New issues -
🇬🇧 Royal Mail -
23 June 2026 - British waterfalls - 10 stamps (1 strip of 5 x 2nd se-tenant stamps and 5 x 1st se-tenant stamps). Prior to the imminent release of the designs of the new stamps the issue is now for sale on eBay. When available, better quality illustrations will be added and further information added. Rating:- *.
The 10 stamps as featured on an upcoming Buckingham Covers first day cover -
Australia Post has issued a stamp to celebrate a million refugees since WWII on 16 June, though I know some post offices were selling it at least a fortnight earlier. Given the format I suspect that its not part of the official stamp program (as its similar to a MyStamp): https://auspost.com.au/shop/product/a-million-stories-one-shared-future-sheetlet-7213250
ReplyDeleteThank you. I will include it in the next post.
DeleteThe Waterfalls issue is not even in the royal mail shop yet! I spoke to them today the agent had no idea why they were not available to pre order, RM must be losing £££££ thanks though WK I can rely on you .
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind message. You are right, the stamps are not yet featured on the RM site even though they were featured on its Facebook page 2 or 3 days ago & the presentation pack is being offered on e bay. I will post more information when it becomes available. The set is very much typical of what RM is producing now - a photograph with the king’s head, the value & a bit of text in an unimaginative font on a random subject not linked to any particular event or anniversary. Each design could be produced by AI in a matter of seconds and though the stamps may be attractive they are unimaginative, unnecessary and lacking in any degree of merit. There are far too many issues & all of them far too expensive. I buy very few of them now. Royal Mail badly needs to review its new issue policies.
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