By Topic – August 2023

Sep 15, 2023, 9 AM

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the August 2023 Scott Stamp Monthly fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Antarctic & Arctic

Australian Antarctic Territory (L254-L257, L257a); British Antarctic Territory (C44); Russia (8416-8417, 8456)

Architecture

Armenia (1362-1364); Australia (5583b); Belgium (3001, 3003, 3003a); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H, 1503-1505, C654, J54, J55); Czech Republic (3923, 3928); Germany (3344, 3345-3346, 3350); Israel (2341, 2342-2344, 2345); Great Britain (4323, 4333b, 4335, 4344, 4344e); Macao (1661c, 1661d, 1661e, 1662, 1665, 1666-1667, 1668, 1670, 1673-1678, 1679-1680, 1681-1682, 1683-1684, 1685-1687, 1691); Mexico (3263, 3287); Peru (2040, 2041, 2045, 2048, 2060); Russia (8348, 8349, 8350, 8356, 8367, 8368, 8370, 8371, 8376, 8378, 8380, 8381, 8384, 8385, 8389, 8396, 8397, 8398, 8401, 8403, 8405, 8411, 8418-8419, 8431, 8432, 8434, 8435, 8436, 8437, 8441, 8442, 8449, 8450, 8453, 8456, 8460, 8461, 8462, 8463, 8464-8465, 8467, 8471, 8472, 8473, 8479, 8481, 8484, 8488, 8490, 8492); St. Helena (1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1134)

Bridges

Botswana (1125, 1126); Great Britain (4338, 4339b, 4341, 4343b); Israel (2345); Macao (1685, 1687)

Castles

Andorra (Spanish) (511); Czech Republic (3926, 3928)

Lighthouses

Argentina (2982); Estonia (993); Russia (8439-8440)

Windmills

Algeria (1854); Israel (2345); Russia (8434)

Art

Czech Republic (3927); Russia (8460); United Nations (Vienna) (709)

Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips

Great Britain (4322-4335, 4327b, 4333b, 4334f, 4334g);

Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips: Disney

Germany (3341-3342, 3342a)

Paintings

Australian Antarctic Territory (L254-L257, L257a); Belgium (3001); Czech Republic (3933); Estonia (995); Germany (3344); Japan (4088-4090); Macao (1659-1660); Mexico (3263); Peru (2041); Russia (8352, 8368, 8375, 8382, 8384, 8385, 8472, 8482, 8483, 8484); United Nations (Geneva) (730); United Nations (Vienna) (708)

Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media

Czech Republic (3932); Peru (2045); Russia (8371-8374); United Nations (1318)

Nudes

Australia (5602, 5603a, 5604, 5604a)

Sculpture & Statues

Belgium (3001); Bolivia (1650); Macao (1670, 1681b, 1682); Peru (2045, 2050); Russia (8347, 8357-8360, 8363, 8383, 8389, 8397, 8398, 8399, 8403, 8405, 8411c, 8435, 8455, 8458, 8467, 8471, 8485); United Nations (1317); United Nations (Geneva) (731)

Aviation

Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters

Australia (5603a); Israel (2344, 2346, 2347, 2348); Japan (4632); Peru (2048, 2065); Russia (8382, 8399d, 8423, 8434, 8441); Surinam (1656)

Parachutes

Russia (8382, 8425)

Bicycles

Australia (5574, 5575a, 5578, 5578a); Benin (J54); Czech Republic (3924); Russia (8462)

Children

Armenia (B26); Australia (5588, 5591, 5593a); Belgium (3000); Estonia (995); Israel (2341); Macao (1663-1665, 1690a, 1690d); Russia (8384, 8389, 8457, 8472, 8484, 8486); United Nations (1315)

Coins & Currency

Algeria (1866); Armenia (B27)

Endangered Species

Russia (8404); United Nations (1311-1314); United Nations (Geneva) (726-729); United Nations (Vienna) (704-707)

Europa

Czech Republic (3931); Germany (3348)

Explorers

Australian Antarctic Territory (L257, L257a); Peru (2049); Russia (8494)

Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

Armenia (1360); Liechtenstein (1884); Macao (1655-1656); Russia (8345, 8364, 8365, 8367, 8406, 8408, 8409, 8448, 8466); United Nations (1309-1310)

Famous People

Benin Mohandas K. Gandhi (1522-1527); Russia Vladimir Lenin (8369, 8460, 8488)

Royalty

Algeria (1866); Andorra (Spanish) (511); Armenia (B27); Ascension (1259-1260, 1260a); Australia (5603, 5603a); Belgium (3001d); Germany (B1206, B1206a); Great Britain (MH522-MH523, MH523a, Mh524, MH524a); Israel (2344); Russia (8375, 8437); St. Helena (1190-1196)

Fauna

Land Mammals

Andorra (French) (863); Andorra (Spanish) (511); Armenia (1360); Australia (5547-5552, 5552b, 5552c, 5553, 5562a, 5563, 5563a, 5588, 5591, 5593a, 5608, 5612, 5612a); Belgium (3001); Bolivia (1650); Germany (3341-3342, 3342a); Israel (2343); Liechtenstein (1884); Macao (1661b, 1663-1665, 1670); Peru (2038, 2065); Russia (8379, 8389, 8398, 8414, 8432, 8466, 8467, 8478); United Nations (1309-1310, 1311); United Nations (Vienna) (705)

Land Mammals: Cats

Andorra (Spanish) (511); Australia (5608, 5612, 5612a); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H); Czech Republic (3934); Germany (3337-3338, 3338a); Macao (1655-1656); Peru (2060); Russia (8404, 8464-8465); United Nations (Vienna) (706)

Land Mammals: Dogs

Australia (5589, 5592, 5593a); Germany (3341-3342, 3342a); Japan (4632)

Land Mammals: Elephants

Macao (1663); Russia (8411c)

Land Mammals: Horses

Belgium (3001); Russia (8345, 8364, 8365, 8367, 8389, 8398, 8403, 8406, 8409, 8431, 8432, 8448, 8467, 8472); United Nations (Geneva) (726)

Sea Mammals

Macao (1664, 1665); Russia (8449)

Sea Mammals: Whales

United Nations (Vienna) (704)

Birds

Argentina (1891A, 1893A, 2980); Ascension (1260a); Australia (5580-5587, 5583a, 5583b, 5587a); Australian Antarctic Territory (L255, L257a); Botswana (1131-1134, 1134a); British Antarctic Territory (C44); Czech Republic (3922); Estonia (989); Germany (3341-3342, 3342a, 3350); Israel (2339); Japan (2855C, 4088, 4089a, 4090a); Macao (1664, 1665); Mexico (3287); Peru (2060); Russia (8356, 8357, 8366, 8371, 8372, 8379, 8414, 8432, 8455, 8460, 8494); United Nations (1313); United Nations (Geneva) (728); United States (U702, RW90, RW90A, JDS31)

Insects

Macao (1664, 1665); Peru (2065)

Insects: Butterflies & Moths

Surinam (1665-1676)

Fish & Fishing

Macao (1668); Russia (8398, 8482)

Fish & Fishing: Marine Life

Australia (5619-5626, 5622a, 5623a, 5624a, 5625a, 5626a); Russia (8398)

Reptiles & Amphibians

Ascension (1260a); Russia (8413); United Nations (1312); United Nations (Geneva) (727)

Other Terrestrial Life

Australia (5613-5618, 5615a, 5618a)

Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals

Peru (2053); Russia (8389, 8478b, 8478d)

Fire Fighting

Israel (2348)

Flags

Algeria (1857, 1866); Andorra (Spanish) (511); Armenia (1362, 1364); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H); Botswana (1123, 1124); Macao (1670); Peru (2038, 2047, 2048, 2049); Russia (8349, 8350, 8351, 8371, 8378, 8379, 8386, 8389, 8398, 8400, 8405, 8432, 8435, 8442, 8453, 8463)

Flora

Australia (5598a); Belgium (2999-3000); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H); Botswana (1134a); Czech Republic (3929); Macao (1655b); Peru (2038); Russia (8468, 8483)

Flowers

Andorra (Spanish) (512); Australia (5554, 5555, 5558, 5560, 5562a, 5564, 5564a, 5565, 5565a, 5568, 5568a, 5570, 5570a, 5588, 5591, 5593a); Belgium (2998, 2998a); Czech Republic (3929); Germany (3339, 3341-3342, 3342a); Great Britain (4345, 4346, 4347, 4348, 4349, 4350, 4351, 4352, 4354); Japan (4088-4090); Liechtenstein (1884); Macao (1655a, 1656, 1659-1660, 1663, 1664, 1668, 1669); Russia (8356, 8368, 8380, 8387, 8468, 8487); St. Helena (1190-1196); St. Pierre & Miquelon (1134c); Surinam (1657, 1665-1676); United Nations (1314); United Nations (Geneva) (729); United Nations (Vienna) (707)

Flowers: Roses

Great Britain (4353); Japan (2855G); Russia (8346, 8469)

Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops

Algeria (1866); Australia (5590, 5593, 5593a); Belgium (2988-2997, 2997a, 3001e); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H, J50, J51, J52, J53); Israel (2347); Japan (2855C); Macao (1671-1672); Russia (8358, 8361, 8432, 8460, 8467, 8468); United Nations (1315)

Gems, Minerals & Jewelry

Ascension (1259, 1260a); Australia (5562, 5562a, 5571, 5571a); Benin (1507); Israel (2347); Russia (8389, 8432, 8471)

Heraldry & Coats of Arms

Andorra (French) (863); Andorra (Spanish) (511); Ascension (1260a); Australia (5589, 5592, 5593a); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H); Peru (2060); Russia (8379, 8389, 8405, 8432, 8467)

Judaica

Israel (2340)

Maps & Globes

Algeria (1854, 1857, 1865); Australia (5561, 5562a, 5589-5593, 5593a); Benin (1512-1516, C560A); Estonia (993, B66); Russia (8379, 8395, 8439-8440, 8449, 8460, 8468); United Nations (1315, 1316, U46-U47)

Masks

Andorra (Spanish) (511); Russia (8352)

Military

Algeria (1866); Armenia (1356, 1357, B28); Australia (5594-5595, 5602-5604, 5603a, 5604a); Israel (2339, 2340, 2346); Peru (2047, 2048); Russia (8351, 8360, 8363, 8376, 8382, 8386, 8390-8393, 8400, 8415, 8420-8430, 8443-8447, 8458, 8460, 8479-8480, 8485, 8488, 8494); St. Helena (1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196)

Motor Vehicles

Algeria (1866); Botswana (1125, 1126); Israel (2343, 2346); Macao (1685-1687); Russia (8388, 8390, 8399f, 8405, 8421, 8422, 8425, 8428, 8430, 8479-8480)

Automobiles

Australia (5572, 5575a, 5576, 5576a, 5605-5612, 5609a, 5610a, 5611a, 5612a); Benin (1338); Botswana (1123, 1125); Great Britain (4335); Israel (2345); Russia (8391, 8462)

Performing Arts

Dance

Russia (8352)

Music

Armenia (1358); Estonia (990); Germany (3343); Macao (1669); Peru (2042); Russia (8353-8355, 8405, 8431, 8448, 8477, 8483, 8491)

Movies, Television & Stars

Armenia (1355, 1356, 1358); Czech Republic (3921, 3938); Peru (2042); Russia (8365)

Theater

Russia (8397, 8411b, 8477); Surinam (1655)

Personalized Stamps

Czech Republic (3924); United Nations (1309-1310, 1316)

Petroleum

Algeria (1866); Russia (8405, 8468, 8481)

Philately

Armenia (B27); Australia (5583b); Germany (3349, B1206, B1206a); Russia (8460)

Prepared Foods and Culinary Arts

Macao (1668, 1671-1672)

Railroads

Germany (3345-3346); Great Britain (4336-4344,4339b, 4343b, 4344e); Israel (2343, 2345); Russia (8392, 8418-8419)

Religion

Algeria (1866); Andorra (French) (863); Andorra (Spanish) (511); Belgium (3001b); Czech Republic (3922, 3928); Germany (3350); Macao (1661-1662, 1668-1670, 1675, 1681-1682); Peru (2041, 2045, 2050, 2061); Russia (8345, 8347, 8364, 8365, 8367, 8368, 8370, 8381, 8385, 8401, 8403, 8405, 8406, 8408, 8409, 8436, 8448, 8463, 8467, 8472, 8490)

Christmas

Andorra (Spanish) (516); Armenia (1361); Belgium (3002-3003, 3002a, 3003a); Bolivia (1650); Estonia (990-991); Liechtenstein (1880-1883)

Science & Technology

Algeria (1865); Israel (2345-2347); Mexico (3263, 3281); Russia (8366, 8431, 8432, 8462, 8473, 8475)

Archaeology

Peru (2050, 2065); Russia (8451)

Astronomy

Australia (5596-5601, 5598a, 5601a); Czech Republic (3920); Russia (8467)

Computers & Mathematics

Czech Republic (3937); Israel (2347); Japan (4632); Mexico (3281)

Earth Science & Earth Features

Andorra (Spanish) (515); Australian Antarctic Territory (L254, L256, L257a); Botswana (1131-1134, 1134a); Russia (8414, 8467, 8468)

Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls

Argentina (2979); United States (5800)

Medicine

Czech Republic (3925); Estonia (B66); Macao (1690b, 1690d, 1691); Russia (8392, 8413, 8442, 8492);

Scouting

Benin (C560A)

Ships & Watercraft

Argentina (2981); Australia (5590, 5593, 5593a); Benin (1460A, 1460B, 1460C, 1460E, 1460G, 1460H, J55); Botswana (1123-1126); Israel (2342, 2343, 2346, 2347); Japan (4632); Macao (1670, 1679-1680); Peru (2047, 2049); Russia (8351, 8375, 8386, 8394, 8398, 8403, 8412, 8416-8417, 8433, 8456, 8473, 8482, 8494); St. Helena (1196)

Space

Israel (2346); Russia (8474, 8493)

Sports

Andorra (French) (864); Armenia (1356); Australia (5572-5579, 5575a, 5576a, 5577a, 5578a, 5579a, 5605-5612, 5609a, 5610a, 5611a, 5612a); Czech Republic (3936); Germany (B1208, B1209); Macao (1683a); Russia (8452, 8469)

Basketball

Germany (B1207)

Olympics

Benin (C654)

Soccer

Algeria (1858); Russia (8362, 8470); Surinam (1650)

Stamps On Stamps

Germany (B1206, B1206a); Israel (2343, 2344); Russia (8431)

Telecommunications

Czech Republic (3930); Russia (8393, 8431)

Textiles

Benin (1522-1527); United Nations (1318)

Native Costumes

Macao (1661-1662, 1669, 1688-1689); Russia (8457)

Toys & Games

Australia (5553, 5562a, 5563, 5563a); Macao (1663-1665); Russia (8457)

Chess

Russia (8459)

United Nations

Macao (1666-1667); United Nations (1315, 1316, U46-U47)

Universal Postal Union

Russia (8434)

Wine

Australia (5559, 5562a, 5569, 5569a)

Women

Algeria (1866); Andorra (French) (866); Andorra (Spanish) (511, 512); Armenia (1355, 1356, B26); Ascension (1259-1260, 1260a); Australia (5589, 5590, 5592, 5593, 5593a, 5603, 5603a); Belgium (3001); Benin (1507, J54); Czech Republic (3933, 3938a); Estonia (995); Germany (3347); Great Britain (4323, 4326, 4327b, 4329, 4331, 4333, 4333b, 4334b, 4334d, 4334f, 4334g, 4335, 4344d, 4344e, MH522-MH523, MH523a, Mh524, MH524a); Japan (4632); Macao (1661a, 1663-1665, 1669, 1681b, 1687, 1688a, 1690a, 1690b); Peru (2040, 2042); Russia (8352, 8371, 8372, 8380, 8383, 8384, 8389, 8393, 8399b, 8399c, 8399e, 8438, 8449, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8469, 8472); St. Helena (1190, 1191, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196); United Nations (1315)

Writers & Literature

Andorra (French) (866); Andorra (Spanish) (512); Czech Republic (3935); Macao (1688-1689); Peru (2060); Russia (8486)

Addendum

Unaccompanied minors, such as Australia (5512b, 5512c), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.

Number changes: To stamps in 2024 Catalogue, Benin (1460E becomes 1460F, 1460F becomes 1460I) .