The Royal Mail will for the first time have a stamp issue to mark the Lunar New Year. A generic self-adhesive Smilers Sheet with the Fireworks stamps will be released on 20 January 2012.
No first day cover will be available as Royal Mail does not regard this as a new issue.
The Disneyana on Stamps Society (DoSS) has just been certified as a Study Unit of the American Topical Association (ATA). Bruce L. Johnson, Director of Study Units for ATA, made the announcement in early January.
The Disneyana on Stamps Society is the 90th study unit affiliated with the society during its 62-year history.
The Disneyana on Stamps Society is an organization of topical philatelists collecting stamps, first day covers, meters, cancels, and other philatelic items relating to Walt Disney and his legacy.
Membership is free! Members have access to the newsletter Disnemation, which will be published online six times a year. For more information, check out the website:
http://www.disnemation.8m.com/home.htm
The AmericanTopical Association’s 162nd handbook entitles Handbook of Disney on Stamps by William Silvester is scheduled for publication by March 1.
To be released in a pane of 12 self adhesives on 23 January 2012. This will be the first day of the Dragon Year.
The first day ceremony will be held in San Francisco, CA.
New Zealand Post will issue a set of 4 stamps and a miniature sheet on 5 January 2012 to celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon which begins on 23 January 2012.
Taiwan Post will issue a set of 2 stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the Year of Dragon which starts 23 January 2012.
The two stamps have denominations of NT$3.50 and NT$13.00, and the souvenir sheet has a denomination of NT$12.00. They will be released on 1 December 2011.
The 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition will be held in Wuxi, China for 5 days from 11 November 2011.
There will be 1300 frames of exhibits and 100 dealer stands all in the spacious Wuxi Taihu International Expo Centre.
New Zealand Post will be issuing a miniature sheet containing 3 circular kiwi stamps with a picture of a panda.
The United Nations Postal Administration will be issuing the 2011 Endangered Species stamps on 7 September 2011.
The issue consist of 12 stamps, 3 maximum cards and a special silk cover.
New Zealand Post will be issuing a $15 3D stamp on 7 September 2011 to commemorate the Rugby World Cup. The stamp will depict the Tournament’s prize, the Webb Ellis Cup.
The 3D stamp will be protected forever inside a sealed plastic case, which is mounted within an attractive display card.
The first post office in Hong Kong was opened on 25 August 1841. Hong Kong Post will be issuing a souvenir sheet this August 25 to celebrate the 170th anniversary.
The $10 stamp depicts a red Victorian pillar box and a modern posting box. The background of the sheet show images of the old and current general post office.
The hummingbird on the right of the sheet “symbolises innovation and improvement in our service delivery to the world”.
The Royal Mail will issue a set of 8 stamps to mark the 350th Anniversary of the coronation of King Charles II.
As most of the crown jewels had been broken up during the time of the Cromwell’s Commonwealth a new set had to be created for the occasion. The only piece shown here that pre-dates Charles’s coronation is the anointing spoon.
1st Class – The Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross
From 1661 and so called because it is surmounted by a cross. In 1905, it was redesigned to incorporate the Great Star of Africa, the second largest cut diamond in the world. During the coronation, the monarch bears the sceptre with the cross in the right hand.
1st Class – St Edward’s Crown
68p – Rod & Sceptre with Doves
68p – Queen Mary’s Crown
76p – The Sovereign’s Orb
76p – The Jeweled Sword of Offering
£1.10 – Imperial State Crown
£1.10 – Coronation Spoon
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