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Omaha Philatelic Society announces centennial stamp show with commemorative covers and cachets🇺🇸 United States

The Omaha Philatelic Society is preparing a centennial stamp show on 19 and 20 September 2026 to mark 100 years since the organisation was founded. Details published on 2 September describe a two-d...

Why it matters

The show marks a century of organised philately in Omaha and will create new centennial covers and cachets while combining dealers, exhibits and youth outreach.

Updated5 Sep'26News date2 Sep'26Event19 Sep'26–20 Sep'26Country🇺🇸 United States
POST Luxembourg releases five-part September programme spanning Stamp Day, architecture and sport🇱🇺 Luxembourg

POST Luxembourg announced on 1 September 2026 a group of stamps for release on 15 September covering five subjects: Stamp Day in Kleinbettingen, the new National Archives building at Esch-Belval, t...

Why it matters

The coordinated September issue includes a SEPAC landmark contribution, se-tenant architectural stamps, Stamp Day philately, archival heritage and a major national running event.

Updated18 Sep'26News date1 Sep'26Event15 Sep'26Country🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Sark issues Man Posted To stamps marking Harry Turner’s extraordinary 1905 postal journey🇯🇪 Channel Islands

Sark released a new se-tenant stamp issue on 1 September 2026 commemorating Harry Turner, whose 1905 journey from Guernsey to Sark became one of the most unusual episodes in Channel Islands postal ...

Why it matters

The release commemorates a genuine 1905 postal-history episode and pairs directly with Alderney’s companion issue to form a coherent Channel Islands series.

Updated5 Sep'26News date1 Sep'26Event1 Sep'26Country🇯🇪 Channel Islands
Alderney issues Man Posted To stamps recalling Major Palmer’s 1940 journey by post🇯🇪 Channel Islands

Alderney released a new two-stamp se-tenant issue on 1 September 2026 telling the story of Major “Peabod” Palmer, who in 1940 managed to travel from Guernsey to Alderney under postal supervision af...

Why it matters

The issue documents an unusual real postal-history episode and adds a technically specified new Alderney release tied to Channel Islands postal heritage.

Updated5 Sep'26News date1 Sep'26Event1 Sep'26Country🇯🇪 Channel Islands
Australia Post issues Mammal Emblems Part Two featuring four state and territory animals🇦🇺 Australia

Australia Post released Mammal Emblems Part Two on 1 September 2026, completing its two-part presentation of official mammal emblems from Australia’s states and territories. The new issue features ...

Why it matters

The issue completes Australia Post’s two-part mammal-emblem series and adds new gummed, self-adhesive, roll and minisheet material for thematic and format collectors.

Updated5 Sep'26News date1 Sep'26Event1 Sep'26Country🇦🇺 Australia
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s mosaic-themed stamp illustrated in its operator’s EUROMED voting announcement.🌐 International

The 2026 EUROMED POSTAL philatelic contest is themed “Traditional Mosaics in the Mediterranean”. Its organizer announced online voting from 1 September to 1 November 2026. The competition brings t...

Why it matters

The organizer sets the public voting period for a coordinated regional stamp-design competition.

Updated20 Oct'26News date31 Aug'26Event1 Sep'26–1 Nov'26Country🌐 International
Moradabad pre-1854 postal-mark census updated with new rarity picture for recorded handstamps🇮🇳 India

A specialist census documenting India's pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings was updated on 31 August 2026 with refreshed evidence for several marks used at Moradabad in the former North-Western Pr...

Why it matters

The update provides evidence-based surviving-cover counts for scarce Indian pre-adhesive postal markings and identifies at least one listed mark for which no surviving cover is currently recorded.

Updated5 Sep'26News date31 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Center has confirmed that it will participate in the sixth Ajman International Philatelic and Numismatic Exhibition, scheduled to take place in the United Arab E...

Why it matters

The announcement confirms fresh Gulf participation and programme details immediately before a significant regional philatelic and numismatic exhibition.

Updated5 Sep'26News date31 Aug'26Event2 Sep'26–6 Sep'26Country🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Philately News🇮🇳 India

The Hand Struck Stamps research project updated its Rajamundry reference pages on 31 August 2026, adding a current census view of pre-1854 postal markings from the Madras Presidency office now asso...

Why it matters

The update provides fresh census evidence for Madras Presidency postal-history material and surviving-cover rarity.

Updated19 Oct'26News date31 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇮🇳 India

A specialist census of India’s pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings was updated on 31 August 2026 with refreshed reference pages for Azimgurh, the historic spelling associated with modern Azamgarh....

Why it matters

The update adds current census evidence for scarce Indian pre-adhesive postal markings and known surviving covers.

Updated19 Oct'26News date31 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇮🇳 India

Prayag Philately held Auction 11 on 30 August 2026, offering a large catalogue of 677 lots that included Indian miniature sheets, souvenir sheets, stamps, covers and other philatelic material. The ...

Why it matters

The completed sale provides fresh public market data for a substantial India-focused philatelic auction.

Updated31 Aug'26News date30 Aug'26Event30 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇶🇦 Qatar

The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Center announced a strong competitive result at the Bandung 2026 Asian Stamp Exhibition, with all five exhibits entered by the centre receiving medals. The resul...

Why it matters

This is a genuine results update to an already-known exhibition participation story.

Updated31 Aug'26News date30 Aug'26Event27 Aug'26–31 Aug'26Country🇶🇦 Qatar
Philately News🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Royal Mail has made public that Winnie-the-Pooh will be the subject of a major British stamp issue scheduled for 14 October 2026, exactly one hundred years after the publication of A. A. Milne’s or...

Why it matters

The announcement establishes a precise centenary issue date for a major Royal Mail literary theme.

Updated31 Aug'26News date30 Aug'26Event14 Oct'26Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Maharashtra Circle Philately Club special cancellation dated 28 August 2026🇮🇳 India

The Maharashtra Circle Philately Club was inaugurated on 28 August 2026 by the Chief Postmaster General for Maharashtra and Goa, according to Mumbai Postal Region’s original announcement. An illus...

Why it matters

The special cancellation supplies a postal record of the circle-level club’s formation.

Updated16 Oct'26News date28 Aug'26Event28 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇮🇳 India

Karnataka Postal Circle announced a special postal cancellation for World Sanskrit Day on 28 August 2026. The cancellation was made available through four philatelic bureaus in Karnataka: Bengaluru...

Why it matters

The dated official cancellation creates a new India-specific postal-history item available through four Karnataka philatelic bureaus.

Updated29 Aug'26News date28 Aug'26Event28 Aug'26Country🇮🇳 India
Philately News🇧🇪 Belgium

Belgian postal operator bpost announced on 28 August that it will release a five-stamp pane for the 50th Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The stamps go on sale on 31 August, ahead of the athletics meeti...

Why it matters

The official release confirms a five-design domestic-rate pane using archival images to connect Ivo Van Damme with the 50th edition of Belgium's major athletics meeting.

Updated29 Aug'26News date28 Aug'26Event31 Aug'26Country🇧🇪 Belgium
USPS issues ninth Hanukkah stamp at New Orleans first-day ceremony🇺🇸 United States

The United States Postal Service placed its 2026 Hanukkah Forever stamp on sale nationwide on 29 September, completing the transition from an advance announcement to a current postal issue. The fir...

Why it matters

The 29 September release converts the previously announced design into a current nationwide Forever stamp and adds documented first-day material from Touro Synagogue in New Orleans.

Updated1 Oct'26News date28 Aug'26Event29 Sep'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🇮🇹 Italy

Poste Italiane has set out new public-service details for philatelic stations supporting the XX Mediterranean Games in Taranto. According to a company release published by Italian local news outlet...

Why it matters

The newly published schedule gives collectors actionable times and venues for obtaining Taranto 2026 products and special cancellations during the Games.

Updated29 Aug'26News date27 Aug'26Event27 Aug'26–3 Sep'26Country🇮🇹 Italy
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

NAPEX announced on 27 August 2026 that the Virginia Postal History Society will convene during NAPEX 2026, giving visitors a specific meeting point at Table K in the club hallway. The newly posted ...

Why it matters

The dated announcement gives postal-history collectors a newly confirmed specialist-society contact point at a World Series of Philately exhibition.

Updated29 Aug'26News date27 Aug'26Event28 Aug'26–30 Aug'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🇺🇦 Ukraine

Ukrposhta released a personalized stamp issue dedicated to the 411th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade ‘Yastruby’ on 27 August 2026. The issue was produced through the postal operator’s ‘My Own Sta...

Why it matters

The issue adds a documented unmanned-systems subject to modern Ukrainian military philately and offers distinct numbered, general-sale and postal-stationery formats.

Updated29 Aug'26News date27 Aug'26Event27 Aug'26Country🇺🇦 Ukraine