 1 miniature sheet containing the 4 stamps or both. Further details awaited. Rating:- ****.

🇦🇺 Australia Post -

1 July 2026 - Mammals as state emblems - 4 gummed and 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Rachel Gyan and Jason Watts and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:-***.

26 June 2026 - Macao 2026 Philatelic Exhibition - 1 miniature sheet containing all 5 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *.

23 June 2026 - Gabby’s Dollhouse stamp collection - My stamp  ‘Stamp pack’ sold for A$37 containing 2 panes each of 9 different stamps and 1 pane containing a ‘miniature sheet’ made up of 4 x $1.70 wattle gummed stamps and a sheetlet of 4 of the same $1.70 stamps with attached labels. Rating:- 0.

 - Minnions and Monsters - My Stamp ‘Stamp pack’ costing $19 and containing a pane of 9 x $1.70 different stamps. Rating:- 0.

13 August 2026 - Queensland Stamp and Coin Show 2026 - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 identical stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

🇨🇶 Issues inscribed Sark -

7 July 2026 - Victor Hugo in Sark - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by James Colmer and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13 x 13.5. Rating:- *.