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By Topic – August 2024

Aug 3, 2024, 6 AM

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

Antarctic & Arctic

Argentina (2992); British Antarctic Territory (641-644, 645-648, 649-650)

Architecture

Albania (3079, 3086-3087); Algeria (1887, 1890, 1892); Andorra (French) (882); Andorra (Spanish) (526, 533); Argentina (2987, 2993, 3001, 3010); Armenia (1400, 1403, 1406a, 1411); Australia (5096b, 5712c); Azerbaijan (1388q, 1388w, 1392, 1400); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (479); British Antarctic Territory (641-644); Cambodia (2635-2636, 2637-2638, 2641, 2648, 2649-2654); China (Taiwan) (4726c, 4726i, 4730-4731); China (People’s Republic) (4950, 4951, 4955, 4956, 4964, 4970, 4971, 4972, 4987, 4988a, 5004, 5010, 5017, 5019, 5020, 5021-5023, 5023a); Czech Republic (3968); France (C90); Israel (2348, 2350a, 2364-2365, 2367, 2369, 2371, 2373, 2374); Italy (B51, B52, B53, B55); Macao (1710-1711); Mauritania (861); Norfolk Island (1185, 1185a); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1148, 1149); United Nations (1339, UX24); United Nations (Vienna) (UX27-UX29); United States (5860, 5860a, 5896b, 5896o)

Bridges

Algeria (1887); Andorra (French) (879, 882); China (Taiwan) (4726a); China (People’s Republic) (4969-4972, 4992, 4992a, 5018, 5019); France (C90); Israel (2348, 2350a); Italy (B54)

Castles

British Indian Ocean Territory (522); France (6528)

Lighthouses

Algeria (1895); Macao (1711); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1150)

Windmills

Israel (2348, 2350a);

Art

Andorra (French) (880); Andorra (Spanish) (537); Armenia (1393a); China (People’s Republic) (4964); Czech Republic (3967); France (6526); Israel (2359-2361); Kosovo (509F-509H); Slovenia (1590-1594)

Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips

China (People’s Republic) (4965); Switzerland (1972-1973, 1972a, 1973a, 1973b)

Paintings

Albania (3081, 3083); Armenia (1393b); China (People’s Republic) (4966-4968); France (6293B); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1149, 1150)

Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media

Albania (3084-3085); Azerbaijan (1277-1279)

Nudes

Albania (3084c)

Sculpture & Statues

Albania (3082); Argentina (2987); China (Taiwan) (4726d); China (People’s Republic) (4950, 4951, 5003, 5004, 5023, 5023a); Czech Republic (3968); France (6541); Israel (2353); Italy (B54); United Nations (1339h, U49, U50); United States (5863, 5863a)

Aviation

Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters

Algeria (1889a); Australia (5770-5773, 5773a); Azerbaijan (1388u); British Antarctic Territory (645, 647); France (C91); Israel (2349, 2350, 2350a); United Nations (Vienna) (723)

Children

Albania (3077-3078, 3087); Algeria (1888); Argentina (2993c, 3009); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (481); China (People’s Republic) (4966-4968, 4973, 4976, 4995); France (B847, B852a); Kosovo (529); Slovenia (1590, 1591)

Coins & Currency

Albania (3080); Israel (2362)

Endangered Species

United Nations (1334-1337, 1337a); United Nations (Geneva) (742-745, 745a); United Nations (Vienna) (719-722, 722a); United States (5865-5870, 5865a-5870a)

Europa

Albania (3086-3087); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (480); Czech Republic (3965); Slovenia (1595-1596)

Explorers

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (477)

Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

Albania (3086-3087); Andorra (Spanish) (529); Azerbaijan (1404); Cambodia (2629); China (People’s Republic) (5016, 5028-5029, 5028a, 5029a, 5029b, 5029c); United Nations (1328-1329, 1329a)

Famous People

Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev (1379, 1388, 1396-1397); China (People’s Republic) Mao Zedong (5024-5027, 5027a)

Royalty

British Antarctic Territory (645a, 646a, 647a, 648a); France (6528a, 6528c); Norfolk Island (1184-1185, 1185a)

Fauna

Land Mammals

Algeria (1881); Andorra (Spanish) (532); Argentina (2997); Armenia (1400, 1407, 1408); Australia (5571B, 5746, 5746a, 5747b, 5754, 5754a); Cambodia (2629); China (Taiwan) (4726h); China (People’s Republic) (4957-4961, 4960a, 4965, 4978); Czech Republic (3967); France (6537, 6540a); Israel (2375); United Nations (Geneva) (744, 745a); United Nations (Vienna) (718i, 721, 722a)

Land Mammals: Bats

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (472)

Land Mammals: Cats

Armenia (1412-1420); China (Taiwan) (4726d, 4726h, 4728b); Israel (2353); Kosovo (529); Switzerland (1972-1973, 1972a, 1973a, 1973b); United Nations (1336, 1337a)

Land Mammals: Dogs

Argentina (3008); Azerbaijan (1401); British Antarctic Territory (646); China (Taiwan) (4728c); China (People’s Republic) (4966, 4968); Czech Republic (3967); Switzerland (1922)

Land Mammals: Horses

Algeria (1889f); Andorra (Spanish) (533); China (People’s Republic) (4960a); Czech Republic (3967a); France (6529, 6535, 6536, 6540a); Israel (2364); United Nations (1332, 1333a); United States (5863, 5863a, 5891-5895, 5891a-5895a)

Birds

Albania (3078, 3080d, 3087); Argentina (2889E, 2889H); British Antarctic Territory (649-650); China (People’s Republic) (4951, 4962-4963, 4965b, 4965d, 4965e, 4973, 4992, 4992a, 4995, 5018); Czech Republic (3967b, 3969); France (C90); Italy (B55); Slovenia (1592); United Nations (1337, 1337a, 1338); United Nations (Vienna) (722, 722a); United States (RW91, RW91A)

Insects

Ascension (1270-1273); China (People’s Republic) (4983, 4984, 4985); Czech Republic (3965); Slovenia (1596)

Insects: Butterflies & Moths

Azerbaijan (1399, 1402a); Cambodia (2624-2627); China (People’s Republic) (4982, 4996); Czech Republic (3969a)

Fish & Fishing

Australia (5728, 5728a, 5731b, 5732, 5732a, 5736-5739, 5738a, 5739a, 5739b); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (481); China (People’s Republic) (4993); Czech Republic (3965); United Nations (1334, 1337a); United Nations (Geneva) (742, 745, 745a); United Nations (Vienna) (719, 722a)

Fish & Fishing: Marine Life

Ascension (1266-1269); Australia (5729, 5729a, 5731b, 5733, 5733a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (480a); British Indian Ocean Territory (522); Czech Republic (3965); Ecuador (2258, 2259)

Fish & Fishing: Shells

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (480b); British Indian Ocean Territory (522); Czech Republic (3965); Slovenia (1595)

Reptiles & Amphibians

British Indian Ocean Territory (522); Czech Republic (3965); Ecuador (2257); United States (5865-5870, 5865a-5870a)

Flags

Albania (3079b); Algeria (1889b); Argentina (2990, 2992, 3001); Azerbaijan (1388a, 1388c, 1388f, 1388h, 1388n, 1388v, 1391, 1392); British Indian Ocean Territory (522); Cambodia (2635-2636, 2637-2638, 2641); France (6528c); Israel (2353); Kosovo (533); Switzerland (1973, 1973a, 1973b);United Nations (1330-1333, 1333a, 1339); United Nations (Geneva) (UX24); United Nations (Vienna) (UX27, UX28); United States (5871-5890, 5886b, 5890b)

Flora

Algeria (1880, 1888); Andorra (Spanish) (525); Cocos Islands (428, 428a); Czech Republic (3963); United Nations (1330, 1333a); United Nations (Geneva) (743, 745a)

Flowers

Andorra (Spanish) (529); Armenia (1409, 1410); Australia (5571C, 5571D, 5571G, 5571I, 5741, 5741a, 5743, 5743a, 5745, 5745a, 5746, 5746a, 5747b, 5749, 5749a, 5751, 5751a, 5753, 5753a, 5754, 5754a); Azerbaijan (1388b, 1388f, 1388h, 1388n, 1393, 1402); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (473, 482); Cambodia (2624-2627, 2635-2636); China (Taiwan) (4726b); China (People’s Republic) (4951, 4973, 4992, 4992a, 4996, 4999-5000); Czech Republic (3965); Israel (2373); United Nations (1328-1329, 1329a)

Flowers: Orchids

United Nations (1335, 1337a); United Nations (Vienna) (720, 722a)

Flowers: Roses

Australia (5740, 5740a, 5747b, 5748, 5748a); Israel (2374)

Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops

Argentina (2994, 2998, 3011); Armenia (1393b); Australia (5728-5735, 5731b, 5732a, 5733a, 5734a, 5735a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (478); China (Taiwan) (4726b, 4726e, 4726f, 4726h); China (People’s Republic) (5005, 5007); France (B851, B852a); Israel (2350, 2350a, 2365); Slovenia (1591)

Gems, Minerals & Jewelry

Argentina (2999); Australia (5571K, 5747, 5747a, 5747b, 5755, 5755a); Israel (2350, 2350a)

Heraldry & Coats of Arms

Andorra (Spanish) (532); Armenia (1412-1420); British Indian Ocean Territory (522); Italy (B55); United Nations (1331, 1332, 1333a)

Judaica

Andorra (Spanish) (528); Argentina (3011); Israel (2353, 2356-2358, 2359-2361, 2375)

Maps & Globes

Algeria (1888); Argentina (3015); Australia (5571J, 5770-5773, 5773a); Cambodia (2630-2633); China (Taiwan) (4726a, 4726b, 4726c, 4726d, 4726e, 4726f, 4726g); China (People’s Republic) (5026, 5027a); Israel (2354); Kosovo (518C, 533); United Nations (1338, U49, U50); United Nations (Geneva) (746, UX24); United Nations (Vienna) (723)

Masks

Argentina (2993); China (Taiwan) (4728c); Czech Republic (3962)

Military

Algeria (1889); Argentina (2992); Australia (5764-5769, 5766a, 5767a, 5768a, 5769a, 5771, 5773, 5773a); China (Taiwan) (4726c); France (6528, 6528c, B845, B852a, C91); Israel (2349, 2350a, 2358); Norfolk Island (1185, 1185a)

Motor Vehicles

Algeria (1887, 1889d, 1889e, 1889f); Andorra (French) (881); British Antarctic Territory (648); China (Taiwan) (4726i); China (People’s Republic) (4969, 4970, 4972, 5020); France (B850, B852a); Israel (2348, 2349, 2350a, 2358)

Automobiles

Andorra (French) (880); Argentina (2993a); Azerbaijan (1388ab); Israel (2354); Italy (B54); Macao (1710-1711); United Nations (1339)

Motorcycles

Macao (1710c, 1710f)

Performing Arts

Dance

United Nations (Vienna) (718)

Music

Albania (3077-3078); Argentina (3008); Armenia (1402, 1411); Azerbaijan (1319, 1391); China (People’s Republic) (4960, 4960a); Czech Republic (3964); France (6527); Israel (2358); Slovenia (1590)

Movies, Television & Stars

Argentina (3006, 3007); Azerbaijan (1398); Czech Republic (3962); Switzerland (1972-1973, 1972a, 1973a, 1973b)

Theater

Italy (B52)

Personalized Stamps

Australia (5546B-5546E, 5571B-5571K); Czech Republic (3968); United Nations (1328-1329, 1329a, 1339); United Nations (Vienna) (718)

Petroleum

Azerbaijan (1388h, 1395)

Philately

Australia (5096b, 5712c); Azerbaijan (1399); China (Taiwan) (4726h); Israel (2362)

Prepared Foods and Culinary Arts

Andorra (French) (881); Andorra (Spanish) (531); Australia (5728-5735, 5731b, 5732a, 5733a, 5734a, 5735a, 5742, 5742a, 5747b, 5750, 5750a)

Printing

Czech Republic (3960); Israel (2362)

Railroads

Argentina (3010); Cambodia (2630-2633); China (Taiwan) (4726g); Israel (2348, 2350a)

Red Cross

France (B843-B852, B852a)

Religion

Andorra (Spanish) (532, 533); Argentina (2987); Armenia (1403, 1406a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (479); Cambodia (2635-2636, 2637-2638, 2641, 2648b, 2649-2654); France (C90); Italy (B51, B55); Mauritania (861)

Christmas

Andorra (Spanish) (531); Armenia (1400); Australia (5546B-5546E); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (474)

Popes

Italy (B55)

Science & Technology

Azerbaijan (1388d, 1388g, 1388i, 1388j, 1388l, 1388m, 1388o, 1388p, 1388y, 1388ac, 1388ad); China (Taiwan) (4730-4731); China (People’s Republic) (5005, 5006-5010, 5017); Israel (2348-2350, 2350a, 2354-2355, 2370); Kosovo (518C)

Archaeology

Algeria (1894); Cambodia (2648a, 2649-2654); China (People’s Republic) (5001-5004)

Computers & Mathematics

China (People’s Republic) (5019); Israel (2350, 2350a, 2354-2355)

Earth Science & Earth Features

Algeria (1895); Argentina (2880C-2880F, 2889E-2889H, 2996, 3002, 3003); Armenia (1404, 1406, 1406a); China (Taiwan) (4726h); China (People’s Republic) (4962-4963, 4986-4991, 4987a, 4989a, 4991a); Israel (2363, 2366-2368); Kosovo (525A-525B)

Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls

Argentina (2991, 2995); Armenia (1405, 1406a); China (People’s Republic) (4991a);

Medicine

Argentina (3000); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (482); China (Taiwan) (4728c); China (People’s Republic) (4999-5000); France (B845, B852a)

Medicine: COVID-19 Pandemic

Cambodia (2639-2641)

Ships & Watercraft

Argentina (2992, 2993); Australia (5096b); Azerbaijan (1388d, 1388e, 1388k); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (477); British Antarctic Territory (646); China (People’s Republic) (5020); Cocos Islands (427, 428a); France (6530, 6540a, B844. B852a); Israel (2349, 2350, 2350a); Italy (B54); Norfolk Island (1185, 1185a); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1148, 1149, 1150)

Space

Algeria (1889c); Azerbaijan (1389-1390); China (People’s Republic) (5008, 5009); Israel (2349, 2350a)

Sports

Andorra (French) (882); Andorra (Spanish) (527, 534); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (481); China (People’s Republic) (4977-4978, 4997-4998, 4998a); Macao (1710-1711)

Baseball

China (Taiwan) (4728d)

Olympics

Albania (3079); Azerbaijan (1333); Macao (1657-1658)

Soccer

Argentina (3013-3017); Azerbaijan (1352)

Stamps On Stamps

Azerbaijan (1399); British Antarctic Territory (645a, 646a, 647a, 648a); China (Taiwan) (4726h); Czech Republic (3966d); Israel (2362)

Telecommunications

Argentina (3012)

Textiles

Armenia (1401); Israel (2371-2372); United States (5896c, 5896f, 5896p, 5896s)

Native Costumes

Albania (3087); Algeria (1891); Argentina (3009); China (People’s Republic) (4965a, 4965c, 4965d, 4966-4968, 4973-4976, 4979-4981, 4995, 5011-5015); Israel (2356, 2357)

Toys & Games

Australia (5571B); China (People’s Republic) (4993-4996); France (6529-6540, 6540a)

Chess

Azerbaijan (1386)

United Nations

Andorra (Spanish) (524); Cambodia (2648, 2649-2654); China (People’s Republic) (5021-5023, 5023a); United Nations (1338, 1339, U49, U50); United Nations (Geneva) (746, UX24); United Nations (Vienna) (723)

Universal Postal Union

Azerbaijan (1403); France (C90); United Nations (1338); United Nations (Geneva) (746); United Nations (Vienna) (723)

Wine

Australia (5571H, 5744, 5744a, 5747b, 5752, 5752a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (478); Israel (2364-2365)

Women

Albania (3081-3083, 3084-3085, 3087); Algeria (1888, 1889e, 1891); Andorra (French) (880); Andorra (Spanish) (524, 533, 534, 535); Argentina (3005, 3006, 3009); Armenia (1411); Azerbaijan (1333, 1388b, 1388v, 1388z); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (471); British Antarctic Territory (645a, 646a, 647a, 648a); China (People’s Republic) (4959, 4960, 4960a, 4961, 4966-4968, 4974, 4980, 4981, 5013, 5019); Czech Republic (3965e, 3968); France (6293B, 6527, B844, B845, B848, B852, B852a); Israel (2353, 2370); Italy (B53, B55); Macao (1657a, 1658d); Norfolk Island (1184-1185, 1185a); Slovenia (1594); United Nations (Vienna) (718); United States (5855, 5855a, 5860, 5860a)

Writers & Literature

Argentina (3004, 3005); China (People’s Republic) (4957-4961, 4960a, 5011-5015); Czech Republic (3961, 3964, 3970); Kosovo (523A)

Journalism

Andorra (Spanish) (527)

Addendum

Unaccompanied minors, such as Argentina (2127a, 2130a), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.

Number changes: To stamps in 2025 Catalogue, Israel (2348 becomes 2351).