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By Topic – February 2020
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Feb. 17, 2020 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Architecture
Aitutaki (663, 666); Antigua (3553-3554); Azerbaijan (1226, 1238); Belarus (1138, 1146, 1148, 1151, 1152, 1159, 1160, 1160a, 1161); Benin (1054E, 1054F, 1343, 1424, C289D, C371, C510, C651); Bolivia (1314C, 1366A, 1440A, 1607A, 1617A, 1636A, 1637, 1641A); Brazil (3379, 3386, 3387, 3390, 3392b, 3393, 3400, 3414); Canada (3204, 3204a); Cook Islands (1592a, 1595, 1596-1597, 1601c,1630c, 1630d); Kazakhstan (892); Libya (1839); Mauritius (1199, 1199a); Mongolia (2920); Nevis (1992, 1993); Salvador (1781, 1794, 1795b, 1795d, 1797); Senegal (1723, 1731, 1734, 1744, 1745); Togo (2087-2088); Vatican City (1728-1729, 1731, 1731a)
Bridges
Belarus (1151); Benin (1054E); Brazil (3387); Senegal (1733)
Castles
Aitutaki (665)
Lighthouses
Salvador (1793)
Art
Brazil (3390); Bulgaria (4918); Salvador (1797c); Vatican City (1727)
Paintings
Belarus (1161); Benin (C372, C372a, C383A, C427, C438, C520, C551); Brazil (3388); Cook Islands (1593, 1600-1601); French Polynesia (1238-1239); Nevis (1982-1983); Vatican City (1728-1729)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Brazil (3392); Cook Islands (1638); Vatican City (1730-1731, 1731a)
Sculpture & Statues
Belarus (1151, 1152); Benin (Q9A); Bolivia (1314C, 1440A); Cook Islands (1597, 1630e); Mongolia (2916); Nevis (1991-1993); Salvador (1789, 1795b, 1795d); Senegal (1733); Togo (2087)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Mongolia (2916)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
Brazil (3385)
Children
Aitutaki (665a); Benin (446C, 1425, 1449, C551); Bolivia (1626A, 1647A); Brazil (3385); Cook Islands (1595); Libya (1837); Mongolia (2919, 2920); Nevis (1991c, 1993, 1997a, 1997d); Salvador (1788)
Coins & Currency
Azerbaijan (1238); Belarus (1158-1160, 1160a)
Endangered Species
Bolivia (1560A, 1612A, 1615A, 1645A, 1646A)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Aitutaki (682-687)
Europa
Azerbaijan (1235-1237, 1236a); Belarus (1139-1140, 1140a)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Aitutaki (667-668, 688-689); Belarus (1157); Bhutan (1608); Brazil (3401-3405); Cook Islands (1598-1599, 1636-1639)
Famous People
Argentina Mohandas K. Gandhi (2895); Brazil Mohandas K. Gandhi (3380); Bulgaria Mohandas K. Gandhi (4913); Mauritius Mohandas K. Gandhi (1201); Mongolia Mohandas K. Gandhi (2918); Nigeria Mohandas K. Gandhi (894-896)
Royalty
Aitutaki (665-666); Bahrain (755); Bhutan (1608b); Brazil (3386, 3422); British Indian Ocean Territory (489-492); Cook Islands (1593, 1595, 1596-1597); Nevis (1991-1993, 1997); Tokelau (509-512, 512a)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Aitutaki (667-668, 682-687, 688-689); Andorra (French) (813); Argentina (2872, 2878); Australia (5039, 5042a); Belarus (1154, 1155, 1156a, 1158, 1160a); Benin (1412, 1427, 1428, C520, Q11A); Bolivia (1641A, 1643A); Brazil (3384z, 3401, 3402); Canada (3199a, 3200, 3200a, 3201, 3201); Cook Islands (1598-1599, 1600b, 1636-1639); Libya (1838); Mauritius (1199a); Nevis (1982b); Senegal (1742, 1747); Vatican City (1731, 1731a)
Land Mammals: Cats
Belarus (1146, 1155, 1156a, 1157); Benin (726, 1346); Bolivia (1607A); Brazil (3379, 3384p, 3384q, 3384r, 3384s, 3384t, 3384u, 3384v, 3384w, 3384x, 3384y, 3405); Nevis (1992, 1993, 1998-1999); Senegal (1742, 1747)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Brazil (3384a, 3384b, 3384c, 3384d, 3384e, 3384f, 3384g, 3384h, 3384i, 3384j, 3384k, 3384l, 3384m, 3384n, 3384o)
Land Mammals: Horses
Argentina (2896); Australia (5039, 5042a); Belarus (1157); Benin (1343); Bolivia (1643A, 1649A); Cook Islands (1597); Mongolia (2916)
Sea Mammals
Nevis (1995-1996)
Birds
Aitutaki (663c, 664, 669-681, 674a, 680a, 682-687, 690-694, 694e, 695-699, 699e); Azerbaijan (1235-1237, 1236a); Belarus (1139-1140, 1140a); Belize (1248a); Benin (1409, 1410, C551); Bolivia (1331A, 1332A, 1333A, 1334A, 1338A, 1339A, 1606A, 1612A, 1615A, 1644A, 1645A, 1646A, 1648A); Brazil (3379, 3384ab, 3384ac, 3384ad, 3390); Canada (3199c, 3203, 3203a); Cook Islands (1594, 1602-1627, 1607a, 1613a, 1620a, 1626a, 1628-1629, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1640-1649, 1644e, 1649e, 1650-1659, 1654e, 1659e); Dominican Republic (1655-1656, 1658); French Polynesia (1238-1239); Iraq (2065-2068); Libya (1838); Malawi (904-910); Mauritius (1199a, 1200); Nevis (1984, 1987-1988); Nigeria (896); Salvador (1789, 1790, 1792); Senegal (1742); Togo (2087); Vatican City (1726, 1730, 1731a)
Insects
Belarus (1142-1144, 1144a); Benin (1207A-1207G, 1354)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Aitutaki (663d); Andorra (French) (812); Antigua (3552a, 3552e); Dominican Republic (1655-1656); Libya (1838)
Fish & Fishing
Aitutaki (679, 680a, 681k); Brazil (3384aa); Dominican Republic (1655-1656); French Polynesia (1235-1237, 1237a, 1239); Nevis (1989-1990)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Brazil (3404); Cook Islands (1628e); Dominican Republic (1655-1656); French Polynesia (1236, 1237, 1237a); Nevis (1989-1990)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Aitutaki (663d); Australia (5039, 5042, 5042a); Cook Islands (1592d)
Reptiles & Amphibians
St. Helena (1156-1159)
Other Terrestrial Life
Brazil (3396b)
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals
Benin (C443)
Fire Fighting
Benin (1343)
Flags
Aitutaki (665); Argentina (2897, 2899); Ascension (1218, 1219); Bahrain (755); Belarus (1147, 1148); Belize (1246, 1248); Benin (594A, Q9A, Q23); Bermuda (1164-1165); Bhutan (1608); Bolivia (1606A, 1607A, 1636A); Brazil (3387, 3414); Bulgaria (4916-4917); Cook Islands (1633a, 1634); Mauritius (1199a); Mongolia (2915, 2916, 2919, 2920); Nevis (1987-1988, 1997); Nigeria (896); Salvador (1786); Senegal (1723, 1736); Togo (2005, 2006)
Flora
Argentina (2872); Bahamas (1505); Belarus (1141); Bolivia (1564A); Brazil (3396b); Mauritius (1197)
Flowers
Aitutaki (663a, 665-666, 667-669, 688-689); Andorra (French) (812); Antigua (3553-3554); Australia (5039, 5042, 5042a); Bahamas (1491, 1492, 1493, 1494, 1496, 1497, 1498, 1499, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504); Belize (1247, 1248); Benin (929, 1339); Bolivia (1643A); Brazil (3361, 3385); British Indian Ocean Territory (490, 492); Cook Islands (1592c, 1592d, 1596a, 1599, 1601d, 1628-1629, 1637, 1639, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1659e); Nevis (1984, 1985-1986, 1992); Vatican City (1730, 1731a)
Flowers: Orchids
Bahamas (1495, 1506); Benin (1337); Nevis (1998-1999)
Flowers: Roses
Antigua (3552)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Australia (5039, 5042a); Belarus (1157); Benin (Q19); Bolivia (1544A-1544B); Brazil (3379); Canada (3199c, 3203, 3203a); Cook Islands (1601e); Dominican Republic (1658)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Zaire (1637)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Belarus (1146, 1151, 1152, 1157); Bolivia (1643A); Mauritius (1199a)
Holograms & 3-D
Nigeria (894)
Judaica
Canada (3205, 3205a)
Maps & Globes
Andorra (French) (815); Argentina (2896); Azerbaijan (1231b); Belarus (1147, 1148, 1157, 1160, 1160a); Benin (594A, 1012, 1407, 1447, 1450); Bolivia (1606A, 1607A, 1648A); Brazil (3373); Libya (1837e, 1838); Mauritius (1198, 1199a); Mongolia (2915, 2917); Nevis (1987a); Salvador (1789); Senegal (1723, 1729, 1736, 1741, 1747)
Military
Aitutaki (665a, 666); Azerbaijan (1231); Belarus (1145, 1153); Benin (1335, C429A); Bolivia (1440A, 1649A); British Indian Ocean Territory (489-492); Canada (3204, 3204a); Cook Islands (1596-1597, 1635c); Mongolia (2916); Salvador (1794); Senegal (1744)
Motor Vehicles
Belarus (1145, 1153); Benin (C657); Brazil (3424b, 3423c); Libya (1837a, 1837b, 1837c, 1838); Mongolia (2916)
Automobiles
Brazil (3424a); Mongolia (2920)
Motorcycles
Brazil (3424d)
Mushrooms
Benin (1342); Brazil (3416)
Nobel Prize
Brazil (3395); Senegal (1726-1727)
Performing Arts
Dance
Benin (690C, 1404, Q13A); Brazil (3368); Canada (3199b, 3202, 3202a)
Music
Belarus (1138, 1149-1150, 1150a, 1154, 1156a, 1160a); Benin (C655, C657, Q13A); Bolivia (1316A); Brazil (3392-3394, 3418, 3421); Cook Islands (1601e); Nevis (1994)
Music: Rock Stars
Brazil (3413)
Movies, Television & Stars
Aitutaki (665-666); Brazil (3389); British Indian Ocean Territory (489-492); Cook Islands (1596-1597); Dominican Republic (1657); Nevis (1997)
Theater
Belarus (1138, 1146); Salvador (1797b)
Philately
Aitutaki (664); Antigua (3553-3554); Benin (C651); Bolivia (1314C, 1643A); Brazil (3414); Bulgaria (4920); Cook Islands (1594, 1632); Libya (1839); Nevis (1998-1999); Senegal (1729)
Railroads
Argentina (2897-2899); Benin (Q13B); Mauritius (1203); Senegal (1731)
Religion
Aitutaki (663); Andorra (French) (814); Antigua (3553-3554); Belarus (1146, 1151, 1152, 1154, 1156, 1156a, 1157); Benin (Q16C, Q16D); Bolivia (1273A, 1314Ce, 1637); Brazil (3359, 3379, 3387); British Indian Ocean Territory (489); Cook Islands (1592); Salvador (1788-1791, 1797); Vatican City (1726)
Christmas
Australia (5039-5043, 5042a); Belarus (1155, 1a56a); Benin (C383A, C427, C438, C520); Bolivia (1639A); Brazil (3368, 3392-3394); Canada (3199-3203, 3200a, 3201a, 3202a, 3203a); Cook Islands (1600-1601); Vatican City (1730-1731, 1731a)
Popes
Benin (929); Bolivia (1377A, 1617A); Mauritius (1200); Vatican City (1728-1729)
Science & Technology
Benin (Q12B); Bhutan (1608); Bolivia (1440A); Brazil (3396, 3417); Bulgaria (4912); Cook Islands (1628c, 1628d); Mauritius (1197)
Astronomy
Benin (C349A); Bolivia (1603A); Brazil (3401-3405, 3415)
Computers & Mathematics
Brazil (3381-3383)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Argentina (2872, 2878, 2879, 2880); Belarus (1161); Belize (1247, 1248); Bolivia (1354A, 1600A, 1617A, 1640A, 1641A, 1648A); Brazil (3398-3399); Cook Islands (1630-1631); Salvador (1797d)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Bolivia (1367A); Salvador (1797a)
Medicine
Belarus (1141); Benin (1012); Brazil (3400); Bulgaria (4911)
Scouting
Benin (446C); Bolivia (1643A)
Service Organizations (Intl.)
Benin (1407, 1447, 1450)
Ships & Watercraft
Belize (1246, 1248); Benin (1341); Bermuda (1164-1165); Brazil (3359); Bulgaria (4916-4917); Cook Islands (1630b, 1630c, 1635c); French Polynesia (1240, 1240a); Libya (1837e, 1837j, 1837k, 1837l); Mauritius (1199a); Salvador (1793, 1795e, 1797d); Senegal (1742)
Space
Ascension (1216-1219); Belarus (1161); Benin (Q23); Brazil (3420); Cook Islands (1633-1635); Kazakhstan (892); Mongolia (2915); Nevis (1987-1988)
Sports
Benin (Q20A, Q34); Brazil (3424)
Basketball
Benin (C289D); Brazil (3423)
Olympics
Benin (1054E, 1054F, C289D, C371, C553, Q28)
Soccer
Benin (594A, 716, C502, C504, C553); Senegal (1736)
Stamps On Stamps
Benin (C651); Bolivia (1643A, 1644A); Brazil (3422); Libya (1838)
Telecommunications
Belarus (1153, 1161); Bolivia (1619A); Brazil (3397); Kazakhstan (892)
Textiles
Ghana (2684B); Nigeria (894-896)
Native Costumes
Benin (690C, 1404); Bulgaria (4920); Mongolia (2919)
Toys & Games
Nevis (1997)
United Nations
Benin (1012); Mauritius (1199a); Senegal (1723)
Universal Postal Union
Benin (C657, Q13B); Kazakhstan (891)
Wine
Aitutaki (663b)
Women
Aitutaki (665-666); Benin (1425, 1449, Q13A); Bolivia (1607A, 1643A); Brazil (3368, 3386, 3387, 3388, 3396b, 3421, 3423); British Indian Ocean Territory (489-492); Bulgaria (4920); Canada (3199b, 3202, 3202a); Cook Islands (1593, 1595b, 1596-1597, 1628d); Libya (1837); Nevis (1982-1983, 1991-1993, 1997); Salvador (1780, 1788); Tokelau (509-512, 512a)
Writers & Literature
Benin (C510); Brazil (3368, 3417, 3419); Bulgaria (4919)
Journalism
Argentina (2896)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Ascension (C1a, C2a, C3a, C4a, C5a, C6a, C7g, C7h, C7i, C7j, C7k, C7l, C7m), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
Number changes: To stamps in Oct. 21, 2019 Update, Argentina (Nos. 2872-2876 become Nos. 2873-2877, Nos. 2877-2878 become Nos. 2883-2884).
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