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By Topic – March 2025

Mar 3, 2025, 8 AM

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Mach 2025 Scott Stamp Monthly fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Architecture

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2655-2660, 2662, 2663, 2664, 2665, 2667, 2670, 2671, 2678-2681, 2682, 2705); China (Taiwan) (4745, 4747, 4748, 4749, 4750, 4752); China (People’s Republic) (5043-5047, 5051, 5053, 5057, 5058c, 5058d, 5058e, 5058j, 5058k, 5058l, 5060-5061, 5067-5068, 5075, 5087-5088); Christmas Island (646-647, 647a); Egypt (2280, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2320, 2321, 2324, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2329); Falkland Islands (1380-1383); Finland (1696, 1697, 1700, 1702); Finland (Aland) (479-480, 482, 483); France (6674, 6677, 6678); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (722); Germany (3429); Great Britain (4488, 4493, 4495, 4501); Laos (2005-2006, 2006a, Q12); Panama (1045, 1049d, 1049e, 1050, 1052, 1053); United Arab Emirates (1260)

Bridges

Bolivia (1359A); China (Taiwan) (4750); Finland (Aland) (483)

Castles

France (6676)

Lighthouses

Finland (Aland) (482)

Art

United States (5953, 5953a, 5956)

Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips

China (People’s Republic) (5056); Great Britain (4496-4504, 4499b, 4504e)

Children’s Art

Germany (3353, 3353a)

Paintings

China (People’s Republic) (5074-5076); Colombia (1656a, 1656b, 1656c, 1656d); Germany (3429); Great Britain (4493, 4495i); Panama (1049a)

Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media

China (People’s Republic) (5043, 5045); Finland (1706h); Germany (B1226-B1227, B1227a)

Sculpture & Statues

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2655-2660, 2691-2698); China (People’s Republic) (5044, 5047, 5061, 5069-5073, 5094); Egypt (2175A, 2287, 2288, 2316, 2321, 2324); Finland (1706g, 1706j); Laos (1992, 2003-2004, 2004a); Panama (1044, 1047, 1053)

Aviation

Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters

China (People’s Republic) (5039, 5042a); Christmas Island (646-647, 647a); Colombia (1656g); Finland (Aland) (482a); France (6677); Great Britain (4491, 4495, 4503)

Parachutes

Colombia (1656h); France (6677, 6679)

Black Americans

United States (5957, 5957a)

Children

Cambodia (2705); Finland (1706g); Finland (Aland) (475b); Great Britain (4494, 4495)

Coins & Currency

Dominica (2829b); Egypt (2313); Finland (1706g)

Endangered Species

Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Laos (2002)

Europa

Finland (1724); Finland (Aland) (484); Great Britain (4490, 4495f)

Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

Cambodia (2666); China (Taiwan) (4754-4756); China (People’s Republic) (5059, 5066); Christmas Island (631-632, 628b, 631m, 631n, 641-643, 643a); Finland (1711, 1718, 1721a); Great Britain (4485, 4495a); United States (5952, 5952a)

Famous People

China (People’s Republic) Sun Yat-sen (5061), Deng Xiaoping (5077-5080, 5080a)

Royalty

Cambodia (2699-2708); Egypt (2175A, 2287); Finland (1706g); Great Britain (4485-4495

Fauna

Land Mammals

Canada (3466c, 3470, 3470a); China (People’s Republic) (5056b, 5056c, 5056d, 5090, 5093); Christmas Island (631-632, 628b, 631m, 631n, 649, 649b, 651a); Falkland Islands (1384-1385); Faroe Islands (858); Finland (1708, 1718, 1719, 1721a); Finland (Aland) (482, 486); Germany (3430-3431, 3431a); Great Britain (4489, 4495e, 4496-4504, 4499b, 4504e);Kenya (822A, 822Ab); Laos (2002)

Land Mammals: Cats

Bolivia (1587B); Christmas Island (631b, 631n, 632b); Colombia (1656); Egypt (2313); Faroe Islands (861); Great Britain (4485, 4495, 4504e); Laos (2002)

Land Mammals: Dogs

Canada (3466b, 3469, 3469a); Christmas Island (631i, 632i); Germany (3430-3431, 3431a); Great Britain (4497)

Land Mammals: Elephants

Cambodia (2663, 2664, 2665)

Land Mammals: Horses

Cambodia (2663); China (People’s Republic) (5065, 5065a); Colombia (1647l, 1656b, 1656d); Egypt (2325); Finland (1723); Great Britain (4485, 4487, 4495a, 4495c)

Birds

Cambodia (2658, 2683, 2684-2688); Canada (3466a, 3468, 3468a); China (People’s Republic) (5051-5053, 5075, 5081, 5087, 5093, 5094); Christmas Island (631f, 632f, 647a, 649, 649b, 651a); Colombia (1647); Egypt (2297, 2325); Falkland Islands (C26-C29); Faroe Islands (858, 860); Finland (1707, 1717, 1718, 1720, 1721, 1721a); Finland (Aland) (482); France (6643B); Germany (3353, 3353a); Great Britain (4486, 4495b, 4500, 4501, 4504); Laos (2005-2006, 2006a); Lithuania (1206); Panama (1043, 1048, 1049c)

Insects

Cambodia (2672-2677); Finland (1724b); French Polynesia (1305-1306); Great Britain (4495)

Insects: Butterflies & Moths

China (People’s Republic) (5093); Christmas Island (649b); Finland (1717, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1721a, 1725, 1728, 1729a); Great Britain (4494, 4495j)

Fish & Fishing

China (People’s Republic) (5066); Faroe Islands (860); Finland (Aland) (481, 482); Germany (3413, 3414, 3414a, 3416, 3416a)

Fish & Fishing: Marine Life

China (People’s Republic) (5066); Christmas Island (648-649, 649b, 651, 651a); Finland (Aland) (484); Germany (3413, 3416, 3416a)

Fish & Fishing: Shells

Finland (Aland) (484)

Reptiles & Amphibians

China (Taiwan) (4754-4756); Christmas Island (631h, 632h); Dominica (2829a); Great Britain (4498); United States (5952, 5952a)

Fire Fighting

Cambodia (2667-2671); Falkland Islands (1384-1385)

Flags

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2655-2660, 2690, 2705); China (People’s Republic) (5040, 5042a, 5067-5068); Colombia (1647, 1648, 1656); Dominica (2829-2830); Egypt (2280, 2321, 2324, 2327, 2329); Faroe Islands (860, 865); Finland (1722); Finland (Aland) (482a); Laos (1998, 2003-2004, 2004a, 2005-2006, 2006a); Panama (1044, 1047, 1048, 1049c)

Flora

China (People’s Republic) (5054-5055, 5074, 5093); Finland (1724a); Finland (Aland) (484)

Flowers

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2699, 2703); China (Taiwan) (4746, 4754-4756); China (People’s Republic) (5016a, 5076, 5087); Christmas Island (641-643, 643a, 647a, 649b); Colombia (1656e); Dominica (2830); Egypt (2319); Faroe Islands (858); Finland (1712-1716, 1716a, 1717-1721, 1721a, 1723b, 1725-1729, 1729a); Great Britain (4487, 4488, 4490, 4491, 4492, 4494, 4495, 4496, 4497, 4498, 4499, 4499b, 4500, 4501, 4502, 4504a, 4504d, 4504e); Kenya (822A, 822Ab); Laos (2005-2006, 2006a); United States (5952, 5952a)

Flowers: Orchids

Laos (1993-1996, 1995a, 1996a)

Flowers: Roses

Egypt (2319c); Finland (1712, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1716a, 1726, 1727, 1729a)

Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops

Bolivia (1543A); Finland (1711, 1726, 1729a); Great Britain (4501, 4504); Laos (1999, 2000); Panama (1049e); United Arab Emirates (1256)

Gems, Minerals & Jewelry

Finland (Aland) (485, 485e); United Arab Emirates (1257)

Heraldry & Coats of Arms

Cambodia (2708); Colombia (1647, 1648, 1656); Falkland Islands (1384-1385); Finland (Aland) (486); France (6676); Panama (1048)

Judaica

Canada (3471, 3471a)

Maps & Globes

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2678-2681); Colombia (1647, 1648, 1656); Egypt (2281f, 2282, 2322); Finland (1696-1702, 1706, 1708, 1710, 1711, 1712-1716, 1716a, 1717-1721, 1721a, 1723, 1724, 1725-1729, 1729a); Finland (Aland) (482); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (722); Germany (3353, 3353a, 3356, 3356a); Great Britain (4491, 4495g); Panama (1049c, 1051, 1054-1055)

Masks

Egypt (2290d); Panama (1053)

Military

Cambodia (2702); China (People’s Republic) (5039, 5040, 5042a, 5060-5061, 5078, 5080a); Colombia (1647, 1656); Finland (1722); France (6677, 6679); Great Britain (4491, 4492, 4495g, 4495h); Laos (Q12); Panama (1047)

Motor Vehicles

Cambodia (2667-2671); China (Taiwan) (4750); Christmas Island (646-647, 647a); Egypt (2280); Finland (Aland) (482); France (6677); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (722); Great Britain (4490, 4495f); Panama (1052)

Automobiles

Egypt (2320); Finland (1706c, 1706f); Panama (1045, 1052)

Motorcycles

Cambodia (2669)

Mushrooms

Canada (3466a, 3468, 3468a); Faroe Islands (858c)

Nobel Prize

Finland (1710)

Performing Arts

Dance

Cambodia (2661); Great Britain (4492, 4495)

Music

China (Taiwan) (4748); China (People’s Republic) (5048-5050); Faroe Islands (865); Finland (1706b, 1706e); France (6645); Great Britain (4487, 4492, 4495, 4502); Laos (2005-2006, 2006a); United States (5957, 5957a)

Music: Rock Stars

Great Britain (4493, 4495i)

Movies, Television & Stars

China (People’s Republic) (5056, 5059); Great Britain (4496-4504, 4499b, 4504e)

Theater

China (People’s Republic) (5048-5050)

Philately

Egypt (2318); Faroe Islands (860); Finland (Aland) (482); Great Britain (4489, 4495e)

Prepared Foods and Culinary Arts

Canada (3466, 3468, 3468a, 3469, 3469a, 3470,3470a); Finland (1725, 1726, 1729a); Germany (3430-3431, 3431a); Great Britain (4504, 4504e)

Printing

China (People’s Republic) (5031-5035)

Railroads

Great Britain (4495); Panama (1049d)

Red Cross

China (People’s Republic) (5030); Faroe Islands (859)

Religion

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2655-2660); China (People’s Republic) (5067-5068, 5069-5073); Egypt (2321, 2327); Falkland Islands (1380-1383); Faroe Islands (865); France (6677); Great Britain (4485, 4495a); Laos (1992, 2003-2004, 2004a, 2005-2006, 2006a)

Christmas

Canada (3466-3470, 3467a, 3468a, 3469a, 3470a); Christmas Island (648-649, 649b, 651, 651a); Faroe Islands (861-862); Finland (1707-1709); Germany (3430-3431, 3431a, B1226-B1227, B1227a)

Science & Technology

China (Taiwan) (4752); China (People’s Republic) (5036-5038); Dominica (2829a); Great Britain (4489, 4495e)

Archaeology

China (People’s Republic) (5043); Egypt (2175A, 2283-2284, 2287-2289, 2290)

Astronomy

French Southern & Antarctic Territories (722); Great Britain (4490, 4495); United States (5954-5955)

Computers & Mathematics

Egypt (2281); France (6643B)

Earth Science & Earth Features

Bolivia (1350A, 1587B); China (Taiwan) (4751); China (People’s Republic) (5051-5053, 5058, 5058j, 5058k, 5058l, 5081-5086, 5089-5093); Finland (1699, 1701, 1702); Finland (Aland) (483); Great Britain (4492, 4495h); United Arab Emirates (1255)

Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls

Egypt (2328)

Medicine

Egypt (2281a); Panama (1046, 1052, 1054-1055)

Ships & Watercraft

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2679, 2681); China (Taiwan) (4749, 4750, 4751); China (People’s Republic) (5039-5042, 5042a, 5057); Colombia (1647, 1648, 1656); Egypt (2280, 2281i, 2325, 2328); Falkland Islands (1384-1385); Faroe Islands (860); Finland (1698); Finland (Aland) (479, 482, 483, 487); France (6675, 6676, 6677); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (722); Great Britain (4490, 4494, 4495)

Space

Great Britain (4495)

Sports

Egypt (2325); Finland (1706a, 1706e, 1723); Finland (Aland) (487)

Olympics

China (People’s Republic) (5067-5068); Egypt (2329); Finland (Aland) (486)

Stamps On Stamps

Cambodia (2664); Finland (Aland) (482); Great Britain (4485-4495, 4503)

Telecommunications

Christmas Island (648, 649b, 651, 651a)

Textiles

Native Costumes

Cambodia (2661); China (People’s Republic) (5062-5066, 5065a); Finland (1706i); French Polynesia (1304)

Toys & Games

Finland (1706d, 1706e); Great Britain (4499b, 4504e)

United Nations

Cambodia (2655-2660)

Universal Postal Union

Cambodia (2690); Egypt (2322); Kenya (822A, 822Ab)

Wine

Finland (1725, 1729a)

Women

Bolivia (1587B); Cambodia (2661, 2664, 2690, 2705, 2706, 2707); Canada (3472, 3475, 3476, 3476a); China (People’s Republic) (5048-5050, 5062, 5065a, 5068); Colombia (1647a, 1647e, 1647h, 1647i); Dominica (2830); Egypt (2281b, 2329); Faroe Islands (865); Finland (1706g, 1717, 1719, 1721, 1721a); Finland (Aland) (475a); France (6559a, 6560, 6562a, 6643B, 6674, 6675); Germany (3428); Great Britain (4486, 4487, 4488, 4489, 4490, 4491, 4492, 4493, 4494, 4495); Panama (1045, 1047, 1053); United Arab Emirates (1256, 1257)

Writers & Literature

Canada (3472-3476, 3476a); China (Taiwan) (4753); China (People’s Republic) (5062-5066, 5065a); Great Britain (4491, 4493, 4495)

Addendum

Unaccompanied minors, such as Argentina (2126a), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.

Number changes: To stamps in September 2024 Update, France (6559 becomes 6557, 6560 becomes 6559).