2067. 🇬🇧 Britain’s Women At War. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

New issues.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail - 

5 May 2022 - ‘Unsung’ women heroes of the Second World War - the role of women during World War II. Although this issue does not seem to be related, as far as I can see, to any particular event or anniversary the release of these stamps may be more timely than Royal Mail could ever have foreseen given the way women of all ages are victims once more of another terrible war - Putin’s vicious and criminal assault on Ukraine - 10 stamps, 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps and 1 prestige booklet made up of 4 panes one of which contains 2 x 50p and 3 x £1 bar coded Machin Head definitives (sold for £20.75p). Lithographed by International Security Printers and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***. 

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

21 May 2022 - EUROPA, Myths and stories, Guernsey witches - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet (see Blog 2064) - all 6 stamps and the miniature sheet containing the 2 EUROPA stamps are now illustrated below.

2066. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post Celebrates Tamil New Year. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

 

New Issues.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post - 

14 April 2022 - Sinhala Tamil new year - 10 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 10 stamps. Rating:- ****. 

🇮🇳 India Post - 

18 April 2022 - 50th death anniversary of Pandurang Vaman Kane (Indologist and Sanskrit scholar) - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***. 

2065. 🇭🇰 Foodie’s Delight - Stinky Tofu Featured On New Hong Kong Miniature Sheet. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

 

New issues.

🇧🇼 Botswana Post -

10 March 2022 - Invertebrates of the Kalahari, 4th issue - myriapods - 4 stamps (featured in Blog 2047) and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps (depicted below). Designed by Monkgogi Samson from illustrations by Baboloki Somolekae and lithographed by Southern Colour Print. Rating:- *****.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

26 May 2022 - Local snacks, second issue - 6 stamps, 1 miniature sheet and 1 sheetlet containing two of each value. Designed by Shirman Lai and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***. My favourite design features stinky tofu on the $10 miniature sheet, mmmm….., sounds irresistible.

Stinky tofu, who can resist?

New issue programmes 2022.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post has published its tentative new issue programme for 2022 on its Facebook page:-

2064. 🇯🇪🇬🇬 New Issues:- FA Cup From Jersey And Witches From Guernsey. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

 

🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

10 May 2022 - 150th anniversary of the FA Cup - 8 stamps, 3 miniature sheets and 1 prestige book. Designed by David Sque (artist of the Roy of The Rovers comic).Further details awaited. Rating:- **.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post - 

21 May 2022 - EUROPA, myths and stories - Witches. 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 2 EUROPA stamps. Further details awaited. Rating:- *.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

22 April 2022 - Festivals - 4 self-adhesive stamp sold in 2 different booklets each containing 5 se-tenant pairs. Designed by Lim an-Ling and lithographed by Southern Colour Print and perforated 14. Rating:- ***.

22 April 2022 - ‘Let’s go Green’, personalised sheet containing 5 stamps with attached labels. Rating:- ***.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

1 April 2022 - 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, Post and Go stamps. Dispensed from kiosk A006, RN Museum, HMS Trincomalee - 2 stamps, Machin Head design and Union Jack design with additional inscriptions. See also Blog 2058.