2980. 🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Commemorates Clockmaker With No Manx Links.

 New issues -

🇮🇲 Isle of Man Post Office -

20 September 2026 - 250th birth anniversary of John Harrison, clock maker (there are no direct connections between Harrison and the Isle of Man whatsoever) - 6 stamps (cost £12.88), 1 ‘prestige booklet’ containing 4 panes and sold for £25.76 and 1 ‘booklet pane’ sold separately for £12.88, total cost - £51.52. Designed by Isle of Man Advertising and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- 0.

🇮🇳 India Post -

16 September 2026 - Commemoration of Sant Shri Malookdas, religious figure - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

14 August 2026 - 50th anniversary of Special Communications Organisation - 1 stamp. ‘Design supplied by customer’ and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 13. Rating:- **.

6 September 2026 - Defence Day - 1 stamp. ‘Design supplied by customer’ and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 13. Rating:- ***.

2973. 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands - Street Names And Penguins. 🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰

 

New issues -

🇫🇰 Postal service of the Falkland Islands -

28 September 2026 - Street names in the Falkland Islands, streets named after ships - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Bee Design from illustrations by Anya Smith and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****. Production of this and the subsequent issue co-ordinated by Creative Direction.

  Thanks to Isle of Man Stamps and Coins for information about these issues.

  🇫🇰🇬🇧 The Falkland Islands were first discovered by the English Sea captain, John Strong, in 1690 and claimed by Captain John Byron in the name of Great Britain in 1765, one year before the Spanish claimed the islands in 1766. 🇬🇧🇫🇰.

3 October 2026 - Rockhopper penguins - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

2962. 🇧🇲 Bermuda Commemorates The Bermuda Regiment.

New issues -

🇧🇲 Postal service of Bermuda -

17 September 2026 - 65th anniversary of the Bermuda Regiment - 6 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

🇧🇧 Barbados Post -

17 August 2026 - Bajan rum shops - 5 stamps. Designed by Gail O’Kane, a local artist. Lithographed. Other illustrations awaited. Rating:- ****.

2958. 🇬🇧 First Look At Royal Mail Pets Stamps..

 

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

20 August 2026 - Pets - 10 stamps in 2 se-tenant strips (5 x 2nd class and 5 x 1st class). A local post office is showing a presentation pack of this upcoming issue on its Facebook page. Rating:- *.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

20 August 2026 - Hong Kong Past and Present, Kowloon - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Lai Wai-ting and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- **.

🇯🇴 Jordan Post -

28 April 2026 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 3 stamps in a vertically se-tenant strip. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2954. 🇻🇺 Delayed News From Vanuatu.

 

New Issues -

🇻🇺 Vanuatu Post -

15 March 2017 - 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Vanuatu - in addition to the sheetlet of 8 stamps) reported in Blog 2078 it appears that a miniature sheet of the 2 stamps was also issued. Rating:- *****.

25 February 2022 - 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vanuatu. Lithographed. It is possible that a miniature sheet containing the single stamp was also issued as there is a photograph taken at the launch of the issue naturally giving prominence to the officials, politicians and officials, showing a very unclear picture of what looks like a miniature sheet containing the aversion of the issued stamp. Rating:- *****.

These items are featured on the internet auction site of vmpetrol.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

🇬🇬 🇬🇬 Issues inscribed Guernsey & issues inscribed Alderney -

1 September 2026 - ‘Man posted from Guernsey to Alderney’ - 4 stamps (2 se-tenant pairs). Designed by Keith Robinson and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- 0.

🇬🇬🇨🇶 Issues inscribed Guernsey and issues inscribed Sark -

1  September 2026 - ‘Man posted from Guernsey to Sark - 4 stamps in 2 se-tenant pairs. Designed by Keith Robinson and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- 0.

Total cost of above items - £16!

2954. 🇸🇭🇬🇸🇸🇭 New Issues From The South Atlantic.

 

New issues - 

🇸🇭 postal service of Ascension Island -

9 September 2026 - 10th anniversary of the Blue Belt Programme - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

postal service of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -

9 September 2026 - 10th anniversary of the Blue Belt Programme - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

6 September 2026 - 20th anniversary of the Pharos SG - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

9 September 2026 - 10th anniversary of the Blue Belt Programme - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

31 August 2026 - The Gough Island Meteorological Station (part 1) - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- ****.

The production of all the above issues was coordinated by Creative Direction and thanks to Isle of Man Stamps and Collectables for information about the stamps.