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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reached tentative agreements reported on 2 January. The proposed settlements included wage increases in the first two years followed by inflatio...
Postal labour outcomes directly affect mail reliability, new-issue delivery and contemporary postal history.
Åland Post announced its 2026 stamp programme in January, giving collectors an early view of the year’s planned subjects and formats. The programme was due to begin on 4 February with self-adhesive...
The programme gives collectors an early framework for Åland’s full 2026 issuing year.
Denmark’s national postal operator ended its letter-mail service at the close of 2025, making the change a major subject of philatelic reporting in January. The decision separates parcel operations...
The end of a national letter service creates an irreversible boundary in Danish postal history.
The Renaissance Boston Seaport District was added in January to the official hotel group for Boston 2026, expanding accommodation options around the 23–30 May world exhibition. The addition brought...
An expanded official hotel block helps collectors plan attendance at the eight-day world exhibition.
Boston 2026 appointed Armagan Ozdinc as international post office relations chair, according to a January report. The role centres on coordinating postal administrations expected to participate in ...
Postal-administration participation can create show-only access to issues, services and cancellations.
Boston 2026 named exhibitor, judge and society officer Jere Dutt as volunteer chair in January. The role covers recruitment and coordination for the eight-day world exhibition at the Boston Convent...
Volunteer organisation is essential infrastructure for a world exhibition of Boston 2026’s scale.
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...
The issue documents a significant Arad art collection through multiple philatelic formats.
Poczta Polska placed a stamp for the 34th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity into circulation on 25 January. The 4.90-złoty issue was designed by Jerzy Owsiak and Barbara Kasperek a...
The official listing supplies unusually clear format, printing and catalogue data for a nationally recognised charity issue.
Cyprus issued a commemorative stamp on 7 January for its 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The design uses the presidency logo, whose geometry is inspired by traditional Lefkara...
The design connects Cyprus’s European presidency with the island’s traditional Lefkara visual heritage.
Hongkong Post released its Year of the Horse special stamps and associated products on 5 January. The programme included four stamps, two sheetlets, a laser-cut paper-art sheetlet and a gold-and-si...
The release spans standard postage, laser cutting, precious-metal foiling and a three-post joint product.
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...
The set combines acclaimed stamp art, Chinese cultural references and two Manx disability charities.
UNPA released a pane of ten Year of the Horse stamps on 16 January for use at its New York headquarters post office. The $1.70 stamps depict a running horse in alternating directions and draw inspi...
It continues a recognisable UNPA series while combining zodiac art, labels and distinctive pane layout.
The United Nations Postal Administration issued a pane of ten $1.70 stamps on 12 January to commemorate 80 years of the Journal of the United Nations. The Journal began alongside the first United N...
The pane documents an institutional publication central to the UN’s daily operations and includes collectible se-tenant labels.
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...
It highlights route and rate research using covers exchanged between Denmark and Britain.
The Royal Philatelic Society London listed “The End of Empire 1930–1960” in its programme for 15 January. The subject places stamps and postal history within three decades of major constitutional c...
The topic demonstrates how postal evidence can document political transition more precisely than stamp issues alone.
Applications to exhibit at the 2026 Garfield-Perry March Party were due by 15 January, ahead of the 13–15 March show in Strongsville, Ohio. The American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately...
The January deadline governed access to a qualifying national exhibition held later in the year.
Dutch Country Auctions held Sale 362 on 6–7 January, followed by a separate session of the Keith Stupell collection on 8 January. The main catalogue covered United States and foreign covers, naval ...
The sale supplies broad early-year pricing evidence for United States, Ryukyu and worldwide collecting areas.
Alderfer Auction held an online United States and worldwide stamp sale ending 20 January. Highlighted categories included Zeppelin stamps, a Falkland Islands Centenary set, classic United States nu...
The catalogue provides market evidence across several specialised fields and classic postal-history categories.
Philangles scheduled an online auction titled “63 Philatelic Gems” for 27 January. Rather than presenting a very large general catalogue, the sale was limited to 63 lots and promoted selected Great...
A small curated catalogue offers focused evidence of demand and pricing for scarcer material.
The British North America Philatelic Society announced the return of its virtual exhibition and conference for 31 January. The online format combined digital exhibits with live seminars, allowing c...
The virtual model expands access to specialised exhibits and research beyond collectors able to travel.
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