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1927 Tannu-Tuva Issue in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at…

From the Japanese city of Okayama in the Okayama prefecture comes this tidy little cover with one of the two Lunar New Year lottery stamps…

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth StampsAustralia 2020 Mid Century Fashion Focus Silk Stamps Miniature SheetsImperf and Perf Silk Paper Miniature SheetsFront of FolderBack of FolderIssue…

Royal Mail has used microprinting in the past to 'hide' the year of issue in many of its special stamps - those printed in litho…

 Flora of Uttar PradeshTwo sets of Picture Postcards on Flora of Uttar Pradesh  were released by Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 6 February 2026 at…

 Under-19CRICKET WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSUnder 19 Men's Cricket World Cup7 February 2026 : RaipurSPECIAL CANCELLATION RELEASED BY RAIPUR CHHATTISGARH PHILATELIC BUREAU  ON 7 February 2026.- Capt.…

Category - Touch/SightSubcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations / Odd Shaped Miniature SheetSingapore 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse Souvenir Sheet Issue date 23 January…

New issues - 🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -5 February 2026 - Kashmir Day - 1 stamp. Lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi. Rating:- ***.🇦🇪 Emirates Post…

In this post, I present the last 3 issues in the series of 12 Zodiac sheet/stamps from Liechtenstein. For the 2019 issue, we see the Year…

The Chinese New Year begins on February 17th this year, 2026 being the year of the Horse – to be precise the Year of the…

 Dubai 2026 World Stamp ExhibitionHeartiest Congratulations !!R 1: 1.Ramchandran Mahalingam2. Piyush Khaitan 3.Ronald Nelson 4.Sushil MehraR 2. : 1. Sandeep Murjani 2.Omprakash Kedia 3.Madhukar Jhingan…

Category - TouchSub Category - Embossed StampsHong Kong China 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse Embossed Stamp with Gold and Silver Foil Issue date…

Åland Post has been issuing lunar new year stamps in this style for the past 12 years which means this is the final stamp in…

1922-1931 Tanganyika in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the…

Switzerland 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse cover, posted on January 26, 2026 from Davos Platz to Taipei with arrival postmarked on…

In 2017 in Liechtenstein, another sheet was issued in the series of zodiac signs.2017 - Year of the DogFor this issue, the individual stamp is…

Category - TouchSubcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations Hong Kong China 2026 Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse Stamp with laser cut perforationsIssue date 5 January…

 New issues -🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -3 February 2026 - Centenary of the National Institute of Mental Health - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.🇮🇪 An…

The story of the Liechtenstein zodiac stamps and sheets continues in 2014 with the year of the Ram.Here translated as the year of the 'sheep'The…

 Rainbow Stampp News February 2026Dear Reader,I am pleased to release February 2026 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link :https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2026/02/rainbow-february-2026.html

Category - SightSub Category - Extra Wide Length StampsRomania 2025 The Consecration Of The National Cathedral - Miniature SheetIssue date 24 October 2025Posta Romana has issued…

 New issues -🇯🇪 Jersey Post -5 February 2026 - Parish symbols, part 1, Post & Go machine-dispensed stamps - 6 stamps sold with codes JE02,…

For the next set of posts, I had to wait 12 years...Liechtenstein started emitting zodiac stamps in a specific sheet, in 2011, and the last…

This is the last landscape postmark I obtained during my trip to Japan. I was flying out of Tokyo's Haneda airport and they just happen…