New issued stamps Worldwide

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 03:12:18 am

An Irish Post issued a stamp for The Gathering Ireland 2013. The Gathering is a tourism-led initiative that seeks to harness and strengthen the connections between Ireland and its global diaspora.
http://www.philatelynews.com/2013/ireland/the-gathering-ireland-2013

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 03:14:14 am

2013 is the Year of the Snake. The use of animals to mark the 12 components of the Lunar New Year Cycle is a long-held tradition in China. Frequently used as the theme for Chinese arts and crafts since ancient times, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals have profound significance in Chinese folk handicrafts.
http://www.philatelynews.com/2013/hongkong/year-of-the-snake-hongkong

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 03:15:51 am

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), an unmistakable bird named for the striking tufts of long, yellow feathers that grow from the sides of its head during breeding season, by issuing a stamp.
http://www.philatelynews.com/2013/usa/tufted-puffin

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 02:39:30 am

To spotlight the extraordinary diversity of Taiwan’s delicious cuisine, and encourage international gourmands to visit Taiwan for a taste of the island’s culinary delights, Chunghwa Post has planned a series of Signature Taiwan Delicacies Postage Stamps.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/taiwan/signature-taiwan-delicacies-home-cooked-dishes/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 02:53:24 am

The Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013, the global sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities, will be held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, for 5 days from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, 2013.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/south-korea/special-olympics-world-winter-games-pyeongchang-2013/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 03:00:51 am

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 is the Year of the Snake, beginning on February 10, 2013 and ending on January 30, 2014.

The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 animal signs. It is the most enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the animals signs. Ancient Chinese wisdom says a snake in the house is a good omen because it means that your family will not starve.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/gibraltor/year-of-the-snake-gibraltar/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 18:15:20 pm

Belarus post issued a stamp to mark Track Cycling World Championship 2013 beginning from 20 to 24 February in Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/belarus/track-cycling-world-championship-2013/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 18:16:09 pm

Belarus post issued a set of two stamps featuring Moonwort and European Roller as a part of the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/belarus/the-red-book-of-the-republic-of-belarus/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2013 01:38:53 am

Slovenia post issued a stamp to mark 2013 as the Year of the Snake, begins on February 10th shortly after the New moon in Aquarius.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/slovenia/year-of-the-snake-slovenia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2013 02:13:48 am

Russia post issued fauna stamps dedicated to wild goats and rams. The stamps depict the argali, the wild goat , the West Caucasian tur, and the snow sheep.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/russia/wild-goats-and-rams-russia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2013 01:49:00 am

Estonia post issued a postage stamp to mark the coming lunar year. By the Chinese zodiac calendar the Year of the Snake will start on February 10. Although many people associate the Snake with dangers and venoms, it is still regarded as a symbol of happiness.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/estonia/year-of-the-snake-estonia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2013 02:46:37 am

Australia post issued a set of six stamps to mark the special occasions of 2013. This new stamp issue is designed to update the range of stamp design called for by social mail users.

The Love stamp, with its single exquisite rose petal, could be used for a number of special occasions such as St Valentine's Day, special birthdays, anniversaries and Mother's Day to name just a few.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/australia/special-occasions-2013-australia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 14:37:27 pm

Serbian Post issued a set of two stamps commemorating the year of the Snake. The Chinese horoscope falls into the oldest known horoscopes. It consists of 12 signs of which each one rules over a lunar year.

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2013 is the year of the snake that covers the period from 10th February 2013 to 30th January 2014. This sign is related to the mystery, self-confidence, persistence, assertiveness, wisdom.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/serbia/year-of-the-snake-serbia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 14:38:17 pm

IOM post issued a miniature sheet to pay tribute to the surprising variety of vital Services that are carried out by Isle of Man Fire and Rescue when the heat is on.

With a long and honourable history, the Island’s Service currently employs 167 fire-fighters, (over fifty full-time based at Douglas Fire Station and Fire HQ in Onchan) and more than one hundred retained fire-fighters based at Douglas, Laxey, Ramsey, Kirk Michael, Peel, Port Erin and Castletown fire stations.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/isle-of-man/isle-of-man-fire-and-rescue/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 14:38:43 pm

Australia is a nation of dog lovers and thus issued a set of stamps featuring popular small dog breeds. Around 12 million Australians, comprising 63 per cent of households own a pet and 38 per cent of these households have at least one dog.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/australia/top-dogs-australia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 14:39:12 pm

Estonia post issued the Estonian Flag stamp, the first Estonian self-adhesive postage stamp with non-traditional perforation.

The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white. The normal size is 105 × 165 cm. In Estonian it is colloquially called the “sinimustvalge” (literally “blue-black-white”), after the colours of the bands.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/estonia/estonian-flag/

srmodh · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 01:46:23 am

Croatia post issued a set of stamps of Children’s world pets featuring four breeds of dogs, Bichon Frisé, Yorkshire, German Shepherd Terrier and Golden Retriever.

Bichon Frisé
It is a cute puppy, very likable and sociable. Extremely adaptable, cheerful and animated, bichon has gained many admirers since it appeared in the beginning of 70-ies of the last century as a relatively unknown breed. It is actually an old breed considered to be of French origin although exact origin is not known.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/croatia/childrens-world-pets-croatia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 02:02:00 am

Vanuatu Post issued stamps of the Dogs, Vanuatu Best Friends, in conjunction with Sam's Animal Welfare Associatio

http://philatelynews.com/2013/vanuatu/vanuatu-best-friends/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 02:44:32 am

Faroese island post issued a set of stamps featuring various seafood. The cold North Atlantic with its strong currents, cold temperatures and a benign maritime flora and fauna are providing excellent breeding grounds for the abundance of fish and shell fish prevailing in these waters, yielding a truly tasty and healthy gastronomical experiences for both the locals as well as the growing numbers of gastronomical travelers.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/faroe-islands/seafood-faroese-islands/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 16:19:05 pm

Liechtenstein post issued a stamp for the Europa 2013 with the theme “Postal vehicles”. The stamp depicts a wheel composed of three different wheels.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/liechtenstein/europa-2013-liechtenstein/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 16:20:08 pm

Belgium post issued a set of two stamps featuring postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series. The sheet depicts the daily routine of the postal van.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/belgium/europa-2013-belgium/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 16:21:17 pm

Taiwan Post issued stamps of Food grains each featuring a type of gramineous plants, including Oryza sativa, Setaria italica, Zea mays, and Triticum aestivum.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/taiwan/food-grains-taiwan/

srmodh · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 02:44:07 am

Estonia post issued a stamp of the bird of the year featuring Partridge. The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is a small bird of the pheasant family who mainly lives in farmland – in fields as well in pasturelands.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/estonia/bird-of-the-year-partridge/

srmodh · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 02:46:05 am

Danish post issued a stamp and a souvenir featuring new electric bicycle as a part of Europa 2013 series. ‘Postal Vehicles’ is the theme of this year’s EUROPA stamp.

The Danish stamp shows the new three-wheel electric bicycle Post Danmark has developed in collaboration with the Danish bicycle manufacturer Nihola. The electric bicycle has been introduced as part of the efforts to cut Post Danmark’s CO2 emissions by 40% by 2020.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/danmark/europa-2013-danmark/

srmodh · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 02:49:14 am

Irish Post issued two new Greetings 2013 stamps, specially designed for use on greeting cards. This year’s stamps were designed by Steve Simpson and feature illustrations by renowned illustrator, Cathy Dineen. The stamps show the delight shown by a boy and girl on receiving a greeting card in the post.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/ireland/greetings-2013-ireland/

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 02:55:36 am

Could you post images of the new stamps?

srmodh · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 00:05:32 am

Indonesia post issued a set of stamps to mark the year of the snake. Lunar New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people in Indonesia and around the world. The festival celebrates the arrival of the first day of the first month of Chinese calendar as well as the coming of spring.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/indonesia/year-of-the-snake-indonesia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 00:45:32 am

Taiwan post issued a set of five stamps and a souvenir sheet on a Qing dynasty Embroidery lateral curtain with flower and bird embroidery from the National Museum of History’s collection.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/taiwan/qing-dynasty-embroidery/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 00:46:28 am

Jersey post issued a set of four stamps featuring postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series. The stamps depicts various vehicles used for carrying and delivering posts.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/jersey/europa-2013-jersey/

srmodh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 00:49:11 am

Slovenia post issued a set of two postage stamps featuring postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series. The stamps shows Krpan mail bicycle and Diligence mail coach.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/slovenia/europa-2013-slovenia/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2013 01:06:14 am

Aland post issued a postage stamp featuring postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series. The stamp shows a Toyota Auris Hybrid delivery car. Being a silent-running model with no combustion when standing, this eco-friendly car offers several advantages for the environment.

In recent years, Åland Post has actively committed itself to the environment. We were environmentally certified by DNV (Det Norske Veritas) according to the ISO 14001:2004 standard in November 2011.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/aland/europa-2013-aland/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2013 01:07:02 am

Finland post issued a set of two postage stamps featuring past and present postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series.

EUROPA stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations and bears the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/finland/europa-2013-finland/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2013 01:08:34 am

The theme of this year’s common Europa 2013 issue coming out in each Post Europe member country is “Postal Means of Transportation”. The Czech stamp depicts a symbol of Czechoslovak Post’s history – horse-drawn parcel mail coach.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/czech-republic/europa-2013-czech-republic/

srmodh · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2013 01:11:26 am

Estonia post issued a set of two postage stamps featuring past stage coach and present postal vehicles as a part of Europa 2013 series.

On Estonian and Livonian roads mail was carried on horseback until the middle of the 18th century. Constant growth in the carriage of mail and passengers caused the need that open-top carriages and covered wagons, called kibitkas, were taken into use. As roads were poor and the postal vehicles primitive, travelling by them was inconvenient.

http://philatelynews.com/2013/estonia/europa-2013-estonia/

AMark · **Posted:** Thu May 09, 2013 06:01:27 am

srmodh,

Good idea for a thread.

However, your thread would be much more interesting if you included images of the stamps being issued.

Cheers!


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