New issues -
🇦🇺 Australia Post -
6 October 2026 - Centenary of the publication of AA Milne’s Winnie The Pooh children’s book, a landmark English language children’s piece of literature - .Disney obtained a licensing deal from Milne’s widow in 1961 and US$350 million for full worldwide rights in 2001. My Stamps - 12 self-adhesive stamps issued in packs containing 2 panes of 6 plus 1 miniature sheet’ containing 4 identical gummed greetings stamps and a sheetlet of 4 of the same stamp with attached labels. Sold at a premium for Au$39.00. Oddly, considering this is an Australian stamp issue, the character Kanga is not featured on any of the 12 stamps though the baby Roo is one of the depicted characters. Rating:- 0.
🇮🇳 India Post -
1 October 2026 - Centenary of the Union Public Service Commission - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***
Pooh! No mention of the centenary of the books - no mention of the books or author, or original artist! You might think that having paid Disney for the rights to use the images on their tacky MyStamps AusPost forgot why they might have wanted to issue them now. :-(
ReplyDelete“Tacky” is a fair description. There is a logo “1🎈0” in the top border of the sheetlets which alludes to the centenary I suspect.
DeleteIsn’t that Kanga in the blue shirt?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the baby Roo to me but I could be wrong.
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