STAMP PROGRAMS
insights
By Topic - January 2012
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the December 19 Linn's Stamp News Special Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
French Southern & Antarctic Territories (447); Mongolia (2724); New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L119-L123, L123a)
Architecture
Algeria (1532-1533); Antigua (3130-3131, 3136a, 3161a); Bangladesh (786); Belgium(2526, B1180); Bosnia & Herzegovina (675); Chile (1564); China (Taiwan) (4009a, 4009b, 4009f, 4009j, 4010a, 4010b, 4010f, 4010j, 4011-4012); China (People's Republic) (3876, 3876a, 3884, 3903, 3907a, 3912-3914, 3922, 3924, 3925, 3926, 3927, 3928, 3930, 3936, 3937, 3959, 3960, 3962-3966, 3967-3970); Croatia (777-780, 806, 810); Cuba (4934A, 5183, 5184); Curacao (14, 15, 16, 17); Denmark (1557a, 1558, 1559a, 1560, 1561a, 1561b, 1562, 1564); Dominica (2760); Dominican Republic(1508); Ecuador (2027, 2028, 2030); Ethiopia (1750-1752, 1753-1755); Falkland Islands (1038); France (3990, 4014, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4019a, 4022, 4023a, 4025, 4027a, 4030, 4031a, 4032, 4034, 4035, 4035a, 4037, 4039, 4039a, 4040, 4042, 4044);Gambia (3337-3338, 3344, 3364, 3365-3366); Kyrgyzstan (369); Marshall Islands(1010); Mauritius (1099); Mexico (2739, 2742, 2743); Mongolia (2719, 2730, 2731);Seychelles (901)
Bridges
Antigua (3162b); China (Taiwan) (4011c); China (People's Republic) (3874, 3929, 3966); France (4043); Gambia (3365); Marshall Islands (1010g); Zambia (1113)
Castles
Croatia (803, 804, 805); Czech Republic (3501); Denmark (1557a); France (4023a);Gambia (3362); Liechtenstein (1527-1530); Papua New Guinea (1586-1591)
Windmills
China (People's Republic) (3966); Denmark (1557a)
Art
Antigua (3136b); China (People's Republic) (3878-3881, 3889); Gabon (1084-1086)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Algeria (1530-1531); Belgium (2527); Finland (1386); Mexico (2745)
Paintings
Antigua (3122, 3123, 3125); China (Taiwan) (4008); China (People's Republic)(3953-3958); Cuba (5180); Equatorial Guinea (297); Gambia (3351)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Antigua (3124); Belgium (2527i); Canada (2490, 2492, 2492a, 2493, 2493a, 2494, 2494a, 2494b); Mongolia (2722a)
Sculpture & Statues
Bangladesh (786d); Belgium (2527a, B1180a); Chile (1572); China (Taiwan) (4009a, 4010a); China (People's Republic) (3887-3888, 3923, 3925, 3936b, 3963, 3964, 3965, 3966); Cuba (5174); Dominican Republic (1506); Ecuador (2030b, 2030e); France(3990); Gambia (3353, 3354, 3356); Liechtenstein (1531-1533); Mongolia (2731a);Zambia (1113)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Antigua (3141); China (Taiwan) (4011c); China (People's Republic) (3899-3901, 3913); Cook Islands (1373, 1375, 1381a); Dominican Republic (1507); Gambia(3350c); Marshall Islands (1004, 1012a); Mexico (2742)
Bicycles
China (People's Republic) (3930-3931); Denmark (1557, 1557a); France (4019a, 4041); Latvia (788)
Black Americans
Antigua (3153-3154)
Children
China (Taiwan) (4009b, 4010b); China (People's Republic) (3912, 3965, 3966); Cuba(5174); Equatorial Guinea (299c); Faroe Islands (570-571); Fiji (1258); Finland(1386b); France (4014, 4017, 4018, 4019a, 4023a, 4028, 4031a, 4035a, 4037, 4039, 4039a); Kyrgyzstan (379); Marshall Islands (1010); Mexico (2740); Mongolia (2728, 2731b); Penrhyn (502); Sweden (2666c, 2666f, 2671b)
Endangered Species
United Nations (1031-1034); United Nations (Geneva) (540-543); United Nations (Vienna) (501-504)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Angola (1364-1365, 1364a); Dominican Republic (1510); Fiji (1243)
Europa
Albania (2907-2908); Belgium (2528); Bosnia & Herzegovina (672, 672c, 672d);Latvia (779-780)
Explorers
New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L119-L123, L123a); Zambia (1113)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Antigua (3119); China (People's Republic) (3877, 3877a, 3877b, 3908, 3910a);Curacao (14-18); Cyprus (1158); Czech Republic (3501); France (4014, 4016-4039, 4019a, 4023a, 4027a, 4031a, 4035a, 4039a); Gambia (3362); Liechtenstein (1534);Pitcairn Islands (717)
Famous People
Antigua Mohandas K. Gandhi (3130-3131), Barack Obama (3153-3154); China (Taiwan)Sun Yat-sen (4011a, 4012); China (People's Republic) Sun Yat-sen (3960, 3961); CubaErnesto "Che" Guevara (4924A, 5178); France Georges Pompidou (4042); MongoliaGenghis Khan (2720-2721)
Kennedy
Antigua (3151-3152)
Reagan
Gambia (3350-3351)
Royalty
Antigua (3126-3129, 3141, 3144-3146, 3155d); Bermuda (1033); Cook Islands (1388-1389); Falkland Islands (1038); Fiji (1255); Gambia (3341-3344, 3361-3363); Kiribati(982); Mongolia (2729-2730); Papua New Guinea (1586-1591); Penrhyn (502);Pitcairn Islands (717); Romania (4188A-4188C); Seychelles (897-900)
Royalty: Princess Diana
Antigua (3141-3143, 3155-3156); Gambia (3339-3340)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Angola (1364-1365, 1364a); Antigua (3119, 3120-3121); Belgium (2527c, 2527d, 2528); China (People's Republic) (3875, 3876a, 3877, 3877a, 3877b, 3912, 3925);Cook Islands (1377, 1381a); Croatia (807); Curacao (14-18); Cyprus (1158);Dominican Republic (1510); Equatorial Guinea (297c); Falkland Islands (1038, 1040); Fiji (1243); Finland (1386a); France (4027, 4027a, 4028, 4031a, 4032, 4035a, 4039, 4039a); Ireland (1941, 1942a); Kyrgyzstan (379b, 379c, 379d); Latvia (779-780); Liechtenstein (1531-1533); Mongolia (2714, 2715, 2717, 2721, 2722, 2724-2727, 2728); New Zealand (2370b, 2379, 2384, 2386a, 2387, 2387a); Rwanda (1407); United Nations (1035)
Land Mammals: Cats
Antigua (3130b); Bosnia & Herzegovina (677); Denmark (1567); Dominica (2761);Equatorial Guinea (296b); Finland (1383-1384); France (4019a, 4023a, 4027a, 4031a, 4039a); Gabon (1087); Gambia (3337-3338, 3362, 3367-3368); Kyrgyzstan (379h);Mongolia (2723, 2727); Pitcairn Islands (717)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Belgium (2527); Denmark (1567, 1570); Marshall Islands (1010e, 1010k); Norfolk Island (1037)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Gabon (953, 1086)
Land Mammals: Horses
Antigua (3134-3136); China (Taiwan) (4005, 4006); China (People's Republic)(3950); Finland (1386d); France (4023a, 4031a); Gambia (3345-3349, 3350d); Ireland(1936-1939, 1939b); Marshall Islands (1010f, 1010g, 1010h, 1010j, 1010k); Mongolia(2707, 2708, 2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2716, 2719, 2723); Norfolk Island (1037);Pitcairn Islands (717); Sweden (2665-2666, 2666f)
Sea Mammals
French Polynesia (1062c); Ireland (1942, 1942a); Marshall Islands (1009); Mexico(2742)
Sea Mammals: Whales
Cook Islands (1367, 1381a); French Polynesia (1062b)
Birds
Antigua (3134-3136, 3152); Belgium (2528a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (674); Cape Verde (943); China (Taiwan) (3999-4002, 4011a); China (People's Republic) (3909, 3910a, 3970); Cook Islands (1378, 1381a, 1382); Croatia (803); Denmark (1567b, 1569, 1573, 1573a); Dominica (2761); Falkland Islands (1039, 1042); Fiji (1249-1254);Finland (1386e, 1386f); France (4020, 4023a); French Polynesia (1062a, 1062b);French Southern & Antarctic Territories (447); Gabon (1085, 1086); Gambia (3345-3349, 3350-3351, 3369-3372); Kyrgyzstan (379); Marshall Islands (1009, 1010j, 1011a); Mongolia (2713, 2722c, 2723, 2724, 2726, 2728); United Nations (1031-1034, 1035); United Nations (Geneva) (540-543, 544); United Nations (Vienna) (501-504);Zambia (1111)
Insects
Cook Islands (1386b); Fiji (1242); Marshall Islands (992c, 992d, 992h, 992j, 992k);Pitcairn Islands (715-716, 716a); United Nations (1035)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Belgium (2527); China (People's Republic) (3869, 3938-3947); Marshall Islands(992a, 992f, 992i, 992l); Mongolia (2728); United Nations (1035); United Nations (Geneva) (544)
Fish & Fishing
China (People's Republic) (3910, 3910a); Cook Islands (1380, 1381a); Denmark(1557a, 1567, 1571); France (4021, 4023a); French Polynesia (1062); Gabon (1086);Kyrgyzstan (379); Marshall Islands (986, 1003); United Nations (Geneva) (545)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Belgium (2527a, 2527b); Cook Islands (1369, 1371, 1381a, 1383, 1386b); Falkland Islands (1041); French Polynesia (1062); Marshall Islands (986); United Nations (Geneva) (545)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Antigua (3147-3150); France (4014, 4018, 4019a)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Cayman Islands (1075); China (Taiwan) (4005); Cook Islands (1386b); Cyprus(1158); Dominican Republic (1510); Fiji (1243); French Polynesia (1062i); Marshall Islands (982-985); United Nations (1035)
Flags
Antigua (3134-3136, 3152); Bosnia & Herzegovina (677); Cape Verde (946, 947);China (Taiwan) (4009a, 4010a, 4011a, 4011b, 4012); China (People's Republic)(3912, 3922-3928, 3965); Cook Islands (1372, 1381a); Croatia (807); Cuba (4924A, 5174, 5176, 5182, 5184, 5186); Cyprus (1158); Denmark (1553, 1556a); Dominica(2761); Ecuador (2027); Falkland Islands (1038); Finland (1386f); France (4035a);Gabon (792a, 793a, 794, 1089); Gambia (3344, 3345-3349, 3350a, 3352, 3362, 3365d);Marshall Islands (1004c, 1011, 1012c, 1012e); Mongolia (2706, 2718, 2719, 2723, 2730, 2731); New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L123, L123a); Papua New Guinea(1586-1591); Pitcairn Islands (722c); Poland (4012); Seychelles (901); Sweden(2666b, 2666d, 2666e, 2666f)
Flora
Albania (2907-2908); Belgium (2528); Bosnia & Herzegovina (672, 672c, 672d);Canada (2491, 2491a); Cook Islands (1368, 1370, 1374, 1376, 1379, 1381a, 1385, 1386b); Cuba (5182); Finland (1385a); Kyrgyzstan (369, 379); Latvia (779-780);Mauritius (1097); Mexico (2741); Sweden (2667-2669, 2669e); United Nations (1035-1036); United Nations (Geneva) (544-545); United Nations (Vienna) (505-506)
Flowers
Antigua (3143); Belgium (2527i, 2528); Bermuda (1033a, 1033d); Bosnia & Herzegovina (673-674); China (Taiwan) (4008b, 4009e, 4009h, 4010e, 4010h); China (People's Republic) (3869, 3877, 3877a, 3877b, 3881, 3889, 3936d, 3938-3947); Cook Islands (1384, 1388-1389, O85-O87); Curacao (14, 17); Cyprus (1158); Denmark(1556, 1556a); Ecuador (2034-2037); France (4023, 4023a, 4034, 4035a);Liechtenstein (1532); Marshall Islands (992); Mexico (2739, 2740, 2742); Mongolia(2728); Norfolk Island (1040, 1041, 1042); Papua New Guinea (1590, 1591); Penrhyn(502); Pitcairn Islands (714, 717b); Seychelles (898, 900); Sweden (2670, 2671e, 2673, 2673e); United Nations (Vienna) (501)
Flowers: Orchids
French Polynesia (1058); Norfolk Island (1043); United Nations (1035)
Flowers: Roses
China (People's Republic) (3941)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Belgium (2527f); Cape Verde (942, 943); China (Taiwan) (4011b); Cook Islands(1384); Cyprus (1158); Faroe Islands (564-565); Fiji (1244-1248); Finland (Aland)(318, 319-320); France (4014, 4018, 4019a, 4034, 4035a, 4036, 4039a); Rwanda (1403)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
China (People's Republic) (3887-3888); Mongolia (2722b, 2722c)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Bosnia & Herzegovina (677); Croatia (803-806); Cuba (5174, 5175); Falkland Islands(1038); Finland (1383-1384); France (4019a, 4023a, 4027a, 4031a, 4035a, 4039a);Gabon (1087); Gambia (3362); Papua New Guinea (1586-1591); Pitcairn Islands(717)
Holograms & 3–D
Canada (2491, 2491a)
Judaica
Gambia (3352); Latvia (783)
Maps & Globes
Albania (2907-2908); Antigua (3134a, 3158a); China (People's Republic) (3969, 3970); Congo Republic (1284); Cuba (4934B); Denmark (1557a); Dominica (2761);Ecuador (2029); Equatorial Guinea (296a); France (1O69); Gabon (792a, 793a, 794, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1086, 1087); Marshall Islands (1009); Mauritius (1095); Mexico(2747); New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L119-L123, L123a); Pitcairn Islands(722b); St. Vincent (3566A-3566F); Zambia (1111)
Masks
France (4031, 4031a); United Nations (1035)
Military
Antigua (3134-3136, 3162); China (People's Republic) (3878, 3886, 3899-3901, 3912, 3959); Dominican Republic (1505); Gambia (3345-3349, 3358, 3359, 3360); Marshall Islands (1004a, 1004b); Mexico (2743)
Motor Vehicles
China (Taiwan) (4011c); China (People's Republic) (3967); Faroe Islands (567, 568, 569a); France (4036, 4039a); Gabon (1068b, 1068c); Mongolia (2718a)
Automobiles
Antigua (3131); Bermuda (1033c); Faroe Islands (569, 569a); Gabon (1068a, 1068c);Mongolia (2718c); Norfolk Island (1037-1039)
Motorcycles
Antigua (3161); Mexico (2747); Mongolia (2718)
Mushrooms
Antigua (3137-3140); Cyprus (1158)
Nobel Prize
Antigua (3153-3154); Gambia (3366); Sweden (2672); Zambia (1111)
Performing Arts
Dance
China (Taiwan) (4008b); China (People's Republic) (3913, 3914); Cuba (5180);France (4022, 4023a, 4026, 4027a, 4029, 4031a); Gabon (1044, 1045, 1045a); Rwanda(1400)
Music
China (People's Republic) (3869, 3933, 3934); Cuba (5177, 5186); Curacao (19-27);Czech Republic (3501); Faroe Islands (570-571); France (4019, 4019a, 4022, 4023a, 4025, 4027a, 4035a, 4038, 4039a); Gambia (3362); Marshall Islands (1010d, 1010i, 1010l); Mongolia (2728, 2731a); Pitcairn Islands (717)
Music: Rock Stars: Elvis
Antigua (3161-3164); Gambia (3357-3360)
Movies, Television & Stars
Belgium (2527); Cuba (5179); Gambia (3357-3360); Mexico (2744-2745)
Theater
France (4016, 4019a)
Personalized Stamps
Finland (Aland) (321); Latvia (785-787)
Petroleum
China (People's Republic) (3917); Ecuador (2027); Gabon (1086)
Philately
Antigua (3120-3121, 3130-3131); Croatia (809); Cuba (5183); France (4040); Gabon(953); Gambia (3337-3338); Mexico (2742); Mongolia (2728); New Zealand (2370b)
Railroads
Antigua (3161b); China (Taiwan) (4009e, 4010e, 4011d); China (People's Republic)(3874, 3876, 3876a, 3913, 3929); Denmark (1558-1566, 1559a, 1561a, 1561b, 1566a);Ecuador (2030c); France (4043); Zambia (1113)
Religion
Antigua (3130c); Benin (1482-1484); Bosnia & Herzegovina (675); China (Taiwan)(4006); China (People's Republic) (3936b); Croatia (780, 808, 810); Cuba (5183, 5184); Curacao (14, 16); Dominican Republic (1508-1509); Ecuador (2028, 2030);Ethiopia (1750-1752, 1753-1755); France (3990, 4020, 4023a, 4028, 4031a, 4033, 4035a, 4037, 4039a, 4040); New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L122, L123a); Pitcairn Islands (722d); Poland (4014); Zambia (1084)
Christmas
Antigua (3122-3125); Canada (2490-2494, 2491a, 2492a, 2493a, 2494a, 2494b); China (People's Republic) (3869); Equatorial Guinea (297); Faroe Islands (570-571);Gabon (1068, 1068c); Liechtenstein (1531-1533); Marshall Islands (1010); New Zealand (2379-2387, 2385a, 2386a, 2386b, 2387a); Norfolk Island (1040-1043)
Popes
Antigua (3117-3118, 3132-3133); Gambia (3365-3366); Kiribati (983)
Science & Technology
China (People's Republic) (3915-3918); Cuba (4934A-4934D); Ecuador (2029);Equatorial Guinea (298c, 299); Mauritius (1096); Poland (4015-4018); Sweden (2672)
Archaeology
China (People's Republic) (3887-3888); Gambia (3364); Kyrgyzstan (369); Mexico(2742); Mongolia (2722)
Astronomy
Croatia (810); Mauritius (1095); Pitcairn Islands (722a, 722b)
Computers & Mathematics
China (Taiwan) (4011d); China (People's Republic) (3875, 3876a); Gabon (1083);Mexico (2747); Mongolia (2731b)
Earth Science & Earth Features
China (Taiwan) (4009d, 4009g, 4009i, 4010d, 4010g, 4010i); China (People's Republic) (3936d, 3966); Cook Islands (1370, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1379, 1381, 1381a);Curacao (17); Faroe Islands (566); French Polynesia (1059-1061); Kyrgyzstan (379)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Papua New Guinea (1580-1585)
Medicine
Cape Verde (940-945); China (People's Republic) (3870-3873); Equatorial Guinea(298a); Fiji (1256-1259); Mauritius (1098); Poland (4018)
Service Organizations (Intl.)
Gabon (1082)
Ships & Watercraft
Antigua (3135, 3136c, 3157b); Cayman Islands (1075-1081, 1081a); China (Taiwan)(4009c, 4009f, 4010c, 4010f, 4011c); China (People's Republic) (3937, 3970); Cook Islands (1367, 1368, 1372, 1381, 1381a, 1387b); Cuba (4934B); France (4019a, 4020, 4023a, 4039a); Gabon (1087); Gambia (3345, 3353b); Marshall Islands (1009, 1011a, 1011b); New Zealand (Ross Dependency) (L119, L121, L123a); Norfolk Island (1039);Pitcairn Islands (714, 715-716, 716a, 718-721, 722)
Space
Antigua (3151, 3157-3160); Bosnia & Herzegovina (676); China (People's Republic)(3916); Gambia (3353-3356); Marshall Islands (1012b, 1012c, 1012d, 1012e)
Sports
Cape Verde (940, 941, 942, 943); Cayman Islands (1078); China (People's Republic)(3906-3907, 3931, 3948-3949); Denmark (1557, 1557a); Dominica (2759-2761); Latvia(788); Mongolia (2718); Sweden (2665-2666, 2666f); Togo (1750A)
Golf
Australia (3570-3574, 3572a, 3572b, 3573a, 3574a); Ireland (1940)
Soccer
Colombia (1356); Equatorial Guinea (296); Gabon (694C, 694De); Mexico (2739)
Stamps On Stamps
Marshall Islands (1009)
Telecommunications
China (Taiwan) (4011d); China (People's Republic) (3876, 3876a); Ecuador (2029);Kyrgyzstan (369); Togo (1750A)
Textiles
Cayman Islands (1080); China (People's Republic) (3908-3810, 3810a); Rwanda(1401, 1402); Sweden (2670-2671)
Native Costumes
China (Taiwan) (4007); China (People's Republic) (3889-3894, 3912-3914, 3932, 3935, 3948-3949, 3950-3952, 3953-3958); Curacao (14-18); France (4019, 4019a, 4022, 4023, 4023a, 4025, 4026, 4027, 4027a, 4029, 4030, 4031a, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4035, 4035a, 4038, 4039a); Gabon (1044, 1045, 1045a); Mongolia (2706-2713, 2719, 2720-2721, 2731a); Papua New Guinea (1585); Rwanda (1400); United Nations (1035)
Toys & Games
China (Taiwan) (4008a); France (4014, 4018, 4019a); Gabon (1068, 1068c); Marshall Islands (1010a); Mongolia (2728)
United Nations
Fiji (1256-1259); Gambia (3364); Marshall Islands (1009); Zambia (1111)
Wine
Denmark (1557a); Finland (Aland) (317)
Women
Antigua (3126, 3127b, 3128, 3129, 3131, 3141-3143, 3144-3146, 3155-3156); Bermuda(1033); Cape Verde (940, 947, 949); Cayman Islands (1080); China (Taiwan) (4009a, 4009e, 4009g, 4009h, 4009i, 4010a, 4010e, 4010g, 4010h, 4010i); China (People's Republic) (3871, 3873, 3875, 3876a, 3880, 3891, 3893, 3894, 3912-3914, 3930, 3933, 3934, 3948b, 3954, 3955, 3956, 3957, 3965, 3966); Cook Islands (1388-1389); Cuba(5180, 5185); Denmark (1557a, 1558, 1559a, 1561a, 1562, 1567b, 1569, 1573, 1573a);Equatorial Guinea (298); Falkland Islands (1038); Faroe Islands (571); Fiji (1255, 1256-1259); France (4017, 4019, 4019a, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4023a, 4025, 4026, 4027a, 4029, 4030, 4031a, 4035, 4035a, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4039a, 4041, 1O69);Gambia (3339-3340, 3341, 3342a, 3343, 3344b, 3350b, 3352a, 3352c, 3358, 3361-3363, 3365b, 3366); Ireland (1940); Kiribati (982); Latvia (783); Marshall Islands (1010, 1011); Mauritius (1099); Mexico (2740, 2746); Mongolia (2728, 2729, 2730b, 2731);Norfolk Island (1037); Papua New Guinea (1586, 1587, 1589, 1590, 1591); Penrhyn(502); Pitcairn Islands (722d); Rwanda (1400); Seychelles (897-900); Sweden(2666b, 2666f, 2671c, 2671d, 2672a)
Writers & Literature
Bangladesh (786); China (Taiwan) (4003-4006); China (People's Republic) (3889-3894, 3895-3898); Colombia (1357); Cuba (4934A-4934D, 5185); Finland (1385)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (248c), will only appear in "By Topic" listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
Number changes
To stamps in 2012 Catalogue, Congo Republic (1284 becomes 1285), Gabon (1045 is deleted).
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