News About Philately

Jersey - Sepac Date of Issue: 6th January 2026 one stamp (4.- GBP) out of a set of eight [!] stamps (only this stamp is bearing…

If you collect all new issues Royal Mail's first offering for the season should wrap up any money you have left after Christmas.   Since we…

1924 Spanish Sahara 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…

 Rainbow Stamp News January 2026Dear Reader,I am pleased to release January 2026 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link :https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2026/01/rainbow-january-2026.htmlWishing…

On 4 January 2026, Myanmar Post issued a set of two commemorative stamps marking the 78th anniversary of Independence Day. Myanmar Post did not issue…

Coinciding with the release of details about the first issue of the year, Royal Mail have set out the programme for the first half of…

 It is indeed a nice way to start the new year with a post on 1st January.This cover comes to me with the courtesy of…

1903-18 Spanish Morocco 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…

I had thought that I had written my last post about Machin discoveries and, indeed, it may well be that someone has seen and reported…

 Many thanks to Daniel from France for this cover which I received today to end my posts form 2025.The stamp on this cover features the…

When an area of a country breaks away some traditions fall away. One American tradition that ended in the Confederacy was not putting current leaders…

I wish all my friends and readers of this blog a very happy new year. Thank you for sending me covers from all around the…

I know a number of readers outside the UK have been following my reports on this for some time.  Domestic readers may well have been…

1903-1905 Spanish Guinea 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…

In the early 1960s, cultural exchange between the Soviet Union and Asia found expression not only in exhibitions and publications, but also in beautifully produced…

Christmas 2025 

1851-1861 Spain in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's ObservationsFrom Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the…

All zodiac stamps issued by Hong Kong postal services, between 2012 and 2023 are issued in the same style and can be considered as one…

The thing about  buying stamps from an online marketplace is, in my humble view,  you get what you pay for.  You can buy a nice…

Returned from Port-aux-Français via the French research vessel Marion Dufresne during it's third rotation through the French southern territory. The stamp from 2025 depicts the…

So we come to the end of another year.  A strange one in many respects as all the fuss over Machins - whether news or their…

The commemorative Miniature Sheet issued by Great Britain in 2025 honoured the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway – the World’s first steam-powered…

The last two years in the same theme are 2022 and 2023.Previous years : Older posts : 2012-2013 , 2014-2015 , 2016-2017 , 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.The 'Year of the Tiger' was celebrated…

Myanmar Post marked the centenary of Mandalay University with the issuance of a souvenir sheet containing a single stamp on 21 December 2025. The stamp…