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:- ****.

2732. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Legendary Queen.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

31 May 2025 - Birth tercentenary of Ahilya Bai Holkar, legendary Queen of Indore - 1 stamp. Printed by Security Printing Press, Hyderabad. Rating:- ***.

🇹🇷 Postal service of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -

8 May 2025 - EUROPA, Important national archaeological discoveries - 2 stamps. Designed by GK Sönmezer and printed by Devlet Basimevi. Rating:- ***.

🇶🇦 Qatar Post - 

12 May 2025 - Reopening of the Dar Alkutub Al Qatariya, the first national library in Qatar, established in 1962 and the 34th Doha International Book Fair - 1 self-adhesive circular stamp. Rating:- ***.

New issue programmes - 

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

7 August 2025 - 24 Solar terms, autumn - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Shirman Lai & lithographed.

15 August 2025 - Twin panda cubs - 6 stamps and 4 miniature sheets, one containing 1 x $10 stamps, 1 x $50 stamp (embossed), 1 containing all 6 stamps (gummed) and 1 containing all 6 stamps (self-adhesive). Further details awaited.

23 September 2025 - Hong Kong Hiking Trails (3rd issue), The Wilson Trail - 10 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 10 stamp and 1 booklet containing 10 x $2.20c self-adhesive stamps. Further details awaited.

21 October2025 - Development of aviation in Hong Kong - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single $10 stamp.

25 November 2025 - Christmas - 4 stamps and 2 miniature sheets, both containing all 4 stamps, one gummed and the other self-adhesive. Further details awaited.

2713. 🇨🇾 🇮🇳 Cyprus Europa Stamps; India Cinema Legends.

 

New Issues -

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post - 

9 May 2025 - EUROPA - Archaeological discoveries - 2 setenant stamps and 1 booklet containing 4 pairs. Printed by Baltijas Banknote. Rating:- *****.

🇮🇳 India Post -

1 May 2025 - Birth centenaries of ‘Legends of Indian Cinema’, World Audio, Video Entertainment Summit (WAVES), Mumbai, 1 - 4 May - 1 miniature sheet containing 5 different stamps. Designed by Sh. Surash Kumar. Rating:- ****.

🇱🇹 Stamperija or an affiliate -

🇸🇱 Products inscribed Sierra Leone -

It seems unlikely that the stated ‘date of issue’ is the date of the release of these products in Sierra Leone post offices if they are ever issued in that country. These products exist in both perforated and imperforate format. Caveat emptor. Rating:- 0.

15 January 2025 - Wildlife of Sierra Leone - 25 different stamps sold in a sheetlet of 16 (2 sets of the Le30:values) or in a miniature sheet of 8 (1 set of the Le40 values) and 1 miniature sheet containing a single example of the Le300 values.

Other products including 9 proof sheets were also released.

15 January 2025 - Fungi, Reptiles and Frogs of Sierra Leone - 18 surcharged values with the inscription ‘2023’ cancelled in red and replaced by ‘2025’ possibly obtained from 3 miniatures sheets, each one containing 6 different stamps.

 15 January 2025 - Birds of China - 4 stamps available as singles or as a setenant strip of 4 obtained from sheetlets of 16 (4 of each design).

15 January 2025 - 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China - 

9 different stamps obtained from 3 different miniature sheets, one containing 6 x identical Le50 stamps, one containing 5 x Le 80 stamps and the third containing a single Le300 stamp.