2835. 🇿🇦 South Africa Commemorates Museum Bicentenary.

 

New issues -

🇿🇦 South African Post Office -

12 November 2025 - Bicentenary of Iziko South African Museum in Capetown - 1 sheetlet of 6 different self-adhesive stamps. Lithographed. The illustrations are from a post by Jan van Milligan on the Facebook page of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa and attention is drawn to the fact that while the first day covers are dated 12 November 2025, the ‘launch date’ was 12 December 2025. Rating:- *****.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post - 

4 December 2025 - 46th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, hosted by Bahrain - 3 stamps issued in sheetlets of 6 (2 strips made up of all 3 stamps). Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

9 December 2025 - Christmas - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. Rating:- ****.

2026 new programmes.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

Canada Post has announced that the following subjects are expected to be included in its 2026 new releases -

Black History Month - ‘Hip Hop pioneers’

Cultural traditions - Maple syrup month and sugar shacks

Wildlife - 4 species of wolves found in Canada

‘Places of Pride’

Centenary of the Royal Canadian Legion and commemoration of the role of Chinese Canadians in the Second World War

Blood donations

Seasonal issue - Jack o’Lanterns to be issued in October

Flowers - cherry blossoms

Eid

Diwali 

Hanukkah 

Christmas 

2698. 🇮🇳 India’s Joint Issue With Portugal.

 New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

7 April 2025 - Joint issue with Portuguese postal service, 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Portugal - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 2 stamps. Printed in wet offset by Security Printing Press Hyderabad. Rating:- ****. 

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post -

25 March 2025 Bahrain Youth Day - 1 stamp. Designed by Hess’s Ghazi and lithographed. Rating:- ***.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

8 April 2025 - 60th anniversary of the Independence of Singapore, My Stamp personalised stamps sold by Singapore Post - 1 miniature sheet containing 5 different stamps with attached labels. Lithographed by Secura. Rating:- ****.

2630. 🇿🇦 South Africa Commemorates President Cyril Ramaphosa

 

🇿🇦 South Africa Post Office -

16 November 2024 - Commemoration of the second term in office of President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Accompanying publicity states that the stamp will not be available from South Africa’s Philatelic Services until 26 January 2025. Rating:- ****.

Attention to this issue was brought by StampChris on Stampboards.

🇮🇳 India Post -

15 December 2024 - Birth bicentenary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, reformer of Hinduism - 1 stamp. Rating:- **.

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

16 December 2024 - Archaeological sites of the United Arab Emirates - 2 miniature sheets each containing 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post -

16 December 2024 - National Day, Silver Jubilee of King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa - 2 stamps printed vertically se-tenant in sheetlets of 10 (5 of each design). Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

2601. 🇧🇹 Bhutan And Its Dogs.

 New Issues -

🇧🇹 Bhutan Post -

23 June 2024 - Completion of the Nationwide Accelerated Dog Population Management and Rabies Control Programme - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Bhutan has long had a large population of free roaming dogs which have not been interefered with because of the devout Buddhist beliefs of the population. They make a remarkable sight in the streets of the capital Thimphu. Rating:- *****.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post -

16 October 2024 - Centenary of the first municipal council elections in Bahrain - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

28 October 2024 - ‘Farmerettes and Soldiers of the Soil - 2 self-adhesive stamps issued in booklets of 10 (5 of each stamp) and gummed in sheetlets of 6 (3 of each stamp). Designed by Ivan Novotny Design Inc and lithographed by Lowe Martin.

🇺🇸 Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation -

🇦🇬 Products inscribed Antigua And Barbuda -

22 August 2024 - World aviation - Switzerland. One sheetlet containing 18 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.

22 August 2024 - World aviation history, 60th anniversary of Patrouille Suisse - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.

Commonwealth countries and territories which are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps thisyear up until the end of October.

Anguilla 

Bahamas 

Belize 

British Antarctic Territory 

British Indian Ocean Territory 

British Virgin Islands 

Cameroon 

Cook Islands including Rarotonga 

Cook Islands Aitutaki 

Cook Islands Penrhyn 

Gabon

Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique 

Kenya

Lesotho 

Maldives 

Montserrat 

Mozambique 

Nauru 

Niue

Rwanda 

Samoa

Solomon Islands 

The Gambia

Tokelau 

Tonga

Tonga Niuafo’ou 

Trinidad And Tobago 

Tuvalu

Uganda 

United Republic of Tanzania 

Vanuatu 

Therefore, by the end of October, 31 (34.8%) of the 89 Commonwealth philatelic entities are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps in 2024. This compares with the figure of 34 at the end of September 2024 (39.2%) and the figure of 27 out of 88 (30.7%) at the end of October 2023.

2501. 🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Commemorates Tynwald Week.

 

New issues.

🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -

29 June 2024 - Photographs of Tynwald Week taken by Martin Parr - 8 stamps costing £11.10 and 1 Prestige book containing 4 panes (2 x 8 stamp panes and 2 x 4 stamp panes) sold for £22.20p.  Designed by EJC Design and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. There are several other items including one of the booklet panes being sold singly and an ‘album’ combining the prestige booklet and a set of postcards. Rating:- *.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post -

15 May 2024 - Arab Summit held at the Sakharov Palace in Bahrain - 1 stamp printed on sheets of 50. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.