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Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama published a new philatelic feature on 13 September 2026 centred on collector William Wang and the postal history of North Borneo. Wang’s principal collection...

The U.S. Postal Service formally issued and dedicated its U.S. Coast Guard Academy 150th-anniversary stamp in New London, Connecticut, on 12 September 2026. The ceremony at Custom House Pier conver...

A new specialist philatelic reference devoted to Sri Lanka’s “stamp-on-stamp” issues was released on 9 September 2026 through Philately.lk, the online portal associated with the Philatelic Associat...

An official Government of India programme issued on 4 September 2026 confirms that a commemorative postage stamp release function will be held in Chennai on 5 September to mark the 75th year of pub...

The Department of Posts’ Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana has opened a 2026 scholarship opportunity for school students in Haryana, with 40 students set to receive annual scholarships of ₹6,000 each. The a...

Mumbai Postal Region announced that the Maharashtra Circle Philately Club was inaugurated on 28 August 2026. The official regional account states that the Chief Postmaster General for Maharashtra a...

Rainbow Stamp Club published an India-focused results note on 23 August 2026 following the Queensland Stamp & Coin Show in Brisbane, Australia. The show ran from 13 to 16 August, and the report nam...

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has opened an electronic catalogue covering the country’s postage stamps from 1879 to the present. The Bulgarian News Agency reported the launch ...

Maharashtra Postal Circle released a special cancellation in Mumbai on 19 August 2026 to mark World Photography Day. The official announcement identifies Manisha Sinha, Member (Financial Services) ...

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie announced on 18 August 2026 that a limited number of copies of its centenary book are available for purchase. The 100-page hardcover volume commemorates ...

Collectors seeking official mail-order first-day postmarks for the United States Postal Service’s 2026 Happy Birthday stamp face an 18 August deadline. The stamp was issued on 18 April in Providenc...

Collectors have until 24 August 2026 to mail requests for official first-day postmarks for the United States Postal Service’s A Day at the Beach stamps. USPS issued the four-design set on 24 April ...

The West Bengal government has announced plans for a commemorative postage stamp as part of a year-long programme marking the birth centenary of Bengali screen actor Uttam Kumar. Reports published ...

The United States Postal Service entered January 2026 without increasing prices for market-dominant products, including the one-ounce single-piece First-Class Mail letter. The governing decision ac...

Royal Mail’s 2026 stamp calendar placed Stranger Things on 13 January and Concorde on 21 January at the start of the year, followed by subjects including Hornby Model Railways, Roses, The Lord of t...

The Joint Stamp Issues catalogue reported a 2026 update that created Volume 17 for material issued from 1 January 2026 onward. The project organises stamps released by two or more postal administra...

A new stage of Poland’s e-Doręczenia system began on 1 January, requiring most public authorities to prioritise registered electronic delivery. Poczta Polska operates the system. People without a ...

An Post announced in January that Ireland’s domestic stamp price would rise by 20 cents to €1.85 from 3 February. New rates were also set for European, United Kingdom and rest-of-world mail. The o...

PostEurop published a position on 29 January concerning implementation after removal of the customs-duty de minimis treatment for e-commerce imports. It supported fairness and compliance goals whil...

The American Philatelic Society announced the induction of Clark, Lievsay, Saadi, Winter and Ohlman into its Hall of Fame. The honour recognises deceased philatelists whose work made a lasting cont...