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British Antarctic Territory 2023, Part 1 (Jan/Feb 2023)
On 25 January 2023 the Stamp Division of British Pobjoy Mint released a single stamp portraying an emperor penguin chick on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory. This is a continuation of the Penguin and Chicks series of definitives which had 12 values released on 1 November 2018 (in which an adult Emperor Penguin appeared Continue reading
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Canada 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
Canada Post released its first stamp of 2023 on 30 January as the latest entry in its annual series marking Black History Month. The single stamp portrays Chloe Cooley who was a young black woman held as a slave in Fort Erie and Queenston, Upper Canada in the late 1700s, as the area was being Continue reading
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Argentina 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
Argentina is one of those countries that issue interesting and attractive stamps but which can be frustrating to track down information on the latest releases. Correo Argentino has a fine philatelic section and webshop on its website but neither is updated regularly, particularly in regards to definitive or official stamps. New releases are often discovered Continue reading
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Thailand 2023, Part 1 (Jan/Feb 2023)
In Chinese, the 12 zodiac animals are called 12 生肖 (shēngxiào). These animals, in their order of appearance, are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (also translated as Ram and Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. There is little consensus regarding the origins of the 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar. Some believe it Continue reading
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Algeria 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On January 15, Algérie Poste issued a single stamp marking Algeria’s hosting of the 2022 African Nations Championship which had been postponed from July-August 2022 until January-February 2023. Algeria made it to the Quarter-Finals and beat Ivory Coast 1-0 on January 27 at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, advancing to the Semi-Finals on January 31 Continue reading
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Morocco 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
Poste Maroc released its first 2023 stamp on January 28 to promote International Data Protection Day, established by the Council of Europe on 26 April 2006. The date of 28 January was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe Convention on Data Protection, known as “Convention 108”. The 3.75 Moroccan dirham Continue reading
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Kosovo 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On 26 January, the Kosovo Post Office released two stamps in the Cities of Kosovo series which has appeared annually since 2011. This year, the city of Suhareka is featured. Also known as Suharekë and Therandë in Albanian or Suva Reka (Сува Река in Serbian Cyrillic), this is a town and municipality located in the Continue reading
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Italy 2023, Part 1 (Jan 2023)
On January 29, Italy released its first stamp of 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of the Marcialonga cross-country ski race which is arranged for the last Sunday in January in Trentino in Italy. It was first held in 1971 and is a part of the Worldloppet Ski Federation. The run begins in Moena, where the skiers Continue reading
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Åland 2023, Part 1 (Jan/Feb 2023)
NOTE: This post was originally published as “Stamps of 2023: Åland (January 2023)” on 30 December 2022. It has been amended with the Carl Björkman stamp scheduled to be released on 15 February plus some minor formatting changes. Åland is one of my favorite entities to collect stamps from and I have done so avidly Continue reading
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Alderney 2023, Part 1 (Feb 2023)
On February 15, the Channel Island of Alderney will issue a set of stamps and a souvenir sheet marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days in book form, translated into English from the original French serial. Designed by Keith Robinson, the six stamps bear the denominations Continue reading
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