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Argentina’s two 2026 Lagos & Lagunas stamps depicting Lake Nahuel Huapi and Laguna del Diamante, each inscribed $2450.🇦🇷 Argentina

Correo Argentino’s 2026 UPAEP “Lagos & Lagunas” issue comprises two stamps showing Lake Nahuel Huapi and Laguna del Diamante. The postal operator gives the issue date as 22 April 2026. Both designs...

Why it matters

Records Argentina’s distinct two-design contribution to the UPAEP lakes-and-lagoons theme, including the operator’s issue date and sheet format.

Updated22 Oct'26News date24 May'26Event22 Apr'26Country🇦🇷 Argentina
National Technology Day special cancellation dated 11 May 2026 at Bengaluru 560001 on a 50-paise postal card.🇮🇳 India

Karnataka Postal Circle marked National Technology Day with a special cancellation at Bengaluru GPO on 11 May 2026, according to Rainbow Stamp Club. The reproduced impression combines a map of Indi...

Why it matters

Documents a dated special cancellation separately from the postal card on which it was applied.

Updated23 Oct'26News date11 May'26Event11 May'26Country🇮🇳 India
India’s Somnath Temple stamp depicting the shrine, marked 2026 and 500 paise.🇮🇳 India

India released a Somnath Temple commemorative postage stamp on 11 May 2026, according to Rainbow Stamp Club’s same-day report. The ₹5 design depicts the temple and carries a title commemorating a t...

Why it matters

Records an unindexed temple stamp with its artwork, denomination and dated first-day evidence.

Updated23 Oct'26News date11 May'26Event11 May'26Country🇮🇳 India
Kaifi Azmi commemorative special cover with portrait and dated cancellation.🇮🇳 India

A special cover honouring Kaifi Azmi was released in Mumbai on 10 May 2026, the poet’s 24th death anniversary. Rainbow Stamp Club reported the release the following day, and the Kaifi Azmi website ...

Why it matters

Adds an unindexed Maharashtra cover devoted to the poet and lyricist.

Updated23 Oct'26News date11 May'26Event10 May'26Country🇮🇳 India
Representatives display a recognition certificate during the online philatelic shop launch programme.🇬🇹 Guatemala

Correos de Guatemala announced the launch of its online philatelic shop on 7 May 2026. The platform, accessed through the postal administration’s official portal, was introduced for the sale of sta...

Why it matters

The launch introduced an online sales channel for Guatemalan stamps and philatelic products.

Updated24 Oct'26News date7 May'26Event7 May'26Country🇬🇹 Guatemala
Philately News🇨🇦 Canada

The British North America Philatelic Society updated its BNAPEX 2026 arrangements on 26 August, announcing that the convention’s guided Montreal visit has been rescheduled to Friday. The tour is pa...

Why it matters

The date change affects travel and programme planning for registered BNAPEX participants, while the main exhibition dates and hours remain unchanged.

Updated22 Oct'26News date24 Apr'26Event17 Sep'26–20 Sep'26Country🇨🇦 Canada
Cover of The Siege of Mafeking by Nick Harris.🇿🇦 South Africa

The South African Collectors’ Society announced a 63-page study by Nick Harris, The Siege of Mafeking, 14 October 1899–17 May 1900, in a news-index entry dated 6 April 2026. The accompanying notice...

Why it matters

The specialist study documents siege postal routes, covers and locally overprinted stamps.

Updated26 Oct'26News date6 Apr'26Country🇿🇦 South Africa
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and officials display Independence and National Day commemorative postal items.🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman unveiled a 10-taka commemorative stamp for Independence and National Day 2026 on 25 March. A 10-taka opening-day cover and a 5-taka data card accompanied the stamp. T...

Why it matters

The report documents the coordinated stamp, cover, data card and special cancellation for the national observance.

Updated20 Oct'26News date25 Mar'26Event25 Mar'26Country🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

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...

Why it matters

Collectors have only a short remaining period to obtain official mail-order first-day cancellations for the 2026 Happy Birthday issue.

Updated17 Aug'26News date19 Mar'26Event18 Aug'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

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 ...

Why it matters

The approaching deadline is the final standard opportunity to obtain official mail-order first-day cancellations for this four-stamp booklet.

Updated17 Aug'26News date19 Mar'26Event24 Aug'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Official artwork showing a sheet of Davao City Hall centennial stamps against the building and 1926–2026 centenary text.🇵🇭 Philippines

Davao’s City Information Office reported on 5 March 2026 that the City Hall centennial postage stamp had been unveiled on 1 March at Rizal Park. City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II joined city offic...

Why it matters

The city’s original report documents the unveiling and its agreement with the postal issuer.

Updated23 Oct'26News date5 Mar'26Event1 Mar'26Country🇵🇭 Philippines
An auctioneer displays an item beside a screen showing a postal cover.🇶🇦 Qatar

The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Center held its 27th annual auction at its new headquarters in the Ministry of Culture on 27 February 2026. QNA’s report that day states that 262 items were offe...

Why it matters

The auction report documents the centre’s 27th annual sale and its 262-item offering.

Updated23 Oct'26News date27 Feb'26Event27 Feb'26Country🇶🇦 Qatar
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

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...

Why it matters

The honours preserve the history of collectors and researchers who shaped philatelic knowledge and institutions.

Updated15 Aug'26News date30 Jan'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🌐 European Union

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...

Why it matters

Customs implementation directly affects cross-border postal operations and the material evidence they create.

Updated15 Aug'26News date29 Jan'26Country🌐 European Union
Philately News🌐 International

The Philatelic Traders’ Society announced in January that Virtual Stampex would return from 6–8 March. The free online show was planned to run continuously for 72 hours with exhibits, dealer booths...

Why it matters

The continuous online format gives worldwide collectors free access without travel or time-zone exclusion.

Updated15 Aug'26News date29 Jan'26Event6 Mar'26–8 Mar'26Country🌐 International
Philately News🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The Royal Philatelic Society London scheduled Chris King’s presentation “Denmark, the United Kingdom and Mail across the North Sea” for 29 January. The subject centres on the postal connections bet...

Why it matters

It highlights route and rate research using covers exchanged between Denmark and Britain.

Updated15 Aug'26News date29 Jan'26Event29 Jan'26Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

USPS dedicated the 49th stamp in its Black Heritage series to poet Phillis Wheatley on 29 January at Boston's historic Old South Meeting House. Wheatley, who lived from about 1753 to 1784, was the ...

Why it matters

The 49th Black Heritage stamp honours a foundational figure in African American literary history.

Updated15 Aug'26News date29 Jan'26Event29 Jan'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🇺🇸 United States

A January report previewed the Harrison collection for a Kelleher auction scheduled in February. The collection was presented as a carefully selected holding of high-quality United States material....

Why it matters

The preview gives collectors time to research certified and condition-sensitive US material before sale.

Updated15 Aug'26News date28 Jan'26Event11 Feb'26–12 Feb'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Philately News🇷🇴 Romania

Romfilatelia and Romanian Post introduced The Seasons in the Light of Stained Glass: Sever Frențiu on 28 January. Four denominations reproduce works from the stained-glass collection held by the Ad...

Why it matters

The issue documents a significant Arad art collection through multiple philatelic formats.

Updated15 Aug'26News date28 Jan'26Event28 Jan'26Country🇷🇴 Romania
Philately News🇮🇲 Isle of Man

The Isle of Man Post Office issued four Year of the Horse stamps on 20 January using artwork by engraver and stamp artist Martin Mörck. The four denominations appear as a horizontal se-tenant strip...

Why it matters

The set combines acclaimed stamp art, Chinese cultural references and two Manx disability charities.

Updated15 Aug'26News date28 Jan'26Event20 Jan'26Country🇮🇲 Isle of Man