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By Topic - September 2011
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the September 19 Linn's Stamp News Special Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
French Southern & Antarctic Territories (436, 445, 446); Marshall Islands (993, 994e)
Architecture
Austria (2325); Brazil (3003Bf, 3070, 3076c, 3076d, 3076f, 3077, 3078b, 3078d, 3080d, 3080e, 3080f, 3080l, 3081c, 3081d, 3081i, 3092-3093, 3094-3095, 3115, 3118, 3130, 3134); Cook Islands (1365, 1366a); Dominican Republic (1489c, 1489f, 1490, 1493, 1495, 1496, 1497-1498); Ecuador (1990, 1995, 2010c); Egypt (2060); Estonia (672b);Ethiopia (1749); Falkland Islands (1029); Finland (1370d, 1377); French Polynesia(1051-1052); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (436, 437, 438); Georgia (471);Guyana (4052, 4053b); Honduras (C1285, C1286, C1287); Hungary (4186-4187, 4192-4194, 4195); India (2467, 2479, 2481a, 2485a, 2487, 2491, 2494, 2495a); Italy (3045, 3046); Marshall Islands (980c, 980d, 981a, 981d); Micronesia (913, 914)
Bridges
Brazil (3003Bh, 3070, 3076a, 3080, 3094e, 3094l, 3095e, 3095l, 3118i, 3130i); Ecuador(1995); Micronesia (915, 916)
Castles
Brazil (3080b); Hungary (4195b)
Lighthouses
Brazil (3076e, 3080g); Estonia (674)
Art
Austria (2325); Belgium (2516-2525, 2525a); Brazil (3081c, 3094j, 3095j); Guatemala(634-643); Hungary (4185); India (2483)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Belgium (2514); Finland (1378, 1380); Finland (Aland) (316, 316e)
Paintings
Austria (2322, 2323); Belgium (2513); Dominica (2754-2756); Ecuador (2011); Faroe Islands (556-557, 558-559); Finland (Aland) (313); Gambia (3321-3324, 3328-3329);Georgia (471b); Guyana (4041a, 4041c, 4045-4048, 4050); Italy (3045)
Sculpture & Statues
Brazil (3003Bg, 3080i, 3081e, 3081g, 3094k, 3095k, 3118f, 3118h, 3118k, 3130); Canada(2484-2485); Cook Islands (1366a); Dominican Republic (1496); Ecuador (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997); Egypt (2060); Guyana (4041b); Hungary (4194); India(2476, 2476a, 2485, 2485a); Italy (3046, 3055); Marshall Islands (989c); Micronesia(912)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Australia (3466, 3467, 3467a, 3528-3531, 3531a); Bahamas (1303A); Brazil (3079);Ecuador (2001); Falkland Islands (1021-1024); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (444); Gambia (3333); India (2492, 2493, 2495, 2495a); Marshall Islands(981, 988c, 988e, 994)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
Ecuador (2001); Marshall Islands (988a, 988b, 988d, 994d)
Bicycles
Canada (2484b, 2485b); French Polynesia (1051)
Black Americans
Gambia (3319d, 3320a)
Children
Bahamas (1313, 1314); Belgium (2514b); Canada (2484c, 2484d, 2485c, 2485d);Dominica (2752, 2753b, 2753d); Dominican Republic (1494); Ecuador (1986, 2012a, 2016, 2020); Faroe Islands (548, 549-550); Finland (1370c, 1382e); Gambia (3328a, 3328c, 3331b); Guyana
Coins & Currency
India (2485a, 2495a)
Endangered Species
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Falkland Islands (1030-1033, 1033a)
Europa
Estonia (670-671); Faroe Islands (560-561); Finland (1379); Finland (Aland) (315);Italy (3058-3059)
Explorers
Finland (Aland) (314)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Australia (3498, 3499, 3499a); Austria (2323b); Ecuador (1991); Estonia (663); Faroe Islands (555); Marshall Islands (979); Micronesia (906, 913a, 913b, 914a, 914b, 915b, 916a)
Famous People
Guyana Deng Xiaoping (4042), Jiang Zemin (4043); Micronesia Mohandas Gandhi (909-910)
Kennedy
Gambia (3330-3333); Micronesia (907)
Reagan Marshall Islands (980)
Royalty
Bahamas (1316-1322, 1321a, 1323-1326); Cook Islands (1364, 1366, 1366a);Dominica (2753a, 2753b); Falkland Islands (1029, 1034-1037); Finland (Aland) (313);India (2493, 2495a); Marshall Islands (991); Micronesia (913-916); South Georgia &s; South Sandwich Islands (426-429)
Royalty: Princess Diana
Dominica (2752-2753); Gambia (3334-3336)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Australia (3472, 3473, 3473a, 3518, 3519, 3519a); Austria (2324); Brazil (3077);Dominican Republic (1489); Ecuador (1999, 2008c, 2009, 2020, 2022c, 2022d);Estonia (663, 670, 673); Falkland Islands (1030-1033, 1033a); Finland (Aland) (316a, 316e); Gambia (3322, 3324); Guatemala (633); Honduras (C1290, C1294); Hungary(4195); India (2466, 2476a, 2495a); Italy (3058); Marshall Islands (979); Micronesia(906)
Land Mammals: Cats
Australia (3468, 3469, 3469a, 3480, 3481, 3481a, 3490, 3491, 3491a, 3504, 3505, 3505a, 3526, 3527, 3527a); Canada (2484a, 2484b, 2484c, 2485a, 2485b, 2485c);Ecuador (1996, 2008a, 2009); Egypt (2062); Faroe Islands (551-554, 554a); Finland(1370e); India (2475, 2476a, 2485a); Micronesia (913a, 913b, 914a, 914b, 915b, 916a)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Australia (3478, 3479, 3479a, 3516, 3517, 3517a); Belgium (2514i); Chad (845B, 845C, 845E); French Polynesia (1051); India (2476, 2476a); United States (4547)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Ecuador (2008b, 2009); Hungary (4195a)
Land Mammals: Horses
Australia (3498, 3499, 3499a, 3514, 3515, 3515a); French Polynesia (1052); Gambia(3323, 3328b); Hungary (4195a, 4195c); Italy (3045, 3055); Marshall Islands (980b, 987e, 987h)
Sea Mammals: Whales
French Southern & Antarctic Territories (445)
Birds
Australia (3462, 3463, 3463a, 3476, 3477, 3477a, 3482, 3483, 3483a, 3486, 3487, 3487a, 3494, 3495, 3495a, 3508, 3509, 3509a, 3520, 3521, 3521a); Austria (2324);Bahamas (1321a); Brazil (3078e, 3130f); Dominican Republic (1489, 1503); Ecuador(1998, 2001, 2003-2004, 2013b, 2017a, 2017b, 2021a, 2021b, 2021c, 2021d); Egypt(2062); Estonia (669); Finland (1369, 1370a, 1372, 1382b, 1382d); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (439, 440); Georgia (467-470, 472); Guyana (4052, 4053b, 4054b); Honduras (C1291); Hungary (4195); Italy (3056, 3059); Marshall Islands(980d, 991j, 993, 999); Micronesia (907a, 907c)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Egypt (2062); Finland (1382); Italy (3051); Marshall Islands (977)
Fish & Fishing
Australia (3500, 3501, 3501a, 3510, 3511, 3511a); Bahamas (1321a); Ecuador(2021h); Egypt (2062); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (441); Hungary(4194, 4195)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Canada (2484a, 2484d, 2485a, 2485d)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Marshall Islands (1000)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Dominican Republic (1489); Ecuador (2010a, 2021e, 2021f, 2021g, 2022g, 2022h);Marshall Islands (991b)
Flags
Australia (3482, 3483, 3483a, 3529, 3531, 3531a); Bahamas (1303A, 1321a); Belgium(2514c); Brazil (3070, 3080M-3080N, 3092-3093, 3094-3095, 3115, 3116, 3130b, 3133);Canada (2484-2485); Dominica (2752); Dominican Republic (1486-1487, 1496, 1497a, 1497d, 1498); Ecuador (1992, 1994, 2001d, 2005-2006, 2010b, 2016, 2017a, 2017b, 2020, 2023); Finland (1368, 1382c); Finland (Aland) (312); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (442); Gambia (3332); Guyana (4042, 4043); Honduras (C1285, C1286, C1287, C1289); Italy (3045, 3046); Marshall Islands (980b, 980d, 980e, 987a, 997); Micronesia (907b, 913-916); United States (4549)
Flora
Austria (2324); Brazil (3080M-3080N, 3118j); Dominican Republic (1499); Ecuador(1998, 2025-2026); Faroe Islands (560-561); Finland (1366-1367, 1372, 1379, 1382);Finland (Aland) (315); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (439); Italy (3058-3059)
Flowers
Austria (2323b); Bahamas (1321a, 1322); Brazil (3077, 3078g); Cook Islands (1362-1363); Dominica (2752, 2753c); Dominican Republic (1492, 1504); Ecuador (2011);Egypt (2062); Estonia (666); Faroe Islands (549, 558, 562-563); Finland (1369, 1373, 1374-1375, 1382); Georgia (462-465, 472); Honduras (C1294); Hungary (4194, 4195);Italy (3059); Marshall Islands (977, 978, 996); Micronesia (860I); St. Thomas & Prince Islands (1358-1360)
Flowers: Orchids
Marshall Islands (976)
Flowers: Roses
Dominica (2753)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Brazil (3134i); Canada (2484b, 2484c, 2485b, 2485c); Ecuador (1989); Finland (1376, 1382c); India (2486); Marshall Islands (998); St. Thomas & Prince Islands (1358-1360)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
French Southern & Antarctic Territories (443)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Bahamas (1321a); Dominican Republic (1487, 1488, 1489, 1498); Ecuador (2013b, 2017b); Finland (1370e); Gambia (3325b); Guyana (4049-4050, 4053b, 4054d);Honduras (C1289); Micronesia (913a, 913b, 914a, 914b, 915b, 916a)
Holograms & 3-D
Ecuador (2009)
Maps & Globes
Belgium (2514c); Brazil (3070, 3080M-3080N, 3092-3093, 3094-3095, 3096A, 3115);Canada (2484-2485); Dominican Republic (1489, 1502-1503); Ecuador (1999, 2001, 2008-2009, 2021-2022, 2023); Estonia (672, 674); Finland (1381b); Finland (Aland)(313); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (444b, 445); Honduras (C1285-C1288); India (2494, 2495a); Marshall Islands (989b, 989c)
Masks
Ecuador (1991); Micronesia (860J)
Military
Australia (3528-3531, 3531a); Bahamas (1303A); Belgium (2514h); Brazil (3079, 3080d, 3115); Dominica (2757-2758); Ecuador (1994, 2001, 2012); Falkland Islands(1021-1024); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (442); Gambia (3327); India(2480, 2488, 2494, 2495a); Marshall Islands (980b, 987a, 994a)
Motor Vehicles
Brazil (3094b, 3095); Ecuador (2002a, 2002b); Ethiopia (1746); French Polynesia(1051); India (2488)
Automobiles
Brazil (3094-3095); Dominican Republic (1495); Gambia (3330b, 3332)
Mushrooms
Austria (2324); Italy (3058)
Nobel Prize
Dominica (2757-2758); Gambia (3326-3327)
Performing Arts
Dance
Bahamas (1312); Belgium (2518, 2525, 2525a); Finland (1371a)
Music
Belgium (2517, 2522, 2524, 2525a); Canada (2479-2483, 2482b); Ecuador (2017c);Estonia (675-676); Finland (1370e, 1371); Guatemala (631); Micronesia (913a, 913b, 914a, 914b, 915b, 916a); Togo (1990G)
Music: Rock Stars: Elvis
Micronesia (908)
Movies, Television & Stars
Brazil (3130h); Gambia (3319-3320); Marshall Islands (980)
Theater
Brazil (3080f, 3081d, 3134h); Finland (1371); Gambia (3333); Hungary (4190, 4191);Italy (3051)
Entertainers
Hungary (4189)
Personalized Stamps
Brazil (3002, 3003B, 3070, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3079, 3080, 3080M-3080N, 3081, 3092-3093, 3094-3095, 3096A, 3104, 3115, 3116, 3118, 3130, 3133, 3134)
Petroleum
Ecuador (2014)
Philately
Dominican Republic (1488); Ecuador (2004, 2013); Guyana (4041-4043); Hungary(4192-4194); India (2492-2495, 2495a); Micronesia (910, 911-912)
Railroads
Belgium (2513); Brazil (3094d, 3095d, 3115); Honduras (C1296)
Red Cross
Dominica (2757-2758); Ecuador (2002); Ethiopia (1746-1749); Gambia (3326-3327)
Religion
Austria (2322); Brazil (3003Bf, 3003Bg, 3078b, 3078d, 3080i, 3080l, 3081g, 3094a, 3094i, 3095a, 3095i, 3118a, 3118e, 3118l, 3130l, 3134l); Cook Islands (1365, 1366a);Dominican Republic (1493-1494); Ecuador (1990, 2019); Falkland Islands (1029);Gambia (3328); Georgia (471); Honduras (C1292-C1293); Hungary (4185, 4186, 4194); India (2484, 2487); Marshall Islands (980d, 991); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (429)
Christmas
Brazil (3002); Dominica (2754-2756); Ecuador (2018, 2020); Gambia (3321-3324);Guatemala (633); Guyana (4045-4048); Honduras (C1294-C1296)
Popes
Gambia (3325a); Guyana (4049-4050, 4051-4052, 4053a, 4054a); Italy (3057)
Science & Technology
Brazil (3081k, 3096A); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (437, 439);Micronesia (911)
Archaeology
Ecuador (1985)
Astronomy
Australia (3462-3527, 3463a, 3465a, 3467a, 3469a, 3471a, 3473a, 3475a, 3477a, 3479a, 3481a, 3483a, 3485a, 3487a, 3489a, 3491a, 3493a, 3495a, 3497a, 3499a, 3501a, 3503a, 3505a, 3507a, 3509a, 3511a, 3513a, 3515a, 3517a, 3519a, 3521a, 3523a, 3525a, 3527a);Estonia (672); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (436); Guyana (4055-4056)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Brazil (3003Bc, 3003Bd, 30003Be, 3070, 3076b, 3078a, 3078h, 3078k, 3078l, 3080a, 3080c, 3080j, 3080k, 3081, 3116, 3134a); Dominican Republic (1489, 1500, 1501);Ecuador (1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001b, 2001c, 2010b, 2014, 2017a, 2017b, 2022a, 2022b, 2022e, 2022f); Falkland Islands (1025-1028); Faroe Islands (556-557); Finland(1381); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (438); Guatemala (632)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Brazil (3078, 3081b, 3133)
Medicine
Bahamas (1312-1315); Dominica (2757-2758); Dominican Republic (1491-1492);Ethiopia (1746, 1747); Faroe Islands (549-550); Hungary (4193)
Service Organizations (Intl.)
Dominican Republic (1490)
Ships & Watercraft
Australia (3528-3531, 3531a); Austria (2322); Bahamas (1321a); Belgium (2521, 2525a); Brazil (3078j, 3078l, 3080j, 3080k, 3081j, 3134d); Canada (2484a, 2485a);Dominican Republic (1489i); Ecuador (1994, 2005-2006, 2014); Finland (Aland) (311-312); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (442, 446); Gambia (3331a); Hungary(4194); India (2495, 2495a); Italy (3056); Marshall Islands (993a, 993c, 993g, 993i, 994a, 994d, 995); United States (4548-4551)
Space
Ecuador (2024); Guyana (4055-4056); Hungary (4196); Italy (3054); Marshall Islands (989)
Sports
Australia (3462-3527, 3463a, 3465a, 3467a, 3469a, 3471a, 3473a, 3475a, 3477a, 3479a, 3481a, 3483a, 3485a, 3487a, 3489a, 3491a, 3493a, 3495a, 3497a, 3499a, 3501a, 3503a, 3505a, 3507a, 3509a, 3511a, 3513a, 3515a, 3517a, 3519a, 3521a, 3523a, 3525a, 3527a);Belgium (2515); Finland (137c); Gambia (3331a); Georgia (459); Hungary (4188);Marshall Islands (980b)
Basketball
Belgium (2515c)
Olympics
Georgia (460)
Soccer
Belgium (2515b); Brazil (3104); Ecuador (2008-2009); Guyana (4037-4040);Honduras (C1285-C1288); Micronesia (904-905)
Stamps On Stamps
Dominican Republic (1488); Ecuador (2013); French Southern & Antarctic Territories (444c); India (2493, 2495a)
Telecommunications
Brazil (3130h); Marshall Islands (980a)
Textiles
Finland (1378b); Guatemala (634-643); Hungary (4185)
Native Costumes
Dominican Republic (1494); Ecuador (1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2011); Estonia(667-668); Marshall Islands (981a, 987)
Toys & Games
Hungary (4189)
Chess
Georgia (461)
United Nations
Egypt (2062)
Women
Australia (3529, 3531, 3531a); Austria (2323); Bahamas (1312, 1313, 1314, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321a, 1322, 1323-1326); Belgium (2515, 2516, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2523, 2525, 2525a); Brazil (3116a, 3116b, 316f); Canada (2479, 2479a, 2482, 2482a, 2482b, 2483b, 2483c, 2484c, 2485c); Cook Islands (1364, 1366, 1366a);Dominica (2752-2753, 2757-2758); Dominican Republic (1486, 1489h); Ecuador(1986, 1987, 1989, 2007, 2011, 2012a); Egypt (2062); Estonia (667-668); Falkland Islands (1029, 1034-1037); Faroe Islands (548, 549-550, 555, 559); Finland (1371, 1378); Finland (Aland) (313); French Polynesia (1051-1052); Gambia (3320c, 3320f, 3326, 3328a, 3330, 3331a, 3333, 3334-3336); Hungary (4191, 4194); India (2476a, 2487, 2490, 2495a); Marshall Islands (980e, 981a, 988a); Micronesia (907, 910, 913c, 914c, 915a); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (426-429); Togo (1990G)
Writers & Literature
Estonia (664, 665); India (2471); Italy (3056)
Journalism
India (2484, 2492, 2495a)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Estonia (619a), will only appear in "By Topic" listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
Number changes:
To stamps in 2012 Catalogue, Togo (1990G-1990I become 1990H-1990J).
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