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By Topic - August 2012
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the August 20 Linn's Stamp News Special Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
Argentina (2641); Armenia (884); Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L160-L162, L162a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (683); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (259);Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (436, 440-441); British Antarctic Territory (428-429, 430-432, C5-C17, C17a); Curaçao (43)
Architecture
Andorra (French) (700); Andorra (Spanish) (377); Antigua (3165-3166, 3172, 3182);Argentina (2621, 2631); Armenia (887, 887a, 892); Australia (3534a, 3643, 3646b, 3648, 3651b, 3652-3661, 3652a, 3653a, 3654a, 3655a, 3656a, 3661a); Austria (2357-2364, 2360a, 2361a, 2362a, 2363a, 2364a, 2371, 2376, B389); Azerbaijan (966, 977, 981, 982a, 983); Bahamas (1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1332); Bahrain (675); Bangladesh(788, 791, 792); Belarus (774, 783, 792, 795, 796-819); Belgium (2539, 2550); Benin(1478a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (256, 264, 265); Botswana (907); Brazil(3158); British Antarctic Territory (430a, 430b); Bulgaria (4586); Burma (387);Burundi (817); Canada (2554-2555); Chile (1577, 1578, 1579); Cook Islands (1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1399, 1400); Croatia (834); Curaçao (30, 32, 33, 34);Cyprus (1173, 1174a); Czech Republic (3527); Germany (2669); Mauritius (1104);Poland (4036, 4037, 4038)
Bridges
Argentina (2627); Australia (3656, 3656a, 3661, 3661a); Austria (2354); Belgium(2550); Brazil (3158k, 3158l); China (Taiwan) (4020); Curaçao (30, 33); Czech Republic (3527); Poland (4037d)
Castles
Belarus (783, 798, 802, 806, 810, 814, 818); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a)
Lighthouses
Croatia (838-840)
Art
Austria (2357, 2361, 2361a, 2362, 2362a, 2363, 2363a, 2366); Belgium (2551-2555, 2555a)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Czech Republic (3524)
Children's Art
Argentina (2636-2639); Bolivia (1474-1475)
Paintings
Albania (2920a, 2920b); Andorra (French) (696, 699); Antigua (3173-3176); Aruba(383); Azerbaijan (980); Bulgaria (4591); Monaco (2676-2677)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Albania (2916); Algeria (1546-1548); Burundi (818e, 818f)
Nudes
Albania (2920-2921)
Sculpture & Statues
Albania (2920c, 2921); Antigua (3166c); Argentina (2631, 2642, 2647); Armenia (882, 891, 892); Austria (2352, 2373); Azerbaijan (959f, 959h); Belgium (2538); Burma(386-387); Burundi (818b, 818c, 818h); Chile (1579); Cook Islands (1395, 1396);Croatia (836); Curaçao (33, 34, 35, 36); Czech Republic (3528); Poland (4039);Zimbabwe (1139-1146)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Argentina (2641); Armenia (894); Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L161, L162a); Azerbaijan (981, 982a, 983); Bolivia (1459); British Antarctic Territory(431a); Curaçao (29)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (446); British Antarctic Territory (430c, 430d)
Bicycles
Cyprus (1174, 1174a); Mauritius (1104); United States (4687-4690)
Children
Argentina (2628, 2636-2639); Armenia (884, 891); Australia (3644, 3646b, 3649, 3651b, 3679, 3680, 3684, 3685, 3688a); Bangladesh (793); Belgium (2533, 2534, 2550); Bolivia (1474-1475); Botswana (906, 909); Brazil (3156); Burundi (817a);Cook Islands (1390d, 1390e, 1391, 1392, 1399, 1400); Cyprus (1173, 1174a, RA29);Mauritius (1104); United States (4687, 4690, 4691); Zimbabwe (1141)
Coins & Currency
Bangladesh (790); China (Taiwan) (4046, 4048, 4048a); Curaçao (28-37)
Endangered Species
Bangladesh (787); United Nations (1042-1045); United Nations (Geneva) (549-552);United Nations (Vienna) (511-514)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Azerbaijan (967, 967e, 967f); Bahamas (1355-1360); Botswana (914-917, 917a); Cook Islands (1409-1412, 1412a)
Europa
Andorra (Spanish) (377); Armenia (888-889); Austria (2376); Azerbaijan (981-983, 982a); Belgium (2550); Croatia (835-836); Cyprus (1173-1174, 1174a); Monaco (2676-2677)
Explorers
Armenia (884); Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L160-L162, L162a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (683); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (259); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (436, 440-441)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Andorra (French) (697); Anguilla (1194); Antigua (3177); Azerbaijan (978); Belgium(2540-2549, 2549a, 2556); China (Taiwan) (4047); Croatia (824); Curaçao (28)
Famous People
Antigua Hu Jintao (3171-3172), Abraham Lincoln (3178-3179); Belarus Simon Bolivar (773)
Royalty
Anguilla (1191-1194); Antigua (3182-3183); Australia (3676-3678, 3677a, 3678a);Bahrain (673-675, 676-678); Barbados (1195-1199); Belgium (2533, 2556); British Indian Ocean Territory (440-446, 445a); Canada (2518); Cook Islands (1402-1408, 1407a); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (450-454)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Albania (2916a); Andorra (French) (695, 699); Antigua (3177); Argentina (2627, 2629); Aruba (396); Australia (3594, 3598, 3598a, 3670); Azerbaijan (959f, 967, 967e, 967f); Bahamas (1334, 1336, 1337, 1355-1360); Bangladesh (788, 791); Belarus(792); Belgium (2535, 2556, 2564, 2570, 2571, 2572a); Bolivia (1477-1478); Botswana(907, 914-917, 917a); British Antarctic Territory (428a, 428b, 428c, 428d); Burundi(818e, 819-821, 821a); China (Taiwan) (4035); Cook Islands (1390d, 1390e, 1409-1412, 1412a); Croatia (826d); Curaçao (B1-B4); Poland (4033, 4035); United Nations(1042, 1045); United Nations (Geneva) (552); Zimbabwe (1144)
Land Mammals: Cats
Andorra (French) (697); Anguilla (1194); Antigua (3177c); Armenia (883);Bangladesh (788); Belgium (2556, 2565, 2572a); Benin (1350); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (261); Botswana (896-905); Burundi (818c); Canada (2558a, 2558f, 2559, 2564); China (Taiwan) (4041); Croatia (826); United Nations (1044);United Nations (Geneva) (549); United Nations (Vienna) (511)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Antigua (3177k); Azerbaijan (975-976); Belgium (2569, 2572, 2572a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (441); Cook Islands (1401)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Belgium (2556)
Land Mammals: Horses
Albania (2916a); Antigua (3166c, 3177g); Argentina (2622, 2632, 2642, 2647);Azerbaijan (959h, 969-972); Bahamas (1330); Belarus (773, 775-778); Belgium (2568, 2572a); Canada (2558c, 2561); Cyprus (1162-1165); Poland (4037); United States(UX638, UX643a)
Sea Mammals
Bahamas (1354); Bangladesh (788)
Sea Mammals: Whales
British Antarctic Territory (428e, 428f, 428g, 428h)
Birds
Albania (2915); Algeria (1545); Antigua (3177j); Argentina (2627); Armenia (880-881, 882, 883, 891a, 894-895); Aruba (395); Australia (3612, 3618, 3618a, 3624, 3662-3669, 3667a, 3667b, 3668a, 3669a); Austria (2365, B389); Azerbaijan (967, 967e, 967f); Bahamas (1355-1360); Bahrain (677); Bangladesh (788); Belarus (779, 789-791, 791a); Belgium (2550, 2556, 2563, 2567, 2572a, F2); Bolivia (1477-1478); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (434-435); Botswana (899, 904, 905d, 905i); British Antarctic Territory (429, C11); Canada (2558h, 2566); Chile (1579c); China (Taiwan) (4035);Cook Islands (1390b, 1390c, 1390e, 1393, 1394, 1407a); Croatia (826a); Curaçao (34);Czech Republic (3525); Guyana (2942A, 4020K, 4020L, 4020M, 4020O, 4020P); United Nations (Geneva) (550); United Nations (Vienna) (512, 513); United States (RW79, RW79b, RW79A, JDS20); Zimbabwe (1143, 1146)
Insects
China (Taiwan) (4027-4030); Poland (4039)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Aruba (385-394); Poland (4033-4035)
Fish & Fishing
Algeria (1545); Antigua (3167-3170); Ascension (1050-1054, 1053a); Bahamas (1345, 1346, 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1353); Belarus (780-781, 781a); Belgium (2550, 2556, 2566, 2572a); Burundi (815); Chile (1578); China (Taiwan) (4036-4039); Cook Islands (1407a)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Ascension (1050-1054, 1053a); Australia (3699-3707, 3699a, 3700a, 3701a, 3703a, 3704a, 3704b, 3707a); Bahamas (1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1347, 1348); Bosnia & Herzegovina (680)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Algeria (1549-1550); Bahamas (1343); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a); Cook Islands (1409-1412, 1412a)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Antigua (3177f); Azerbaijan (967d, 967e, 967f); Bahamas (1344); Bangladesh (787);Belgium (2535); Bolivia (1477-1478); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a);Germany (B1065); Poland (4039); United Nations (1043); United Nations (Geneva) (551); United Nations (Vienna) (514)
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals
Curaçao (38)
Flags
Algeria (1544); Antigua (3171-3172, 3178b, 3179); Argentina (2631, 2642, 2643-2645, 2646); Armenia (882, 883, 891, 894-895); Australia (3653, 3653a, 3658, 3661a);Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L162, L162a); Austria (2372); Azerbaijan(953, 957e, 963b, 964, 965, 968, 977); Belarus (773, 783, 796, 798, 806, 808, 810, 818);Belgium (2550); Benin (1478a); Bolivia (1464, 1466, 1479-1482, 1486); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (440-441); Botswana (896-905); British Antarctic Territory(C11); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a); Burma (386-387); Cook Islands (1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398); Germany (2670-2671, 2671a); Guyana (4020J); Poland(4038)
Flora
Argentina (2627); Armenia (888-889); Aruba (396d); Bolivia (1477-1478); China (Taiwan) (4035); Curaçao (54-60, B3)
Flowers
Albania (2918); Antigua (3165c, 3166, 3182-3183); Australia (3604-3606, 3605a, 3606a, 3673); Azerbaijan (956); Bangladesh (791); Barbados (1198, 1199); Belgium(2533, 2556); Botswana (910-913); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a, 446);Bulgaria (4587-4588); Burundi (818c); China (Taiwan) (4013, 4031, 4035, 4045, 4046, 4048, 4048a); Cook Islands (1390e, 1391, 1392, 1395, 1396, 1399, 1400, 1407a, 1408);Croatia (827-829, 827a, 828a, 829a); Cyprus (1171-1172); Poland (4033-4035)
Flowers: Orchids
Argentina (2625-2626); Guyana (2578A-2578C, 2619A-2619D, 4020N)
Flowers: Roses
Australia (3613, 3619, 3619a, 3625); China (Taiwan) (4025-4026); Czech Republic(3524)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Argentina (2624); Armenia (891); Australia (3671, 3672, 3673, 3674); Azerbaijan(963a, 964, 965); Belgium (2556); Bolivia (1450-1454, 1455-1458, 1477-1478, 1479-1482, 1483-1484); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (260); China (Taiwan) (4021-4024);Cook Islands (1390e); Curaçao (41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Antigua (3182-3183); Argentina (B205-B208); Aruba (383d); Australia (3678a);Barbados (1199); British Indian Ocean Territory (440-446, 445a); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (454)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Andorra (French) (695); Anguilla (1194); Armenia (882, 883, 894-895); Austria(2371, 2372, B389); Azerbaijan (963a, 964, 965); Bahrain (675); Belarus (773, 774, 784, 792); Bolivia (1465); British Indian Ocean Territory (445a); Chile (1578); Cook Islands (1407a)
Holograms & 3-D
Belgium (2562)
Judaica
Antigua (3180c)
Maps & Globes
Albania (2915, 2917); Antigua (3172); Argentina (2627, 2641, 2643-2645); Armenia(885, 886); Australia (3646, 3646b, 3651, 3651b); Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L161, L162, L162a); Azerbaijan (963d, 964, 966, 974); Bahrain (677);Bangladesh (793); Belarus (782, 792); Belgium (2556); Benin (1350, 1478c); Bolivia(1476); Bosnia & Herzegovina (683); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (259); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (436, 441); Botswana (905); Brazil (3160); British Antarctic Territory (432); Burma (386-387); Burundi (818); China (Taiwan) (4020); Cook Islands (1390a, 1390e); Curaçao (43b); United Nations (Vienna) (510)
Masks
Albania (2919); Brazil (3158g)
Military
Algeria (1544); Argentina (2642, 2647); Australia (3604-3606, 3605a, 3606a, 3607, 3689-3698, 3693b, 3698a); Azerbaijan (957); Barbados (1195, 1197, 1199); Bolivia(1464); Bulgaria (4586); Canada (2554-2555); Chile (1577)
Motor Vehicles
Armenia (894); Australia (3652, 3652a, 3657, 3661a); Chile (1577); Cook Islands(1399, 1400)
Automobiles
Andorra (French) (701); Australia (3646, 3646b, 3651, 3651b); Austria (2367);Curaçao (30)
Motorcycles
Austria (2353)
Mushrooms
China (Taiwan) (4031-4035)
Nobel Prize
Armenia (884); Bosnia & Herzegovina (683); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (259);Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (436, 439)
Performing Arts
Dance
Albania (2919); Austria (2365); Burundi (818a); Cook Islands (1390e)
Music
Albania (2919); Anguilla (1194); Antigua (3182a); Argentina (2621); Armenia (887, 887a); Australia (3589, 3589a, 3604, 3605a, 3606, 3606a); Austria (2352, 2368);Azerbaijan (953, 959g, 963c, 977); Bangladesh (789); Belgium (2559, 2561a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (437); Brazil (3156); Bulgaria (4584); Cook Islands (1390e);United States (4692-4693)
Movies, Television & Stars
Armenia (887, 887a); Australia (3644, 3646b, 3649, 3651b); Austria (2366, 2370);Azerbaijan (953); Botswana (906); British Antarctic Territory (428-429); Canada(2549d, 2553, 2553a); Czech Republic (3524)
Theater
Austria (2378); Belgium (2557-2561, 2561a)
Personalized Stamps
Australia (3601, 3602, 3603, 3620, 3621, 3622, 3623, 3624, 3625); Brazil (3156-3157);United Nations (Vienna) (510)
Petroleum
Bolivia (1485-1486); Curaçao (37)
Philately
Antigua (3172); Australia (3534a); Austria (B389); Bangladesh (791)
Printing
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (264)
Railroads
Argentina (2627); Australia (3654, 3654a, 3655, 3655a, 3656, 3656a, 3659, 3660, 3661, 3661a); Austria (2354, 2356, B389); Botswana (908); China (Taiwan) (4020); Poland(4037a)
Red Cross
Albania (2914); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (RA29, RA29a); Bulgaria (4586)
Religion
Andorra (French) (695, 696); Armenia (892); Austria (2373, 2376, B389); Bahamas(1327-1332); Bangladesh (791); Belarus (784, 787, 795, 799, 803, 804, 807, 811, 815, 816, 819); Belgium (2539); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (256, 257, 263, 265); Brazil(3158k, 3162); Bulgaria (4589); Chile (1578); Cook Islands (1399, 1400); Croatia(830, 830a, 831); Poland (4033-4035); United States (1CVP136-1CVP138)
Christmas
Antigua (3173-3176); Argentina (2630); Armenia (893); Australia (3590-3603, 3595a, 3597a, 3598a, 3599a, 3600a); Bahamas (1333-1338); Belarus (788); Belgium (2536-2537, 2536a, 2537a); Bolivia (1474-1475); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (262);Brazil (3156-3157); Bulgaria (4585); Chile (1581); Cook Islands (1390, 1390e);Curaçao (54-60)
Popes
Antigua (3165-3166); Cook Islands (1401)
Science & Technology
Andorra (Spanish) (375); Australia (3642-3651, 3646b, 3651b); Botswana (907, 909);British Antarctic Territory (430-432, C5-C17, C17a); Burma (387); Chile (1579d);Curaçao (39-42, B1-B4); Czech Republic (3526)
Archaeology
Albania (2916); Belgium (2538); Poland (4039)
Astronomy
Austria (2374)
Computers & Mathematics
Bangladesh (793); Curaçao (39, 41, 42); Czech Republic (3526)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Albania (2913); Bangladesh (791c); Bosnia & Herzegovina (679); Brazil (3158d, 3158f); Croatia (835); Curaçao (35, 36); Cyprus (1174, 1174a); United States (UX634-UX643, UX643a)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Brazil (3158b, 3158i, 3158j); Cook Islands (1406, 1407a); United States (UX639, UX643a)
Medicine
Albania (2914a); Argentina (2628); Armenia (886); Australia (3679-3688, 3688a);Bolivia (1465, 1477-1478); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (RA29, RA29a); Bulgaria(4586); Canada (2557)
Scouting
Cook Islands (1391-1400); United States (4691)
Ships & Watercraft
Albania (2917); Antigua (3180-3181); Argentina (2634); Aruba (384); Australia(3653, 3653a, 3658, 3661a); Australia (Australian Antarctic Territory) (L162a);Austria (2377); Azerbaijan (981, 982a); Bahrain (678); Bangladesh (788); Belgium(2550, 2556, 2562); Bolivia (1463-1464); Bosnia & Herzegovina (679); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (445); British Antarctic Territory (430e, 430f, 430h, C5-C17, C17a); Canada (2556, 2556a); Curaçao (28, 31); Guyana (4020J); United States(UX633, UX633a)
Space
Argentina (2618); Azerbaijan (974, 977); Belarus (782); Curaçao (B4)
Sports
Albania (2909-2910); Andorra (French) (698, 701); Argentina (2622, 2632, 2634, 2635); Armenia (879); Australia (3626-3641, 3626a-3641a); Austria (2355);Azerbaijan (977, 982, 982a); Bangladesh (791e); Belarus (775-778); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (438); Canada (2549b, 2551, 2551a, 2558-2566); Czech Republic(3525)
Basketball
Armenia (879)
Olympics
Aruba (397); Canada (2556, 2556a); Cyprus (1166-1169)
Soccer
Armenia (879); Australia (3632, 3632a, 3633, 3633a, 3640, 3640a, 3641, 3641a);Austria (2375); Benin (1478); Botswana (896-905); Cyprus (1170); Germany (2670-2671, 2671a)
Stamps On Stamps
Armenia (884)
Telecommunications
Australia (3642, 3646b, 3647, 3651b); Azerbaijan (961, 974); Belarus (782);Botswana (907); Brazil (3162); Burma (387); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (450)
Textiles
Aruba (383c); Azerbaijan (983)
Native Costumes
Armenia (891); Australia (3589, 3589a); Bangladesh (789); Belarus (785-786, 786a);Belgium (2535); Bolivia (1476); Botswana (907); Burundi (816, 817a, 818); Canada(2555); China (Taiwan) (4040-4043, 4044); Cook Islands (1390d, 1390e)
Toys & Games
Australia (3609, 3615, 3615a, 3621)
Chess
Argentina (2633); Croatia (837)
United Nations
Armenia (886, 892); Azerbaijan (966); Bangladesh (788, 791); United Nations (Vienna) (510)
Wine
Australia (3672)
Women
Albania (2914, 2919, 2920-2921); Andorra (French) (697, 698); Anguilla (1191-1194);Antigua (3182-3183); Argentina (2623, 2624, 2635, 2637); Aruba (383); Australia(3642, 3644, 3646b, 3647, 3649, 3651b, 3653, 3653a, 3658, 3661a, 3676-3678, 3677a, 3678a, 3679, 3680, 3684, 3685, 3688a); Austria (2352, 2365, 2366); Azerbaijan (953, 977); Bahrain (673-675, 676); Barbados (1195-1199); Belarus (785-786, 786a);Belgium (2533, 2535, 2556, 2557, 2560, 2561, 2561a, 2562); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (257); Botswana (906, 909); British Indian Ocean Territory (440-446, 445a);Bulgaria (4591, 4592, 4593); Burundi (817a, 818c, 818d, 818g, 818i); Canada (2518, 2549a, 2549c, 2550, 2550a, 2552, 2552a); China (Taiwan) (4044); Cook Islands(1390d, 1390e, 1391, 1392, 1399, 1400, 1402-1408, 1407a); Croatia (832, 833);Curaçao (30, 32, 37); Cyprus (1173-1174, 1174a); Germany (B1065); Mauritius (1104, 1105); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (450-454); United States (4688, 4692); Zimbabwe (1141)
Writers & Literature
Albania (2912); Andorra (Spanish) (376); Armenia (890); Aruba (397b); Australia(3604-3606, 3605a, 3606a); Austria (2369, 2378); Azerbaijan (960, 973); Bosnia & Herzegovina (681-682); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (439); Bulgaria (4590, 4592, 4593); China (Taiwan) (4040-4043); Croatia (832, 833); Germany (2672)
Journalism
Antigua (3180b)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Burundi (805a), will only appear in "By Topic" listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
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