2869. 🇧🇹 Bhutan Commemorates King’s 70th Birthday..

 

New issues -

🇧🇹 Bhutan Post -

11 November 2025 - 70th Birthday of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 different stamps and the other a single stamp. The issue notes the king’s interest in environmental issues. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia postal service -

18 February 2026 - Commemoration of Julien Alfred, Saint Lucian Olympic Champion, 47th anniversary of Independence - 4 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

Better quality illustrations will be added when available.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

24 February 2026 - Horses, second series, Chinese new year - the Year of the Horse - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

29 January 2026 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse, se temku personalised stamps issued in a special pack - 1 miniature sheet containing 3 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2682. 🇮🇳 Fruit From Bihar. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦

 

New issues -

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

10 March 2025 - Aidilfitri, Moslem religious festival, se tempe personalised stamps. Sheetlet of 10 stamps (2 each of 5 different stamps) sold at a premium. Lithographed. 

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

10 March 2025 - 25th anniversary of NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) - 1 stamp. Design “supplied by the customer” and lithographed by National Security Printing Company Karachi. Rating:- **.

🇮🇳 India Post -

11 March 2025 - Fruits of Bihar - 5 stamps. Rating:- ***.

2655. 🇲🇾🇮🇳🇱🇰🇦🇪🇴🇲 Asian Miscellany.

 

New Issues.

Personalised stamps sold directly to the public by postal administrators - 

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

January 2025 - Se temku, Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake - 5 different stamps released in sheetlets of 10 and sold at a premium.

🇮🇳 India Post -

January 2024 - My Stamps - 60th anniversary of Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - 1 stamp with an attached label issued in a sheetlet of 12 and sold at a premium.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

25 December 2024 - National Meelad-un-nabi - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

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

25 January 2025 - Birth centenary of Sultan bin Ali al Owais, poet - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Rating:- ****.

 

🇴🇲 Oman Post -

?January 2025 - 280th of the coming to power of the present Al Busaid dynasty, rulers of Oman - 1 sheetlet containing 15 different stamps (portraits or symbolic designs recalling the names of individual sultans) and 1 miniature sheet. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

2469. 🇨🇦 Canada Commemorates Total Solar Eclipse.

 

New issues.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

14 March 2024 - Total eclipse of the sun, 8 April 2024 - 1 self-adhesive stamp. Designed by Richard Nalli-Petta using an illustration by Michael Karcz. Lithographed by Colour Innovations in booklets  Rating:- *****.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

?December 2023 or ?15 January 2024 - Se Temku, Personalised stamps, 75th anniversary of the Malaysian Red Crescent, ‘A Humanitarian Story’ - 1 sheetlet containing 10 different stamps sold in a folder for RM75.

2468.🇮🇪 Ireland Commemorates Notable Poet.

New issues.

🇮🇪 An Post (postal service of the Irish Republic) - 

14 March 2024 - 50th anniversary of the death of Austin Clarke, Irish poet and playwright - 1 self-adhesive stamp. Designed by So Studio and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- **.

🇮🇲 Isle of Man Post Office - 

29 February 2024 - 75th Birth anniversary of the late Maurice Gibb, former member of the veteran popular music group, The Bee Gees. Designed by EJC Design using photographs by Guido Carp and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. In addition to the 8 stamps reported in Blog 2438, 8 machine-printed, variable rate, self adhesive stamps were also issued plus a sheetlet containing all 8 stamps in perforate (sold for £9.96) and imperforate format (‘limited edition of 1000’ - sold for £ . Rating:- *.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

12 March 2023 - Se Temku, Personalised stamps, Ramadan - 1 sheetlet of 10 stamps (2 x 5 different stamps) plus 5 stamps sold only affixed to covers.

🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

4 April 2024 - Jersey’s Western Railway (the issue does not seem to be associated with any particular anniversary or event) - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Kevin Pallot and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- **.