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By Topic - December 2014
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the December 15 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (506-509, 510-513, 514-517)
Architecture
Austria (2513, 2514, B394); Brazil (3256, 3257, 3265e, 3265h, 3265i, 3265l, 3270a, 3270e, 3270l, 3276b); Curaçao (145-149, 164, 184); Czech Republic (3606); France(4624, 4628, 4629, 4630, 4630a, 4633, 4634a, 4636, 4637, 4638, 4638a, 4642f); Great Britain (3279-3287, 3279a-3284a, 3280b, 3284c, 3285e, 3287a, 3321-3327); Greece(2611, 2624, 2624a, 2625, 2625a, 2626, 2626a, 2633, 2633a, 2636, 2636a, 2638, 2638a, 2641, 2641a); Greece (Mount Athos) (144); Greenland (673); India (2686, 2688, 2693a); Iraq (1931, 1932, 1937); Italy (3225, 3241); Latvia (881); Lithuania (1028b, 1029); Macedonia (635); Mexico (2872, 2873, 2881); Niue (907); Penrhyn (518);United Arab Emirates (1118)
Bridges
Brazil (3256d, 3270d); France (4633, 4634, 4634a); Italy (3230, 3231)
Castles
Latvia (882)
Lighthouses
Brazil (3270i); Great Britain (3324); Iceland (1354-1355)
Windmills
Brazil (3256b)
Art
Austria (2513); Brazil (3265); Estonia (767)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Brazil (3261, 3262, 3269); Czech Republic (3607, 3607a); France (4626); Grenada(3993a); United States (4928-4935, 4935a)
Paintings
Brazil (3244, 3248, 3253); Czech Republic (3605); Germany (2804); Great Britain(3285b, 3285c, 3285d, 3285e, 3286, 3287a, 3312, 3314a, 3315, 3317a); Greece (2621-2634, 2621a-2634a); Greenland (675-677); Grenada (3992-3995, 4005-4008); Italy(3223); Mexico (2894); Penrhyn (518a, 534-536); Tonga (1250, 1251); Tonga (Niuafo’ou) (319)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Mexico (2882b)
Nudes
Mexico (2894)
Sculpture & Statues
Brazil (3250, 3254d, 3255, 3280b); Curaçao (164); France (4642f); Great Britain(3285b, 3285e, 3286, 3287a, 3316, 3317a); Greece (2609); Guatemala (688); Iraq(1937); Italy (3224); Macedonia (636, 638); Mexico (2884)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Grenada (3986b); Iraq (1931-1933); Tristan da Cunha (1037)
Bicycles
Great Britain (3310); Greece (2636-2641, 2636a-2641a); Mexico (2872)
Children
Brazil (3261, 3262, 3269, 3270); Canada (B21, B21a); Czech Republic (3609a); Estonia(764-765); Faroe Islands (631b); France (4630, 4630a); Germany (2804); Great Britain (3280, 3280a, 3280b, 3282, 3282a, 3283, 3283a, 3284c, 3316, 3317a, 3322);Greece (2636, 2636a); Lithuania (1031a, 1031c); Mexico (2871, 2872); United States(4938, 4940, 4940b, 4942, 4944, 4944b, U688)
Coins & Currency
Estonia (770); Guatemala (687);
Europa
Great Britain (3321); Greece (2635, 2635c, 2635f); Italy (3232-3233)
Explorers
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (506-509, 510-513, 514-517)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Austria (2518); Curaçao (164); Czech Republic (3605); Greece (2609); Penrhyn(516, 537)
Famous People
Kennedy
Penrhyn (519-520)
Royalty
Faroe Islands (631b); Great Britain (3285b, 3285c, 3285d, 3285e, 3586, 3587a, 3317, 3317a, MH446, MH446a, MH446b); Greenland (672, 672a); Grenada (4002b, 4002c, 4002d, 4004); Penrhyn (517); United Arab Emirates (1116, 1119)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Brazil (3261, 3263b, 3268a, 3269, 3276b); Curaçao (168); Estonia (763); Faroe Islands (633); France (4606c, 4626, 4639); Great Britain (3281, 3281a, 3283, 3283a, 3284, 3284a, 3284c); Greece (2609, 2642a, 2642c); Greenland (672a, 673-674);Grenada (4005a); India (2693, 2693a); Iraq (1937); Italy (3243); Penrhyn (518a);Tonga (1251); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (502, 503, 504)
Land Mammals: Bats
Mauritius (1138); United States (4928-4935, 4935a)
Land Mammals: Cats
Curaçao (159, 161, 163); Estonia (766); Guatemala (688a, 688b)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Brazil (3269a, 3269f, 3269h, 3269j, 3269k); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands(511)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Brazil (3269a, 3269b, 3269j, 3269k)
Land Mammals: Horses
Austria (2515); Brazil (3256, 3264); Curaçao (164); Czech Republic (3609); Great Britain (3280, 3280a, 3280b, 3284, 3284a, 3284c, 3289); Greece (2632, 2632a); Greece (Mount Athos) (145); Macedonia (634, 636); Penrhyn (537)
Sea Mammals
Greece (2606, 2606a)
Birds
Antigua (3243-3246); Brazil (3246a, 3264, 3265a, 3265f, 3270g, 3276b, 3278);Curaçao (171-176, 184); Estonia (766a); Falkland Islands (1122a, 1123a); Faroe Islands (631a); France (4606c, 4626, 4639); Great Britain (3281, 3281a, 3284c, 3327b); Greece (2611, 2614-2620, 2614a-2620a, 2621, 2621a, 2625, 2625a, 2633, 2633a, 2634, 2634a); Greece (Mount Athos) (141); Guatemala (687); Iraq (1938);Mexico (2876-2877, 2882b); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (503); Tonga(O88-O99, O100-O111); United Arab Emirates (1118); United States (4939, 4940b, 4943, 4944b, U687)
Insects
Brazil (3245); Curaçao (150-157); Greece (2621, 2621a); Macedonia (639);Mauritius (1137); Slovakia (692)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
France (4606c); Greece (2621, 2621a); Grenada (3998-4000); Macedonia (639a, 639b); Tonga (Niuafo’ou) (321)
Fish & Fishing
Brazil (3244b, 3270e, 3276); Great Britain (3295-3304, 3318-3319, 3319a); Lithuania(1027, 1027a, 1027b); Penrhyn (509-514, 514e, 521-533)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Greenland (676); Lithuania (1027b); Penrhyn (521-533)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
France (4606c); Greenland (676)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Brazil (3269a, 3269i); Guatemala (689-692); Macedonia (639c); Mexico (2876-2877);Penrhyn (516)
Fire Fighting
Mexico (2880)
Flags
Brazil (3244, 3247b, 3250, 3256, 3263, 3272, 3277, 3278, 3279); Canada (B21, B21a);Curaçao (184); Czech Republic (3609); Estonia (765); Great Britain (3279, 3279a, 3280b, 3281, 3281a, 3284c, 3289, 3305-3311, 3311a, 3322, 3327b, 3327d); Greece(2607); Grenada (4002, 4004); Iraq (1937-1939); Italy (3243); Lithuania (1029, 1030, 1031); Macedonia (638); Mexico (2876-2877); Penrhyn (515, 519); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (516); Tonga (1247, 1248, 1249); Tristan da Cunha (1032, 1033); United Arab Emirates (1116)
Flora
Brazil (3264, 3270j); Greece (2623, 2623a); Greece (Mount Athos) (136); Italy(3222d); Mauritius (1139); Penrhyn (514); Tonga (O100-O111)
Flowers
Austria (B394); Bermuda (1079-1083); Brazil (3265a, 3276b); Falkland Islands(1122b, 1123b); France (4606c); Great Britain (3312, 3314a); Greece (2621, 2621a, 2630, 2630a); Greece (Mount Athos) (134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 146, 147); Grenada(4006c); Italy (3222f, 3235-3237); Mexico (2882c); Slovakia (692); United States(U684)
Flowers: Roses
Azerbaijan (1060-1061); Curaçao (166); Grenada (4007)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Brazil (3269j, 3276); Curaçao (165, 170); Greece (2624, 2624a, 2626, 2626a, 2628, 2628a, 2629, 2629a, 2634, 2634a); Italy (3234); United States (4938, 4940b, 4942, 4944b, U688)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Curaçao (169); Grenada (3986g); Guatemala (688); Tonga (1252b)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Curaçao (159-163); Estonia (769); Greenland (672a); Guatemala (687); Malta(1521-1523)
Judaica
Lithuania (1028)
Maps & Globes
Austria (2517); Brazil (3243, 3246b, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3263, 3268b, 3272, 3281);Estonia (765, 770); Faroe Islands (629, 631); Greece (2643, 2643a, 2643b); Grenada(3986-3987); Iraq (1931-1933, 1937-1939); Lithuania (1030); Malta (1521); Tonga(1247)
Masks
Greece (2631, 2631a)
Military
Brazil (3248); Czech Republic (3609); Faroe Islands (630, 631); Great Britain (3312-3317, 3314a, 3317a); Grenada (4001-4004); Macedonia (634, 636); Mexico (2878);Tristan da Cunha (1032-1037)
Motor Vehicles
Brazil (3276a); Grenada (3986b, 3988c, 3989a, 3989d, 4001d); Mexico (2880)
Automobiles
Brazil (3256c, 3269a, 3269i); Curaçao (178-183); Czech Republic (3608b); Estonia(764-765); France (4642a, 4642c); Great Britain (3324, 3326); Grenada (3986c);Lithuania (1031); Mexico (2878); Penrhyn (517c)
Mushrooms
Estonia (768); Macedonia (639)
Nobel Prize
Great Britain (3331); Tonga (1252); Tonga (Niuafo’ou) (320)
Performing Arts
Dance
Grenada (3994)
Music
Austria (2515); Brazil (2877E, 3259, 3259a, 3269b, 3271, 3274); Curaçao (158b, 162); Faroe Islands (632); France (4642e); Great Britain (3294d, 3321); Greece(2609, 2635, 2635c, 2635f); Italy (3232-3233); Latvia (881); Lithuania (1029);Macedonia (635)
Movies, Television & Stars
Czech Republic (3607, 3607a); France (4642d); Great Britain (3288-3294)
Entertainers
Brazil (3256e)
Personalized Stamps
Brazil (3258); Penrhyn (515); Slovakia (692)
Petroleum
Grenada (3986e)
Philately
Austria (B394); Brazil (3251-3252); France (4606c); Penrhyn (518)
Railroads
Austria (2516); Czech Republic (3609); France (4627-4638, 4630a, 4634a, 4638a);Great Britain (3320, 3320a); Greece (2639, 2639a); Grenada (3996-3997)
Red Cross
Italy (3242); Macedonia (RA165)
Religion
Austria (2514, B394); Brazil (3249, 3254, 3256, 3274, 3280b); Faroe Islands (629);France (4624); Greece (2608, 2612); Greece (Mount Athos) (132-137, 138-142, 143-147); Grenada (4005c); India (2686, 2687); Italy (3223, 3224); Latvia (882);Macedonia (638); Niue (907); Tonga (1250); Tonga (Niuafo’ou) (319)
Christmas
Brazil (3260-3262); Curaçao (145-149); Faroe Islands (632-633); Penrhyn (534-536)
Popes
Brazil (3250); Grenada (3988-3991); Italy (3228-3229)
Science & Technology
Brazil (3256b, 3257); Grenada (3986d); Mexico (2879, 2881)
Archaeology
Brazil (3253, 3280a)
Astronomy
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (507)
Computers & Mathematics
Brazil (3256b)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Italy (3222c, 3222e, 3236, 3237); Niue (904, 905, 906, 909, 910, 911); Penrhyn (513);South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (505)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Brazil (3263a); Italy (3222b)
Medicine
Brazil (3267); India (2688); Italy (3246); Mexico (2894); United States (B5)
Ships & Watercraft
Brazil (3256c, 3257, 3270b, 3270e); Canada (B21, B21a); Curaçao (164a); Czech Republic (3608a); Faroe Islands (629, 630, 631a, 631c); France (4636, 4638a); Greece(2606, 2606a, 2607, 2609); Grenada (3986b); South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (507, 508, 509, 512, 513, 514-517); Tristan da Cunha (1032, 1033, 1034, 1035)
Space
Great Britain (3290); Tonga (1246-1249)
Sports
Great Britain (3305-3311, 3311a)
Basketball
Macedonia (637)
Golf
Niue (908)
Olympics
Brazil (3277); Great Britain (3291); Italy (3244)
Soccer
Brazil (3246, 3247, 3265, 3266, 3268, 3270, 3275, 3279, 3282); Curaçao (184); Great Britain (3293); Greece (2642, 2642c, 2642d); India (2690-2693, 2693a); Mexico (2875)
Stamps On Stamps
Brazil (3251-3252)
Telecommunications
Brazil (3243, 3256, 3257); Grenada (3986a)
Textiles
Greece (Mount Athos) (132-137, 138-142, 143-147); Grenada (3986h)
Native Costumes
Italy (3232-3233); Macedonia (635)
Toys & Games
Brazil (3261, 3269); Curaçao (168); France (4642c); Lithuania (1029)
Chess
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (517)
United Nations
Brazil (3281); Lithuania (1030)
Women
Brazil (3255, 3260, 3265e, 3276); Czech Republic (3609); Estonia (765a, 765b);France (4606c, 4628, 4629, 4630, 4630a, 4632, 4634a, 4636, 4637, 4638a, 4642);Germany (2804); Great Britain (3279, 3279a, 3280, 3280a, 3280b, 3282, 3282a, 3283, 3283a, 3284c, 3285b, 3285d, 3285e, 3586, 3587a, 3288, 3292, 3293, 3305, 3306, 3309, 3311, 3311a, 3317, 3317a, 3322, 3323, 3327a, 3327b, 3328, MH446, M446a, MH446b);Greece (2636, 2636a, 2638, 2638a, 2641, 2641a); Grenada (3988d, 3992-3995, 4005, 4006a, 4006b, 4008); Iraq (1928); Lithuania (1029, 1031a, 1031b); Mexico (2871, 2872, 2874, 2894); Penrhyn (517, 518a, 520); Tonga (1246); United States (4937, 4940b, 4941, 4944b, B5)
Writers & Literature
Azerbaijan (1059); Brazil (3256e); Curaçao (177); Great Britain (3313, 3314a);Iceland (1350-1352, 1353); India (2685); Macedonia (635); Mexico (2874)
Journalism
Faroe Islands (631a)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Great Britain (MH431a), will only appear in “By Topic†listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
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