By Topic – December 2024

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the December 2024 Scott Stamp Monthly fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Antarctic & Arctic

Greenland (951, 952)

Architecture

Albania (3089); Andorra (French) (886); Armenia (1424c); Austria (3103, 3121, 3137); Azerbaijan (1417); Belgium (3034); Bermuda (1216, 1218); Bhutan (1616); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461C, 461De, 483); China (Taiwan) (4732, 4734, 4737, 4743b, 4743c, 4743d, 4743e); Costa Rica (740); Estonia (1035); Faroe Islands (854, 857); Gibraltar (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1926a); Greenland (951); Ireland (2364, 2365, 2368, 2370-2373, 2373a, 2376, 2415, 2420, 2421a, 2421b, 2422-2423, 2432, 2433, 2451); Monaco (3166, 3167, 3170, 3171, 3177, 3180); Montenegro (532); Netherlands (1654c); Vatican City (1862, 1863)

Bridges

Austria (3122); Azerbaijan (1417); China (Taiwan) (4743a); Gibraltar (1921, 1926a); Vatican City (1862)

Castles

Gibraltar (1923, 1926a)

Lighthouses

Azerbaijan (1414a); Estonia (1037); Ireland (2428)

Windmills

Azerbaijan (1410-1413)

Art

Armenia (1429, 1429a); Faroe Islands (856); Ireland (2359, 2359a, 2359b, 2361); Monaco (3169)

Paintings

Armenia (1424, 1427); Austria (3101, 3119, 3135, 3136); Belgium (3035-3044, 3044a); Ireland (2358, 2358a, 2358b, 2360, 2370-2373, 2373a, 2385-2386, 2399-2400, 2401, 2409-2410, 2409a, 2410a, 2411-2412); Montenegro (529); Vatican City (1865)

Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media

Armenia (1429, 1429a)

Nudes

Faroe Islands (857)

Sculpture & Statues

Armenia (1430); Austria (3100, 3130); China (Taiwan) (4732a); Faroe Islands (855); Ireland (2431, 2439-2442, 2442a); Montenegro (525)

Aviation

Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters

Austria (3125); China (Taiwan) (4743c); Gibraltar (1927-1933)

Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons

Monaco (3166)

Bicycles

Albania (3091a); Azerbaijan (1418); Ireland (2361, 2417, 2419a, 2419b); Monaco (3167b)

Children

Albania (3090); Austria (3119); Belgium (3036, 3041, 3044a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461C, 461De); China (Taiwan) (4733, 4733b, 4733c, 4733d); Ireland (2416, 2419a, 2419b, 2421, 2421a, 2421b, 2428)

Endangered Species

China (Taiwan) (4739-4742)

Europa

Armenia (1426); Austria (3122); Azerbaijan (1407-1409); Faroe Islands (853-854); Greenland (955-958, 958a); Ireland (2374-2375, 2406-2407, 2443-2444); Montenegro (530, 530a)

Explorers

Bosnia & Herzegovina (886); Greenland (952)

Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

Bhutan (1616-1617); China (Taiwan) (4732a, 4743c); Ireland (2371, 2373a, 2374-2375)

Famous People

Royalty

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (486); China (Taiwan) (4738); Faroe Islands (851); Greenland (959); Monaco (3167, 3168, 3181);

Fauna

Land Mammals

Austria (3103, 3131, 3132); Belgium (3042, 3044a); Bhutan (1616a, 1616b, 1616d, 1616f, 1616g, 1616l); Faroe Islands (857); Gibraltar (1922, 1926a); Greenland (961-965, 964a, 964b, 965a); Ireland (2411); Monaco (3167b, 3168)

Land Mammals: Cats

Austria (3097); Bhutan (1616-1617); China (Taiwan) (4733f, 4743c); Ireland (2385-2386); Monaco (3167b)

Land Mammals: Dogs

Armenia (1422); Bhutan (1616k); Greenland (952); Ireland (2416, 2419a, 2419b); Monaco (3178)

Land Mammals: Horses

Armenia (1430); Austria (3123, 3126-3129); Belgium (3044, 3044a); Bhutan (1616c); Faroe Islands (857); Ireland (2442, 2442a); Monaco (3167b)

Sea Mammals

Gibraltar (1924, 1926a)

Sea Mammals: Whales

Austria (3105); Azerbaijan (1409)

Birds

Albania (3088a, 3089b); Andorra (French) (886); Armenia (1428, 1429a); Austria (3099, 3116); Bhutan (1616h); China (Taiwan) (4739-4742, 4743d); Ireland (2364, 2371, 2373a, 2376, 2382, 2382a, 2382b, 2392, 2406, 2429); Netherlands (1654g); Vatican City (1866)

Insects

Austria (3117); Belgium (3032); China (Taiwan) (4737); Ireland (2434-2438)

Fish & Fishing

Armenia (1426); Azerbaijan (1407, 1409); China (Taiwan) (4733a); Ireland (2371, 2373a)

Fish & Fishing: Marine Life

Armenia (1426); Faroe Islands (853); Greenland (956, 958, 958a); Ireland (2444); Montenegro (530, 530a)

Fish & Fishing: Shells

Armenia (1429, 1429a)

Reptiles & Amphibians

Azerbaijan (1408); Bhutan (1616j)

Flags

Albania (3090b); China (Taiwan) (4729, 4732b); Gibraltar (1923, 1926a); Ireland (2376, 2427); Monaco (3166a, 3167, 3170, 3175, 3180)

Flora

Austria (3112); Belgium (3045-3054, 3054a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (485); Faroe Islands (854); Greenland (955, 957, 958a); Ireland (2377, 2380a, 2443, 2453)

Flowers

Albania (3088a); Armenia (1429, 1429a); Austria (3101, 3106b, 3112, 3113); Belgium (3032, 3035, 3044a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (874-875, 875a); China (Taiwan) (4733e, 4743a, 4743d); Costa Rica (736b); Ireland (2371, 2373a, 2427, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437); Montenegro (528)

Flowers: Roses

Ireland (2452); Monaco (3171)

Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops

Andorra (French) (886); Austria (3132d); Belgium (3037, 3044a); China (Taiwan) (4743e); Costa Rica (736a); Ireland (2362-2365, 2366); Netherlands (1654i)

Heraldry & Coats of Arms

Austria (3115); Greenland (961-965, 964a, 964b, 965a); Monaco (3180)

Holograms & 3-D

Austria (3099)

Judaica

Austria (3120, 3134)

Maps & Globes

Albania (3090); Azerbaijan (1410, 1412, 1413, 1416-1417); Belgium (3033); China (Taiwan) (4733b); Estonia (1037); Greenland (952); Ireland (2445); Vatican City (1864)

Military

Albania (3088b); China (Taiwan) (4732, 4738); Gibraltar (1922, 1926a, 1927-1933); Ireland (2368, 2445)

Motor Vehicles

Faroe Islands (852); Ireland (2368, 2369)

Automobiles

Armenia (1422); Austria (3118); Monaco (3173-3174, 3175b, 3177)

Motorcycles

Austria (3108)

Mushrooms

Ireland (2364)

Performing Arts

Dance

Albania (3091b)

Music

Armenia (1425); Austria (3111, 3132); China (Taiwan) (4733d, 4733e); Faroe Islands (857); Ireland (2366-2367, 2394-2398, 2398a, 2415, 2416, 2419a, 2419b, 2447); Monaco (3167, 3171-3172); Montenegro (526); Netherlands (1654e)

Music: Rock Stars

Ireland (2446, 2448, 2449)

Movies, Television & Stars

Armenia (1422, 1423, 1428, 1429a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (487); Monaco (3181)

Theater

Ireland (2391-2393, 2415); Monaco (3171-3172)

Entertainers

Monaco (3167)

Personalized Stamps

Estonia (1036)

Philately

Albania (3090); Austria (3106a); China (Taiwan) (4733a); Montenegro (525)

Prepared Foods and Culinary Arts

Austria (3114, 3132b); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (487); Ireland (2362-2365, 2366-2367); Netherlands (1654b, 1654i, 1654j)

Railroads

Austria (3119, 3124); China (Taiwan) (4743)

Red Cross

Albania (3088b); Vatican City (1862)

Religion

Albania (3089a); Austria (3121, 3130, 3133); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461D, 461De, 484); Ireland (2385-2386, 2424-2425); Vatican City (1863, 1865)

Christmas

Austria (3100, 3101, 3103, 3104); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (461C, 461De); Ireland (2377-2382, 2380a, 2382a, 2382b, 2416-2421, 2419a, 2419b, 2421a, 2421b); Netherlands (1654)

Science & Technology

Azerbaijan (1410-1413); Costa Rica (736);

Archaeology

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (483); Costa Rica (741);

Astronomy

Ireland (2393)

Earth Science & Earth Features

Albania (3089); Andorra (French) (887); Armenia (1424); Austria (3109, 3122); Azerbaijan (1417); China (Taiwan) (4734, 4735); Gibraltar (1924, 1925, 1926, 1926a); Montenegro (531)

Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls

Faroe Islands (852)

Medicine

Austria (3120); Ireland (2413-2414, 2452-2453); Monaco (3176)

Ships & Watercraft

Albania (3089c, 3089d); Austria (3132); Belgium (3044, 3044a); China (Taiwan) (4735); Gibraltar (1923, 1924, 1926, 1926a); Greenland (951); Ireland (2428-2429); Monaco (3166b, 3170); Montenegro (531)

Sports

Albania (3091); Austria (3123); Ireland (2367); Monaco (3170, 3173-3174, 3175, 3179); Montenegro (533, 533a)

Olympics

Azerbaijan (1418); Belgium (3034); Estonia (1035)

Soccer

Albania (3091b); Azerbaijan (1415); Ireland (2373, 2373a)

Stamps On Stamps

Albania (3090); Austria (3115); China (Taiwan) (4733a); Ireland (2367, 2417, 2419a, 2419b, 2421, 2421a, 2421b); Netherlands (1654d)

Telecommunications

Estonia (1033); Ireland (2367); Netherlands (1654g)

Textiles

Austria (3106b); Faroe Islands (855-856); Ireland (2402-2405, 2405a)

Native Costumes

Albania (3088a); Andorra (French) (886); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (485); China (Taiwan) (4734-4737, 4738)

Toys & Games

Austria (3126-3129); China (Taiwan) (4733b)

Chess

Faroe Islands (857)

United Nations

Andorra (French) (887); Armenia (1425, 1428-1429, 1429a); Greenland (951); Monaco (3180)

Universal Postal Union

Belgium (3033); Vatican City (1864)

Wine

Austria (3132d)

Women

Albania (3088); Armenia (1422, 1429, 1429a); Austria (3106a, 3107, 3119, 3132); Belgium (3037, 3038, 3042, 3043, 3044a); Bermuda (1215-1218); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (486); China (Taiwan) (4729, 4733b, 4733d, 4733e, 4733f, 4737); Costa Rica (736a); Estonia (1029); Faroe Islands (857); Greenland (952, 953-954); Ireland (2387-2390, 2394, 2396, 2398a, 2399-2400, 2402-2405, 2405a, 2416, 2417, 2419a, 2419b, 2421, 2421a, 2421b); Monaco (3167b, 3171, 3177, 3179, 3181)

Writers & Literature

Armenia (1421); Austria (3134); Bermuda (1215-1218); Bosnia & Herzegovina (886); China (Taiwan) (4734-4737, 4744); Estonia (1034); Ireland (2383, 2430); Montenegro (527)

Journalism

Estonia (1029); Ireland (2433)

Addendum

Unaccompanied minors, such as Belarus (1315a), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.