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By Topic – September 2023
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the September 2023 Scott Stamp Monthly fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Architecture
Algeria (1869); Andorra (French) (865); Australia (5644, 5644a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Belgium (3005, 3006, 3007, 3009c, 3009d, 3011); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461a); Bulgaria (5034, 5040); Egypt (2278, 2279a, 2286, 2292, 2293, 2294, 2299); Germany (3354); Italy (3880, 3883, 3884, 3885, 3886, 3887); Japan (4181Bd, 4181Cf); Jordan (2439-2442, 2507-2513, 2515); Korea (South) (2620-2621, 2634, 2635d, 2640b); Macedonia (917, 919-920, 925); Morocco (1350, 1353); Russia (8221); Tristan da Cunha (1264, 1265, 1266); Tunisia (1797, 1803)
Bridges
Macedonia (920)
Castles
Italy (3888)
Lighthouses
Italy (3878)
Windmills
Australia (5644, 5644a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Egypt (2286); Macedonia (919); Tunisia (1803)
Art
Belgium (3004); Germany (3352)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Italy (3881)
Children’s Art
Macedonia (925)
Paintings
Australia (5633-5636, 5635a, 5636a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (699); Bulgaria (5033, 5035, 5037); Korea (South) (2621a); Macedonia (926)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Korea (South) (2618, 2621)
Sculpture & Statues
Belgium (3009d, 3011a, 3011e); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (468); Bulgaria (5038); Egypt (2279d); Japan (4181Cg); Jordan (2503-2506); Korea (South) (2628)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Belgium (3009); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (698); Bulgaria (5031b, 5031d); Cyprus (1391); Egypt (2268-2269, 2285, 2286); Jordan (2515a)
Parachutes
Jordan (2514a)
Bicycles
Belgium (3015); Jordan (2514c)
Black Americans
Macedonia (898); United States (5801)
Children
Belgium (3009b, 3014d); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (703); Bulgaria (5040); Italy (3897); Korea (South) (2623, 2632); Macedonia (897, 925); Tunisia (1802)
Coins & Currency
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (466)
Endangered Species
Korea (South) (2622, 2625)
Europa
Andorra (French) (867); Belgium (3013); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (465, 465c); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (703-704, 704a); Bulgaria (5025-5028, 5027a, 5028a, 5061-5063, 5061c, 5062a, 5063a); Macedonia (921-923)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Belgium (3006); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (467); Bulgaria (5025-5028, 5027a, 5028a, 5040); Korea (South) (2641, 2641c); Macedonia (921-923); Russia (8221)
Famous People
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) Mohandas K. Gandhi (462);
Royalty
Belgium (3005, 3012); Bermuda (1197); Canada (3381, 3381a); Jordan (2515d); Morocco (1336-1348. 1336a-1348a)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Australia (5627-5632, 5629a, 5632a, 5637-5641, 5640a, 5641a, 5642, 5644a, 5645, 5645a, 5647b); Belgium (3009c); Bulgaria (5021, 5040); Canada (B34, B34a); Germany (3354); Japan (4633); Korea (South) (2619, 2625b, 2641, 2641c); Macedonia (921, 922); United States (5802j, 5802ae);
Land Mammals: Cats
Bulgaria (5038, 5040, 5060); Korea (South) (2619); Morocco (1351); United States (5806, 5806a);
Land Mammals: Dogs
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (456); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (689-697); Bulgaria (5040); United States (5803, 5803a);
Land Mammals: Elephants
Belgium (3009e)
Land Mammals: Horses
Bulgaria (5026, 5027a, 5028a, 5029, 5040); Canada (3382, 3382a); Russia (8221)
Birds
Australia (5642, 5644a, 5645, 5645a, 5647b); Belgium (F8, F8a, FO3, FO3a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (463, 465a, 465c); Bulgaria (5025a, 5026, 5027, 5027a, 5040); Canada (3388b, 3390, 3393a, B34, B34a); Egypt (2285, 2295); Germany (3352); Japan (4633b, 4633d); Korea (South) (2619, 2623, 2624a, 2625); United States (5802b, 5802k, 5802w, 5802af);
Insects
Belgium (3010c, 3010e); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (459); Canada (B34, B34a); United States (5802i, 5802ad);
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (703); Japan (4633); Korea (South) (2619, 2623); United States (5802h, 5802l, 5802ac, 5802g, 5803, 5803a)
Fish & Fishing
Japan (4634a, 4644a); Jordan (2514e); United States (5802m, 5802ah);
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Japan (4642, 4643, 4644a); Jordan (2514e); Korea (South) (2622); United States (5802e, 5802f, 5802g, 5802o, 5802p, 5802r, 5802z, 5802aa, 5802ab, 5802aj, 5802ak, 5802am)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Japan (4641, 4644a)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Australia (5642, 5644a, 5645, 5645a, 5647b); Bulgaria (5040)
Other Terrestrial Life
Belgium (3010a, 3010b, 3010d)
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals
Bulgaria (5049-5052, 5052a)
Fire Fighting
Bulgaria (5031); Cyprus (1391)
Flags
Algeria (1869); Belgium (3015); Bulgaria (5033); Canada (3388, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393a); Egypt (2268-2269, 2286, 2295); Italy (3879, 3880, 3895); Korea (South) (2630); Macedonia (919-920); Morocco (1353); Russia (8221); Tunisia (1803)
Flora
Australia (5642-5647, 5644a, 5645a, 5646a, 5647a, 5647b); Korea (South) (2619); Norfolk Island (1178-1179, 1179a); United States (5802, 5802u, 5806, 5806a)
Flowers
Argentina (2983); Australia (5633-5636, 5635a, 5636a); Belgium (3010, 3014d); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (458, 459c, 469); Bulgaria (5040); Canada (3383, 3384, 3384a); Cyprus (1388); Germany (3340, 3340a); Japan (4633); Korea (South) (2618, 2620d, 2623, 2624a, 2637, 2640); Norfolk Island (1179, 1179a); Tunisia (1800-1801); United States (5803, 5803a, 5804, 5804a, 5805, 5805a)
Flowers: Roses
Italy (3895)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Algeria (1855); Australia (5633, 5635a, 5644, 5644a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (467); Bulgaria (5064); Japan (4635, 4636, 4637, 4639, 4641, 4643, 4644, 4644a); Korea (South) (2637, 2641b, 2641c)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Belgium (3006a); Bulgaria (5021)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Bulgaria (5029); Russia (8221)
Holograms & 3-D
Korea (South) (2641a, 2641c)
Judaica
Bulgaria (5046)
Maps & Globes
Belgium (3009e); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (703); Egypt (2291); Germany (3352, 3355); Jordan (2502); Korea (South) (2627); Morocco (1322, 1349, 1351, 1352); Tunisia (1798, 1808)
Masks
Bulgaria (5056, 5057); Korea (South) (2640); Morocco (1349)
Military
Belgium (3014d); Bulgaria (5042, 5046, 5047, 5053); Egypt (2285); Italy (3880); Macedonia (918, 924)
Motor Vehicles
Italy (3883); Jordan (2512, 2515a)
Automobiles
Australia (5644, 5644a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (705); Germany (3351); Jordan (2512)
Mushrooms
Tunisia (1804-1807); United States (5802n, 5802q, 5802ai, 5802al)
Performing Arts
Dance
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (702); Italy (3890); Korea (South) (2640)
Music
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (696); Bulgaria (5022, 5029a, 5035a, 5054); Italy (3877, 3889, 3893-3894, 3900); Korea (South) (2631); Macedonia (897, 898, 923)
Movies, Television & Stars
Belgium (3014); Bulgaria (5056, 5057); Canada (3387, 3387a); Egypt (2296); Italy (3889, 3890, 3891, 3892, 3900); Macedonia (910-911)
Theater
Korea (South) (2635); Morocco (1349)
Entertainers
Korea (South) (2636)
Prepared Foods and Culinary Arts
Japan (4633a, 4634-4644, 4644a); Korea (South) (2633); United States (5803, 5803a, 5805, 5805a, 5806, 5806a)
Railroads
Bulgaria (5031a, 5039)
Religion
Algeria (1869); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (457, 460, 461b, 468); Bulgaria (5033, 5040, 5046); Italy (3884, 3887); Japan (4181B, 4181Cf); Jordan (2507-2513); Korea (South) (2620-2621, 2629); Macedonia (919-920); Russia (8221); Tristan da Cunha (1264-1267)
Christmas
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461a); Bulgaria (5023, 5024)
Science & Technology
Australia (5644, 5644a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Bulgaria (5064); Italy (3883); Korea (South) (2629); Macedonia (908, 915, 916); Tunisia (1800-1801, 1803)
Archaeology
Bulgaria (5020-5021); Jordan (2503-2506)
Astronomy
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (701a); Bulgaria (5058); Korea (South) (2627)
Computers & Mathematics
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (700, 701); Canada (3382, 3382a); Macedonia (904); Morocco (1352)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (469); Jordan (2514)
Medicine
Bulgaria (5030); Cyprus (1388); Italy (3897); Korea (South) (2626); Tunisia (1802); United States (5802a, 5802v)
Scouting
Tunisia (1799)
Ships & Watercraft
Belgium (3009d); Bulgaria (5031c, 5040, 5059); Canada (3388-3393, 3393a); Cyprus (1390); Tunisia (1803)
Space
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (693); Korea (South) (2642)
Sports
Algeria (1864); Belgium (3015); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (705); Bulgaria (5018); Egypt (2298); Germany (3351, 3354)
Basketball
Algeria (1864); Belgium (3015)
Olympics
Bulgaria (5060); Macedonia (913)
Soccer
Belgium (3015); Bulgaria (5034); Jordan (2502); Morocco (1351)
Telecommunications
Bulgaria (5044); Egypt (2299)
Textiles
Bulgaria (5061a, 5061c, 5062, 5062a, 5063a)
Native Costumes
Belgium (3009c); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (457); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (702); Bulgaria (5035, 5040); Korea (South) (2631, 2632, 2635a, 2640); Morocco (1322, 1353)
Toys & Games
Japan (4181Be); Korea (South) (2632)
Chess
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (464); Macedonia (912)
United Nations
Belgium (3007); Egypt (2291); Jordan (2507-2513); Korea (South) (2640)
Universal Postal Union
Egypt (2286)
Wine
Japan (4634j)
Women
Andorra (French) (865); Australia (5643, 5644, 5644a, 5646, 5646a, 5647, 5647a, 5647b); Belgium (3005, 3006, 3009a, 3009b, 3014a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (457); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (698a, 700, 702, 706-707); Bulgaria (5019, 5023, 5035b, 5036, 5046, 5054, 5060); Canada (3382, 3382a, 3383a, 3383b, 3384, 3384a, 3385, 3385a); Egypt (2293); Italy (3881, 3889, 3890, 3891, 3892, 3893, 3897); Jordan (2515c); Korea (South) (2617, 2628b, 2635a, 2635b); Macedonia (911, 923, 925); Morocco (1321, 1353)
Writers & Literature
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (460); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (688, 700, 706-707); Bulgaria (5019, 5036, 5038, 5041, 5043, 5045, 5048, 5055); Canada (3383c, 3386, 3386a); Italy (3878, 3881, 3882, 3900); Japan (4633); Jordan (2439-2442); Macedonia (904, 914)
Journalism
Korea (South) (2630)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Bulgaria (4158a), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
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