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Denmark 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On January 2, 2023, Denmark’s branch of Postnoord issued a booklet containing two horizontal se-tenant strips of five self-adhesive stamps on the theme of “Everyday Cycling — Cycling for Life. Designed by Maria Tran, the 12-krone stamps have die-cut perforations and were printed using offset lithography. According to Nordfrim, which markets first day covers and Continue reading
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Philatelic Pursuits: The Vlog
As I write this, we are in the middle of the three days of Songkran, the Thai New Year. The big water fights occurred yesterday (Phuket limits these to just one days while other locations extends the celebratory period) but most businesses will remain shuttered through the weekend. Upon drying myself off last evening, I Continue reading
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Christmas Island 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
NOTE: This post was originally published on 20 January 2023 on my personal site. Apart from minor reformatting and the addition of a new banner and featured image, I have made no editorial changes to the original post. Australia Post issues a few sets each year inscribed “Christmas Island ” for its territory located in Continue reading
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China 2023, Part 1 (Jan-Mar 2023)
On January 5, 2023, China Post released two stamps in a variety of formats, some of which include additional designs, to mark the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit. The main stamps were designed by 99-year old artist Huang Yongyu. Huang Yongyu is a contemporary Chinese artist known for both his prints and paintings. Huang’s Continue reading
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Bhutan 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
Bhutan issued its first stamps of 2023 on 23 March, 12 stamps portraying the animals of the Chinese zodiac in a single sheet as well as a souvenir sheet containing one rabbit stamp. Most other postal administrations released Year of the Rabbit stamps between October 2022 and this February. Bhutan’s may be the final Lunar Continue reading
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Belgium 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On January 23, 2023, the Belgian Post Group — commonly known as bpost — issued 12 new stamp designs, of which eleven were publicized in late December 2022. The twelfth, commemorating the 50th birth anniversary of HM Queen Mathilde, was unveiled on her actual birthday — January 20. Ten of the stamps are in two Continue reading
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Åland 2023, Part 3 (May 2023)
On 9 May, Åland Post will release a single stamp noting the long tradition of Nordic shipbuilding within the islands. The Åland Post description for this issue states, The stamp highlights the Åland shipbuilding tradition and depicts the sailing yacht Alanta, a reconstruction of an Åland yacht from the early 1800s. At 14 metres long Continue reading
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Introducing ‘Gallery’
As I am currently on “Summer Break” from school, I now have the time to add a few long-planned features to Philatelic Pursuits. The first of these is the ‘Gallery’, found on the Stamp Schedule pages. This is a photo feature following the table of scheduled stamp issues that picture each of the stamps for Continue reading
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Alderney 2023, Part 2 (Apr 2023)
The Channel Island of Alderney is scheduled to release a set of six stamps and a miniature sheet today, 4 April, portraying the Atlantic Puffin. According to Guernsey Post, Every spring around 100 pairs of puffins flock to the sanctuary of a rocky little island called Burhou, 1.4 miles northeast of Alderney, to breed. This Continue reading
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EUROPA 2023: Peace – The Highest Value of Humanity (A Catalogue)
NOTE: The introduction to this article appeared in a slightly different form on my personal website, on 26 October 2022. This article will — eventually — include details of ALL of the 2023 Europa stamp issues with navigation buttons to each nation or territory (both official and unofficial). The Europa postage stamp is an annual Continue reading
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