2609. 🇸🇬 Singapore’s Chinese New Year Issue.

 

New issues -

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

10 January 2025 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake  - 2 gummed stamps, 1 ‘mini-pane’ containing 4 stamps (2 different stamps with 2 pairs tête beche), 1 self-adhesive ‘1st Local’ stamp from booklets of 10, 1 ‘Collectors sheet’ containing a single stamp and 2 My Stamp miniature sheets from packs, one containing 2 different stamps 3 of each with attached labels) and the other containing the same two stamps  (14 in total, 7 of each with attached labels).

🇺🇸 Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation (United States-based philatelic agency with contracts to issue philatelic items on behalf of various Commonwealth postal administrations).

🇬🇲 Issues inscribed The Gambia -

Three ‘issues’ all with stated date of release of 31 July 2024. All rated - 0.

Chinese new year, Year of the Dragon - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp -

Snakes of tge world - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 different stamps and the other containing 2 different stamps -

The total solar eclipse seen from North America on 8 April 2024 - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -

30 November 2024 - 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill - 1 sheetlet containing 12 different self-adhesive stamps and sold for £17.50. Rating:- **.

2608. 🇸🇱 Trump’s Triumph Trumpeted On Stamperija Issue For Sierra Leone..

 

New issues -

🇱🇹 Stamperija (Lithuania-based manufacturers and distributors of philatelic products) -

🇸🇱 Products inscribed Sierra Leone -

Stated date of issue 5 November 2024 - Election of Donald Trump to be President of the United States - 1 miniature sheet containing 8 different stamps. Rating:- 0.

This ‘issue’ includes a preposterous first day cover dated 5 November 2024 which was the day of the election. Clearly it is impossible for these products to have been issued in Sierra Leone post offices on that date since Sierra Leone is a number of hours ahead of the United States and the result of the USA election would not have been known before the new day of 6 November began in Sierra Leone.

Stamperija never misses an opportunity to extract as much money as possible from gullible people. 

Stamperija also released a similar item with the name of Liberia printed on it.

Please don’t waste your money on this rubbish.

2607. 🇬🇮 Gibraltar’s Christmas Stamps.

 

New issues.

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

12 November 2024 - Christmas - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera using illustrations by Donnay Style and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

14 November 2024 - Hanukkah (Jewish religious festival) - 1 self-adhesive stamp sold in booklets of 6. Designed by Subplot Design Inc using photography by Matthew Liteplo and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ****.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

10 January 2025 - Machine vended stamp, Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

🇺🇸 Philatelic Collector Inc. (United States-basedelf-proclaimed ‘boutique philatelic agency’ producing and marketing philatelic items in the the name of the postal services of Tonga and Cook Islands including products with the names of parts of the countries such as Aitutaki printed on them).

It is interesting to note that this ‘agency’ has not made any announcements about products issued in the name of the above territories since 18 October 2023 - that is - more than one year ago. It is fairly normal for this business to allow several months to pass without announcing new ‘stamp’ issues (and then showcasing issues with stated dates of issue going back several months) but it has never before occurred that more than one year has passed without announcements. The most recent issues it has featured on its internet site are:-

🇹🇴 Tonga postal service - 

16 October 2023 - Heritage sites in Tonga - 4 single stamp miniature sheets.

🇨🇰 Cook Islands postal service -

10 October 2023 - Marine life - 4 stamps.

  I have seen no explanation of why such a long time has elapsed since the previous announcement about new issues but doubtless all will become clear eventually.

2606. 🇬🇧🇫🇰🇬🇸 South Atlantic Endurance Issues At Last.

 

New Issues -

British South Atlantic and Antarctic Territories -

5 November 2024 - Joint issue to commemorate the discovery of the wreck Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance. Designed by Abé Design using photographs taken by Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic and Scott Polar Research Institute, Lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Production coordinated by Creative Direction. Rating:- *****.

🇬🇧 Postal service of British Antarctic Territory - 2 staamos and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp.

🇫🇰 Postal service of the Falkland Islands - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single.

🇬🇸 Postal service of South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp.

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

  Information about these issues was delayed until the day of issue at the request of the copyright holders of the images featured in the designs.

2605. 🇨🇦 Canada’s Christmas Issue.

 

New Issues -

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

4 November 2024 - Christmas - 3 self-adhesive stamps issued in booklets - 1 Domestic rate ‘religious’ design from booklets of 12, designed by Underline Studio using an illustration by Amanda Arlotta, 3 ‘secular’ stamps (1 Domestic rate from booklets of 12 and $1,40 and $2.92 values each from booklets of 6, designed by Katina Constantinou of Sugar), and 1 gummed miniature sheet contains all 3 secular designs. Lithographed by Lowe Martin.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

20 September 2024 - Peranakan Museum - 12 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Previously featured in Blog 2541 but the miniature sheet is now depicted below.

2604. 🇮🇪 Irish Republic’s Christmas Stamps.

 New Issues - 

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

31 October 2024 - Christmas 6 self adhesive stamps (4 x National Domestic rate issued in booklets of 17 and 2 x Worldwide rate issued in booklets of 5). Designed by Boys And Girls from illustrations by Faye Larkin and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- **.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

31 October 2024 - Deepavali (Hindu religious festival) - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

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

1 November 2024 - The King fish - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.