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Bermuda 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
On 16 March, Bermuda will issue what I believe to be the first Commonwealth definitive stamp bearing the portrait of the yet-to-be-coronated King Charles III. The Bermuda Philatelic Department details page does not yet have much information (what details I gleaned came from an independent source, as did the scan of the stamp itself). The Continue reading
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Australian Antarctic Territory 2023, Part 1 (March 2023)
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan was one of Australia’s leading artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of mediums, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly, the bushranger Continue reading
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Austria 2023, Part 1 (Jan-Mar 2023)
Österreichische Post AG issues labels twice each year in two designs for the printing of variable value stamps — a definitive series featuring floral themes issued in early January (Sommer), and a series with winter illustrations at the beginning of November (Winter), for use in its philatelic kiosks over the Christmas season. These are available Continue reading
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Liechtenstein 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
We are expanding our range of self-adhesive definitive stamps with four motifs from the world of animals in Liechtenstein’s Samina Valley. The unspoilt, wild-romantic nature of this popular Alpine region provides an ideal habitat for the “Alpine Salamander” (face value: CHF 0.90). The shiny black amphibian gives birth to live young and is therefore not Continue reading
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Philatelic Favorites #2: Bull’s Eye Stamps 170th Anniversary – Brazil, 2013
Let’s step away from New Issues for a moment, shall we? We aren’t going too far back in time, however. Just ten years, to be exact. Well, with a preamble going back to 1843 so we’re spanning 180 years of philatelic history today. In October 2013, I wrote an article on my personal blog which Continue reading
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Announcing ‘2023 Index’ Page
In an effort to make Philatelic Pursuits a bit more user-friendly, I have compiled an Index listing all of the postal administrations for which there are Schedule Pages on the site. These can still be accessed from the Stamps of 2023 page but that can be slow to load for some users. If you just Continue reading
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French Polynesia 2023, Part 1 (Jan/Feb 2023)
French Polynesia released its Year of the Rat stamp on 20 January, designed by Claude Sengues and printed using offset lithography by Phil@Poste in France. The 140-franc stamp comes in sheets of ten and measures 36 x 36 mm. In Chinese culture, the rabbit has the unique characteristic of waiting for an opportune moment and Continue reading
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Norfolk Island 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On January 31, Australia Post issued two stamp designs inscribed “Norfolk Island” in gummed sheets of 50 stamps each and a miniature sheet containing one of each design. These depict two birds that are now extinct on Norfolk Island. The stamps are valid throughout Australia and its territories. The $1.20 Australian dollar denomination illustrates the Continue reading
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Fiji 2023, Part 1 (Jan/Feb 2023)
Fiji Post released its Year of the Rabbit stamps on 22 January, the actual first day of the Lunar New Year. There are four denonimations — 42 cents, $1.20, three dollars, and ten dollars — printed by offset lithography. Chinese zodiac signs can play a significant role in how individuals pick their partners in romantic Continue reading
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Chile 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
Correos de Chile released that nation’s first stamp of 2023 on 27 January marking the bicentenary of diplomatic relations with the United States of America. The 550-peso stamp was designed by Mauricio Navarro was launched in a ceremony headed by the Chilean Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ximena Fuentes, and the US Ambassador to Chile, Bernadette Continue reading
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