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By Topic - February 2016
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the February 15, 2016 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
Argentina (2758-2759); Australian Antarctic Territory (L192-L195, L195a); British Antarctic Territory (490-495, 496-500, 504, 505, 506)
Architecture
Afghanistan (1464); Andorra (French) (753); Antigua (3257, 3285a, 3288a, 3288c, 3289, 3290, 3292, 3298); Argentina (2748, 2749, 2762, 2765); Armenia (1042, 1043, 1044); Aruba (470); Azerbaijan (1093, 1095, 1098); Bahamas (1436); Belarus (956, 957, 959, 960a); Bhutan (1503-1504, 1511-1512); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (521, 522); Brazil (3291a, 3292, 3293a, 3294a, 3295, 3297, 3300, 3302a, 3302b, 3302c, 3305, 3311a, 3311b); British Antarctic Territory (496-500); Bulgaria (4729a); Germany (B1109-B1110, B1110a); Honduras (C1328, C1329, C1330, C1335); Kazakhstan (747, 753); Kyrgyzstan (496, 498); Nicaragua (2382); Poland (4121); Slovenia (1141b, 1146); United Nations (Geneva) (606b, 606j); Vanuatu (1087, 1094); Vatican City (1604, 1606); Zimbabwe (1193-1196, 1196a, 1202, 1206a)
Bridges
Andorra (French) (753); Bhutan (1511-1512); Brazil (3293a, 3293b, 3294a, 3294b, 3295); Honduras (C1334); Zimbabwe (1197, 1206a)
Lighthouses
Argentina (2760); Brazil (3291b)
Art
Brazil (3287); Malta (1551-1553)
Paintings
Antigua (3251-3254, 3285-3286, 3287-3290, 3304-3305); Argentina (2735, 2754); Belarus (957-960, 960a); Bhutan (1511a); Brazil (3311d); Germany (2865, 2868); Honduras (C1327); Kyrgyzstan (496); United Nations (Geneva) (606d, 606e, 606g)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Great Britain (Northern Ireland) (42); Papua New Guinea (1732A, 1732B); Vatican City (1603)
Sculpture & Statues
Antigua (3299); Argentina (2743); Armenia (1044); Azerbaijan (1097); Bhutan (1511f, 1512); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (523); Brazil (3293c, 3293d, 3311b, 3311f); Germany (2867); Kyrgyzstan (454-458, 498); Poland (4183); United Nations (Geneva) (606i); Vanuatu (1087); Zimbabwe (1205, 1206a)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Argentina (2736-2739, 2740); Brazil (3297b); Honduras (C1325, C1326-C1329, C1330-C1337, C1338-C1345); Poland (4185); Vanuatu (1088, 1090, 1091-1094)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
Curaçao (228)
Bicycles
Australia (4367-4373, 4367a-4370a, 4372a, 4373a); Brazil (3298j, 3298l, 3307m, 3307o)
Children
Andorra (French) (754); Antigua (3275-3277, 3299a); Australia (4334-4335, 4335a, 4336, 4338a, 4339, 4340a, 4340b, 4361, 4364, 4364a); Bahamas (1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443); Brazil (3284, 3289, 3290, 3300, 3302a, 3302e, 3306d, 3311e); Bulgaria (4729, 4729a); Curaçao (229c, 229d); Germany (2869-2870, 2870a); Great Britain (3353B-3353C, 3353Cd); Honduras (C1330, C1331); Kyrgyzstan (496g); Papua New Guinea (1732O, 1732R); Poland (4184); Tristan da Cunha (1050, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1059, 1059a); United Nations (1116-1117); United Nations (Geneva) (604-605); United Nations (Vienna) (570-571)
Coins & Currency
Argentina (2748)
Endangered Species
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Belarus (951-954, 954a)
Explorers
Argentina (2759); Ascension (1149-1152); British Antarctic Territory (490-495); Zimbabwe (1205, 1206a)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Antigua (3255-3256); Argentina (2733-2734); Armenia (1044); Azerbaijan (1097); Bhutan (1509-1510); Curaçao (224-227); Kyrgyzstan (454-458, 497)
Famous People
Royalty
Antigua (3257a, 3275-3277, 3298-3299, 3304a); Australia (4334-4335, 4335a, 4341-4347, 4341a-4345a, 4345c, 4347a); Bahamas (1435-1438); Great Britain (MH449-MH454); Honduras (C1327)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Antigua (3255-3256, 3297); Argentina (2741, 2772); Australia (4338, 4338a, 4374, 4378, 4378a, 4379, 4382, 4383a, 4386, 4388, 4388a, 4391, 4391a, 4393, 4393a); Belarus (951-954, 954a); Bhutan (1509-1510); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (327); Brazil (3306a); British Antarctic Territory (496); Colombia (1421); Curaçao (224-227); Falkland Islands (1150-1152); Germany (2868, 2869-2870, 2870a); Kyrgyzstan (496c, 496e, 497c); Malta (1551); Papua New Guinea (1732C, 1732D); Poland (4182); Slovenia (1137-1140); Tristan da Cunha (1054, 1056, 1058, 1059a); United Nations (1116-1117); United Nations (Geneva) (604-605); United Nations (Vienna) (570-571); Vatican City (1610-1611, 1611a)
Land Mammals: Bats
Papua New Guinea (1732I)
Land Mammals: Cats
Afghanistan (1466); Argentina (2752); Bhutan (1509c); Tristan da Cunha (1057, 1059, 1059a)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Argentina (2759); Australia (4337, 4338a, 4340, 4340a, 4340b, 4375, 4378a, 4380, 4383a); Australian Antarctic Territory (L192-L195, L195a); Bhutan (1509k); Brazil (3290); Poland (4190); Tristan da Cunha (1050, 1051)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Zimbabwe (1198, 1206a)
Land Mammals: Horses
Antigua (3287-3290, 3304a, 3305); Argentina (2735, 2743, 2744, 2754); Australia (4376, 4378a, 4381, 4383a); Bhutan (1509g); Kazakhstan (755); Kyrgyzstan (454-458, 497a, 497b)
Sea Mammals: Whales
British Antarctic Territory (500, 501-506)
Birds
Afghanistan (1467); Antigua (3258, 3259-3262, 3263-3266, 3267-32703281-3282, 3283); Argentina (2740, 2741, 2771); Australia (4377, 4378a, 4383, 4383a, 4385, 4387, 4388a, 4390, 4390a, 4392, 4392a, 4395, 4395a); Australian Antarctic Territory (L192, L195a); Belarus (951, 954a, 964a); Bhutan (1509j); Brazil (3290, 3310); British Antarctic Territory (497, 498, 499); Colombia (1418, 1419); Curaçao (229); Falkland Islands (1152a); Honduras (C1341); Kazakhstan (747, 753); Kyrgyzstan (496e); Papua New Guinea (1732Q); Poland (4188, 4193); Zimbabwe (1197-1206, 1206a, 1207-1210)
Insects
Belarus (947-950, 950a, 961, 964a); Brazil (3304); Tristan da Cunha (1055, 1059a)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Andorra (French) (752); Australia (4388a); Bhutan (1507-1508); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (324); Colombia (1416); Vanuatu (1089)
Fish & Fishing
Slovenia (1135); Vanuatu (1091)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Antigua (3271-3274); Papua New Guinea (1732M); Vanuatu (1092, 1093, 1094)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Belarus (961-964, 964a); Bhutan (1509f); Colombia (1417, 1420, 1422, 1423); Honduras (C1342); Poland (4189)
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals
Argentina (2758); Brazil (3285)
Flags
Afghanistan (1466); Antigua (3296); Argentina (2759b); Armenia (1044); Ascension (1151); Azerbaijan (1095, 1096); Bahamas (1436); Brazil (3283d, 3305); British Antarctic Territory (495, 496, 497); Honduras (C1330, C1331, C1332, C1333, C1334, C1335, C1336); Kazakhstan (753); Kyrgyzstan (495); Malta (1550, 1554); Nicaragua (2382b, 2521); Tristan da Cunha (1053, 1060, 1062, 1065, 1068, 1070); United Nations (Geneva) (606b)
Flora
Antigua (3247-3250); Argentina (2763, 2764, 2771); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (534b); Brazil (3283); Great Britain (England) (30); Honduras (C1344, C1345); Slovenia (1140); Zimbabwe (1199, 1203, 1206a)
Flowers
Andorra (French) (751-752); Antigua (3255-3256, 3259-3262, 3279-3280, 3283a, 3284, 3286, 3297, 3298); Argentina (2733, 2741, 2749); Australia (4374-4383, 4378a, 4383a); Belarus (947-950, 950a, 953, 954a, 960, 960a, 961, 963, 964a); Bhutan (1507-1508); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (326); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (534a); Brazil (3284, 3304); Great Britain (Scotland) (44); Great Britain (Wales & Monmouthshire) (44); Kazakhstan (747, 753); Kyrgyzstan (496d); Papua New Guinea (1732K); Poland (4121, 4178); Tristan da Cunha (1054, 1056, 1059a); United Nations (Geneva) (604, 606j); Vanuatu (1091, 1092)
Flowers: Orchids
Papua New Guinea (1732F, 1732G, 1732L); Vanuatu (1088)
Flowers: Roses
Colombia (1416); Great Britain (England) (31); Poland (4180)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Antigua (3278); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Croat) (325); Honduras (C1333); Papua New Guinea (1732P, 1732Q); Slovenia (1136, 1147); Vanuatu (1088, 1093, 1094)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Bhutan (1505-1506); Honduras (C1338); Poland (4187); Vanuatu (1090)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Antigua (3297); Belarus (945); Brazil (3305); Honduras (C1326); Poland (4188); Vatican City (1604)
Judaica
Australia (4363, 4366, 4366a)
Maps & Globes
Afghanistan (1467); Antigua (3258); Argentina (2759, 2764); Belarus (946); Brazil (3283a, 3286, 3297, 3302d); Honduras (C1330, C1331, C1332, C1333, C1336, C1337); Kazakhstan (753); Kyrgyzstan (495); United Nations (1118, 1119-1123); United Nations (Geneva) (606, 607-611); United Nations (Vienna) (572-576, 577)
Masks
Brazil (3300); Zimbabwe (1200, 1204, 1206a)
Military
Antigua (3282, 3301, 3304-3305); Argentina (2743); Aruba (470g); Australia (4374-4383, 4378a, 4383a); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (521, 522); Brazil (3302); Honduras (C1326-C1329); Kazakhstan (747, 750); Poland (4121); Tristan da Cunha (1063)
Motor Vehicles
Argentina (2759b); Brazil (3297a, 3300); Papua New Guinea (1732P)
Automobiles
Azerbaijan (1098); Brazil (3302f); Kyrgyzstan (499-502, 502a)
Motorcycles
Brazil (3309)
Mushrooms
Tristan da Cunha (1055, 1059a)
Nobel Prize
Argentina (2757); Australia (4361, 4362, 4364, 4364a, 4365, 4365a); Colombia (1415-1416)
Performing Arts
Dance
Azerbaijan (1094); Brazil (3306, 3311c); Papua New Guinea (1732S); Zimbabwe (1200, 1206a)
Music
Argentina (2761); Australia (4388a); Brazil (3284, 3296a, 3306); Bulgaria (4728, 4729a); Germany (B1109-B1110, B1110a); Poland (4183, 4191); Slovenia (1145)
Music: Rock Stars
Argentina (2742)
Music: Rock Stars: Elvis
Antigua (3300-3303)
Movies, Television & Stars
Antigua (3303); Argentina (2755-2756); Slovenia (1146)
Theater
Belarus (955, 956)
Personalized Stamps
United Nations (1118, 1124); United Nations (Geneva) (606); United Nations (Vienna) (577)
Philately
Andorra (French) (753); Argentina (2741); Bangladesh (835)
Railroads
Argentina (2747); Zimbabwe (1202, 1206a)
Religion
Argentina (2748b); Armenia (1043); Australia (4361, 4364, 4364a); Bhutan (1511-15112); Brazil (3293c, 3293d, 3306, 3311); Germany (2865, 2868); Poland (4121, 4183, 4184, 4192); Slovenia (1143, 1146); Vatican City (1603, 1605, 1609)
Christmas
Andorra (French) (754); Antigua (3251-3254); Argentina (2754); Australia (4384-4395, 4388a, 4390a, 4391a, 4392a, 4393a, 4394a, 4395a); Brazil (3288-3290); Germany (2868, 2869-2870, 2870a, B1109-B1110, B1110a); Malta (1551-1553); Vatican City (1610-1611, 1611a)
Popes
Curaçao (229); Vatican City (1604, 1606-1607, 1608)
Science & Technology
Antigua (3283-3284); Azerbaijan (1093); Brazil (3286, 3291a, 3297); Falkland Islands (1150-1152); Honduras (C1340)
Archaeology
Argentina (2744); Honduras (C1335); Zimbabwe (1193-1196, 1196a)
Astronomy
Antigua (3283a); Australia (4348-4360, 4358a, 4360a); Vatican City (1606-1607)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Afghanistan (1463); Antigua (3291, 3294); Argentina (B217-B220); Brazil (3291); Falkland Islands (1153-1156); Honduras (C1339, C1343, C1344, C1345); Kyrgyzstan (496b, 496f, 496h); Slovenia (1141a, 1142)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Brazil (3284); Zimbabwe (1197, 1206, 1206a)
Medicine
Argentina (2753, 2764); Bahamas (1436); Brazil (3300)
Scouting
Bahamas (1438, 1439-1444); Papua New Guinea (1732O, 1732R)
Ships & Watercraft
Antigua (3258, 3283, 3292, 3293, 3295); Ascension (1149, 1150, 1151); Bahamas (1442); Belarus (957, 960a); Brazil (3288, 3298m, 3298o, 3302d, 3307i, 3307k); British Antarctic Territory (490, 492, 494, 495); Honduras (C1329); Poland (4186); Slovenia (1135); Tristan da Cunha (1050-1053, 1060-1071); Zimbabwe (1201, 1206a)
Space
Antigua (3281-3282); Argentina (2768); Azerbaijan (1098); Kazakhstan (752); Kyrgyzstan (498)
Sports
Antigua (3288a, 3288c); Bhutan (1503-1504); Brazil (3299); Honduras (C1336); Papua New Guinea (1732E); Poland (4186); Slovenia (1144)
Basketball
Brazil (3298a, 3298c)
Golf
Brazil (3307j, 3307l)
Olympics
Armenia (1042); Brazil (3293-3294, 3298, 3307)
Soccer
Brazil (3307f, 3307h); Honduras (C1325)
Stamps On Stamps
Andorra (French) (753); Antigua (3257-3258); Bahamas (1435)
Telecommunications
Argentina (2768); Azerbaijan (1098); Brazil (3302c, 3303); Kyrgyzstan (498)
Textiles
Argentina (2763); Great Britain (Northern Ireland) (41); Great Britain (Scotland) (45); Vanuatu (1087)
Native Costumes
Afghanistan (1464); Argentina (2761); Azerbaijan (1094); Bhutan (1503-1504, 1505); Brazil (3302e, 3306, 3311e); Bulgaria (4727-4729, 4729a); Kazakhstan (753); Kyrgyzstan (496a, 496c); Papua New Guinea (1732H, 1732S); Zimbabwe (1200, 1206a)
Toys & Games
Germany (2869-2870, 2870a); United Nations (1116-1117)
United Nations
Antigua (3283-3284); Azerbaijan (1095); Belarus (946); Brazil (3297); Kyrgyzstan (497); Malta (1550); United Nations (1118, 1119-1123, 1124); United Nations (Geneva) (607-611); United Nations (Vienna) (572-576, 577)
Women
Afghanistan (1464); Antigua (3257a, 3258, 3275a, 3276, 3277, 3281-3282, 3285a, 3287b, 3298-3299); Argentina (2746, 2755); Australia (4334-4335, 4335a, 4341-4347, 4341a-4345a, 4345c, 4347a, 4361, 4362, 4364, 4364a, 4365, 4365a); Australian Antarctic Territory (L194, L195a); Azerbaijan (1094, 1098); Bahamas (1435-1438); Belarus (955, 958, 960, 960a); Bhutan (1505); Brazil (3283b, 3284, 3289, 3290, 3298b, 3298d, 3298m, 3298n, 3298o, 3298p, 3298q, 3298s, 3300, 3306, 3307m, 3307n, 3307o, 3307p, 3307r, 3307t, 3311c); Bulgaria (4727, 4729, 4729a); Curaçao (229); Germany (2867); Great Britain (MH449-MH454); Honduras (C1331); Kazakhstan (747b, 753); Kyrgyzstan (496g); Papua New Guinea (1732E, 1732O, 1732Q); Poland (4189); Tristan da Cunha (1050); Vanuatu (1087-1090); Vatican City (1605); Zimbabwe (1207)
Writers & Literature
Argentina (2749-2752); Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb) (523); Bulgaria (4736); Colombia (1415-1416); Great Britain (3353B-3353C, 3353Cd); Kazakhstan (749, 750); Kyrgyzstan (496a, 498); Poland (4189-4190); Tristan da Cunha (1054-1059, 1059a)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Brazil (3083a), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
Number changes: To stamps in Dec. 21, 2015 Update, Bulgaria (4727 is deleted, 4728-4733 are changed to 4730-4735).
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