News About Philately

 News from Philatelic Societies Eastern India Philatelists' Association  The Annual General Meeting of the Eastern India Philatelic Association (EIPA) was held at The SAAJ Hotel, Bhubaneswar…

 The  commemorative postage stamp from India issued on January 26, 1966. The stamp, titled "Jai Jawan" (meaning "Hail the Soldier" or "Victory to the Soldier"),…

 Discover Incredible Madhya PradeshThrough Stamps and CoversDISCOVER INCREDIBLE MADHYA PRADESH through STAMPS and COVERS 2025: Author: Om Prakash Kedia : Pages 180: Hard Bound Coffee Table…

 Mirzapur Handmade Dari2 January 2026 : Mirzapur Handmade Dari : MirzapurThanks to Rahul Ganguli, Prayag Philateli SocietyRelease of Special Cover and Cancellation on Mirzapur Handmade…

1873-1890 Surinam 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…

17 January 2026 : ADIPEX 2026 :Kumhari (C.G.)Special Cover Carried by E- rickshaw    27 picture postcards & one Jainism special cover  released today 17 January…

Myanmar Post has issued commemorative stamps on three occasions to mark Armed Forces Day: the Silver Jubilee, Golden Jubilee, and Diamond Jubilee. The Golden Jubilee…

The aircraft which has appeared on most British stamps is almost certainly the Concorde supersonic airliner. Since its first flight in 1969 Concorde has appeared on…

A small selection of stamps added to PostBeeld’s stock recently can be seen below. Please note: for each country featured in the article, there will…

First stamps from Japan Post for 2026 are these basic greeting stamps. It's an annual issue and this year the stamps feature a forest inspired…

Myanmar hosted the 23rd Anniversary of the Postal Business Meeting, and to mark the occasion Myanmar Post issued a commemorative set of stamps. The set…

Following the issue of the high-value definitives in 2017, four low-value definitives—two in the 200-kyat denomination and two in the 500-kyat denomination—were released on 14 September…

1897 Sudan 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…

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar Post issued a stamp and a postal stationery envelope on 17 March 2017.…

Myanmar Post issued a commemorative stamp in 2017 to mark the 69th Anniversary of Independence Day. The design, by Zaw Maw Oo, depicts an aerial…

After a longer-than-expected delay I have now been able to add some more (mostly) one-off covers, stamps, ephemera for your consideration.  These are on a…

Unexpectedly - and not announced to business users via the usual email or letter - Royal Mail have issued another 'Our Prices' leaflet from 5…

When one thinks of education in Britain, one thinks of the 10 or so ancient public schools that train the aristocracy. This is instead about…

A chance discovery sheds light on a flourishing artistic scene from the past

1882-92 Straits Settlements 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…

Regular readers will remember that when the Datamatrix-added stamps were trialled, "Nick Landon, Chief Commercial Officer at Royal Mail, said: 'This initiative will see Royal Mail…

A reminder of what these monthly listings are for.   For each month I record the different slogans in use, plus the default slogan that is…

This post and its comments will hold all news on Post and Go stamps, machines, and PO Self Service Kiosks (SSKs).   For details of new Post…

In 2016 Great Britain’s Royal mail produced a set of eight special stamps to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Capability…