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By Topic – January 2021

Dec 31, 2020, 12 PM
Monaco’s Nov. 4, 2020, stamp for Ballons Montes (Letters Sent from Paris by Balloons) of the Franco-Prussian War, 150th Anniversary (Scott 3030). This stamp is included in the philately category of the January 2021 By Topic Listing.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Jan. 18, 2021 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Architecture

Algeria (1762-1763, 1768, 1774, 1778, 1790, 1791, 1795, 1802); Armenia (1208); Australia (5206, 5207a); Austria (2825, 2863, 2870, 2873, 2881, 2885); Belarus (1177-1178, 1178a, 1179); China (Taiwan) (4546, 4554-4555, 4559); China (People’s Republic) (4705, 4707, 4711, 4714, 4716); Colombia (1544); Costa Rica (716); Egypt (2225); Germany (3185); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1570, 1572, 1573); Great Britain (Alderney) (683, 687, 688, 690); Great Britain (Jersey) (2367, 2369, 2371); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112a, 2112b, 2112c, 2112k, 2119b, 2120b, 2124b, 2136); Hong Kong (2093a, 2094); Hungary (4568, 4570, 4574, 4577); Italy (3636); Kosovo (445); Luxembourg (1546, 1549); Macao (1610a, 1610b, 1611); Monaco (3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3029, 3030); Morocco (1276, 1279, 1279g, 1280, 1284e, 1286, 1288b); Philippines (3849); Russia (8141, 8144, 8148, 8149, 8152, 8154, 8155, 8156, 8163, 8172, 8177, 8179, 8186, 8192, 8195, 8196, 8197); Serbia (920)

Bridges

Austria (2882); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112g, 2120e); Hungary (4574); Luxembourg (1546); Morocco (1274)

Castles

Austria (2827); Germany (3184); Great Britain (Jersey) (2370); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112f); Hungary (4573); Russia (8144)

Lighthouses

Great Britain (Guernsey) (1571); Great Britain (Alderney) (686); Great Britain (Jersey) (2368); Russia (8177)

Windmills

Algeria (1768); Morocco (1274); Russia (8179)

Art

Algeria (1800); China (People’s Republic) (4699-4702); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129)

Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips

Armenia (1207); Great Britain (4022-4029); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2119e); Hungary (4577)

Children’s Art

Serbia (922)

Paintings

Austria (2874); China (Taiwan) (4556-4559); China (People’s Republic) (4703-4708); Cook Islands (B141A); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2130, 2131-2136); Hungary (4575-4576); Italy (3619); Latvia (1056); Russia (8153-8154, 8158, 8159, 8160, 8173, 8182, 8184)

Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media

Algeria (1798b); Brazil (3433); China (People’s Republic) (4717); Great Britain (4036-4044, 4037a, 4038a, 4044b); Luxembourg (1547); New Zealand (2940-2946, 2943a, 2944a, 2945a, 2946a, 2946b)

Sculpture & Statues

Austria (2868); Belarus (1176, 1179, 1180, 1180a); Brazil (3360, 3425b, 3425e); China (Taiwan) (4550-4553); Colombia (1540); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1534, 1534a, 1534b); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112d, 2112j, 2119a, 2120c); Hungary (4573h, 4574); Luxembourg (1548, 1549); Macao (1610b, 1611); Monaco (3019); Philippines (3830a); Russia (8150, 8156, 8161, 8163, 8177, 8179, 8180, 8196)

Aviation

Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters

Armenia (1209); Australia (5206-5207, 5207a); Colombia (1525); Hungary (4571); Russia (8134, 8144, 8148, 8152, 8176, 8181)

Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons

Monaco (3030); Russia (8196)

Parachutes

Russia (8186)

Bicycles

Algeria (1768)

Children

Algeria (1762, 1768, 1797, 1799); China (People’s Republic) (4701); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112h, 2126); Hong Kong (2094); Macao (1610-1611); Monaco (3025a); Russia (8149, 8152, 8176, 8196); Serbia (922)

Coins & Currency

Morocco (1277)

Endangered Species

Algeria (1786)

Europa

Austria (2870); Belarus (1177-1178, 1178a)

Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

Armenia (1211); Austria (2868); Brazil (3406, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410); China (People’s Republic) (4712); Germany (3184); Monaco (3030); Russia (8162)

Famous People

Montenegro Mohandas K. Gandhi (455); Russia Lenin (8175)

Royalty

Hungary (4570); Monaco (3020, 3029); Morocco (1265F, 1265Fg, 1273-1274); Russia (8155, 8192)

Fauna

Land Mammals

Algeria (1786a); Armenia (1211); Australia (5206, 5207a); Austria (2828, 2857, 2857a, 2875, 2876, 2877, 2880); Brazil (3375, 3427b, 3427c); China (Taiwan) (4548); China (People’s Republic) (4701); Colombia (1539); Great Britain (4022-4029); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1569, 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575); Great Britain (Alderney) (684, 685, 686, 688); Great Britain (Jersey) (2368, 2374); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112e); Hong Kong (2087, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093a, 2094); Monaco (3028); Morocco (1287e); Russia (8179); United States (CVP110)

Land Mammals: Cats

Algeria (1800); Australia (5207, 5207a); Brazil (3374); Hungary (4574, 4577c); Russia (8160, 8162, 8163, 8196)

Land Mammals: Dogs

Austria (2878); Brazil (3374); Great Britain (4024, 4029); Hungary (4577b); Russia (8160)

Land Mammals: Elephants

Algeria (1800); Great Britain (4023, 4029)

Land Mammals: Horses

Austria (2870, 2884); Belarus (1177, 1178a); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112i); Hungary (4570); Italy (3636); Russia (8152, 8154, 8180, 8193, 8196)

Sea Mammals

Hong Kong (2088, 2093a, 2094)

Birds

Algeria (1768, 1774, 1795); China (People’s Republic) (4701, 4707, 4708, 4717, 4722-4725); Colombia (1525, 1537, 1539); Great Britain (4025); Great Britain (Jersey) (2372); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2120e); Hong Kong (2087, 2089, 2093, 2093a); Hungary (4569, 4571, 4573); Kosovo (444b); Monaco (3025a, 3026); Morocco (1276, 1287e); Russia (8150, 8160, 8187, 8196)

Insects

Algeria (1765-1766); Brazil (3427a); Great Britain (4030, 4032, 4034, 4035)

Insects: Butterflies & Moths

Colombia (1537j); Great Britain (4031, 4033)

Fish & Fishing

Brazil (3369d); Colombia (1539g); Costa Rica (RA138); Hong Kong (2093a); Monaco (3025a); Morocco (1287a, 1287e); Russia (8179)

Reptiles & Amphibians

Algeria (1786b); Colombia (1539a)

Other Terrestrial Life

Belarus (1173-1175, 1175a); Brazil (3408); Kosovo (444); Morocco (B36)

Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals

Russia (8169)

Fire Fighting

Australia (5206, 5207a); Costa Rica (716)

Flags

Algeria (1767, 1769-1773, 1774, 1778, 1779, 1782, 1795, 1799); Austria (2847-2862, 2850a, 2851a, 2852a, 2853a, 2854a, 2855a, 2856a, 2857a, 2858a, 2859a, 2860a, 2861a, 2862a); Belarus (1176, 1177-1178, 1178a); Brazil (3360); China (People’s Republic) (4726); Colombia (1537, 1539); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2121-2124); Hungary (4573, 4574); Luxembourg (1549); Macao (1610b, 1611); Monaco (3026); Morocco (1276); Philippines (3825); Russia (8148, 8152, 8157, 8163, 8171, 8173, 8184, 8187, 8197b, 8197d)

Flora

Algeria (1786); Andorra (Spanish) (480); Brazil (3357, 3433); China (Taiwan) (4547, 4556, 4558); China (People’s Republic) (4702, 4703, 4707); Colombia (1539); Great Britain (4028, 4029); Great Britain (Jersey) (2371); Morocco (1286, 1287b, 1287e); Russia (8164)

Flowers

Algeria (1765-1766, 1782); Andorra (Spanish) (480); Armenia (1211); Austria (2849, 2867, 2880); Brazil (3362); China (Taiwan) (4556, 4559); China (People’s Republic) (4699, 4700, 4704, 4720, 4721); Cook Islands (B141A); Great Britain (4027, 4030-4035, 4036f, 4036g, 4042, 4043); Great Britain (Jersey) (2367, 2370); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112c, 2135); Hungary (4571, 4577); Italy (3634); Macao (1610b, 1611); Morocco (1285); Russia (8149, 8152, 8167, 8182)

Flowers: Orchids

China (Taiwan) (4557)

Flowers: Roses

China (People’s Republic) (4722-4725)

Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops

Algeria (1766); Austria (2866, 2885); Brazil (3429); China (People’s Republic) (4703, 4704, 4717); Great Britain (Alderney) (684); Morocco (1288); Russia (8163, 8176, 8177, 8179, 8192); Serbia (918-919)

Gems, Minerals & Jewelry

Austria (2854, 2854a); Morocco (1278)

Heraldry & Coats of Arms

Austria (2873); Colombia (1537, 1539); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2120e); Hungary (4571); Macao (1610b, 1611); Monaco (3018, 3026, 3027); Russia (8162, 8177, 8179, 8196)

Holograms & 3-D

China (People’s Republic) (4722-4725)

Judaica

Russia (8196)

Maps & Globes

Algeria (1763, 1776, 1783, 1787, 1796); Belarus (1177-1178, 1178a); Colombia (1525, 1542); Costa Rica (716); Egypt (2222); Hungary (4569, 4574); Kosovo (444a, 444c); Luxembourg (1549); Monaco (3025); Morocco (1274, 1275b, 1278, B36); Philippines (3825); Russia (8156, 8157, 8162, 8178, 8187)

Military

Algeria (1769-1773, 1781, 1784, 1793); Armenia (1206); Belarus (1176, 1179); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2119a, 2120c); Morocco (B36); Philippines (3830); Russia (8134, 8139-8142, 8144, 8148, 8149, 8150, 8154, 8157, 8158-8161, 8173, 8176, 8181, 8184, 8186, 8187, 8188-8191, 8191a, 8195, 8196)

Motor Vehicles

Australia (5206, 5207a); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1570); Hong Kong (2094); Morocco (1280); Russia (8144, 8152, 8163, 8172, 8176, 8177, 8178, 8188-8191, 8191a)

Automobiles

Australia (5207, 5207a); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2119d); Luxembourg (1546); Russia (8178, 8197)

Motorcycles

Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2121-2124); Russia (8185)

Performing Arts

Dance

Algeria (1764); Brazil (3369b); Morocco (1284); Russia (8177, 8179, 8187)

Music

Algeria (1764b); Austria (2886); Belarus (1178, 1178a); China (People’s Republic) (4700); Colombia (1540); Costa Rica (717); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1531a, 1532a, 1533a, 1534, 1534a, 1534b); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2119-2120, 2131); Hungary (4569); Italy (3634); Morocco (1265, 1284); Russia (8145-8147); Serbia (922)

Music: Rock Stars

Costa Rica (717b); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2119a, 2119b, 2119d, 2120)

Movies, Television & Stars

Brazil (3426); Hungary (4577); Monaco (3021-3024)

Theater

Monaco (3017); Russia (8177, 8179)

Entertainers

Morocco (1284c)

Petroleum

Algeria (1792); Russia (8163)

Philately

Hungary (4569-4571); Luxembourg (1546); Monaco (3030)

Railroads

Austria (2871); Colombia (1542); Great Britain (Alderney) (689); Hong Kong (2094); Hungary (4569); Luxembourg (1546); Morocco (1274)

Religion

Algeria (1762-1763, 1774, 1778, 1795, 1802); Austria (2825); Belarus (1179, 1180, 1180a); Brazil (3360, 3425); China (Taiwan) (4554-4555); Germany (3185); Great Britain (Alderney) (683, 690); Great Britain (Jersey) (2369); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112d); Hungary (4571); Italy (3636); Latvia (1056); Luxembourg (1547); Morocco (1276, 1279, 1279g, 1284e); Russia (8152, 8163, 8179)

Christmas

Brazil (3369); Cook Islands (B141A); Great Britain (4029, 4036-4044, 4037a, 4038a, 4044b); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1569-1575); Great Britain (Alderney) (684-690); Great Britain (Jersey) (2367-2374); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2131-2136); Hungary (4575-4576); Monaco (3028); New Zealand (2940-2946, 2943a, 2944a, 2945a, 2946a, 2946b); United States (CVP110)

Science & Technology

Algeria (1785); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2113-2118); Latvia (1057); Morocco (1281); Russia (8143, 8177, 8195)

Archaeology

Algeria (1800-1802); Andorra (French) (823); Austria (2868); China (People’s Republic) (4711-4716); Monaco (3029)

Astronomy

Brazil (3406, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410); Colombia (1544)

Computers & Mathematics

Algeria (1783)

Earth Science & Earth Features

Armenia (1209); Austria (2865, 2882, 2883); Brazil (3431); China (Taiwan) (4546, 4547, 4549); China (People’s Republic) (4706, 4726); Colombia (1539); Costa Rica (716); Germany (3184); Great Britain (Jersey) (2372, 2373); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112b, 2112d, 2112g, 2112l); Hong Kong (2087); Russia (8182, 8193)

Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls

Morocco (1287e)

Medicine

Algeria (1781, 1793c, 1796); Brazil (3375, 3430); Russia (8174)

Medicine: COVID-19 Pandemic

Kosovo (444); Morocco (B36)

Ships & Watercraft

Armenia (1206); Austria (2880); Belarus (1178a); Great Britain (4023); Great Britain (Guernsey) (1569); Great Britain (Jersey) (2370, 2373); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2112a, 2112f, 2112k); Monaco (3023, 3025b, 3026, 3027); Philippines (3830b); Russia (8152, 8157, 8173, 8177, 8179, 8184, 8186, 8187, 8195)

Space

Algeria (1776, 1778); China (People’s Republic) (4709); Morocco (1274); Russia (8164, 8170)

Sports

Colombia (1523); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2121-2124); Hungary (4571); Italy (3635); Latvia (1058); Morocco (1275)

Olympics

Hungary (4572); Monaco (3027)

Soccer

Algeria (1787); Armenia (1208); Germany (3185)

Stamps On Stamps

Monaco (3030)

Telecommunications

Hungary (4569); Russia (8151, 8164)

Textiles

Austria (2857, 2857a, 2860, 2860a); Brazil (3433); Russia (8165-8168, 8177, 8179)

Native Costumes

Algeria (1762-1763, 1764, 1784, 1785, 1788-1791, 1798); Austria (2847, 2848, 2851, 2851a, 2852, 2852a, 2855, 2855a, 2858, 2858a, 2859, 2859a, 2867, 2880); China (Taiwan) (4556-4559); China (People’s Republic) (4699-4702, 4717-4721); Germany (3185); Morocco (1265F, 1265Fg, 1273b, 1274b, 1284); Philippines (3849); Russia (8187)

Toys & Games

Brazil (3369a); Monaco (3021, 3022, 3024); United States (CVP110)

Chess

Serbia (921)

United Nations

Algeria (1783); Hong Kong (2087); Luxembourg (1549); Monaco (3025); Russia (8156, 8183)

Universal Postal Union

Philippines (3825)

Wine

Russia (8192)

Women

Algeria (1781, 1783, 1788, 1790, 1793c, 1793d, 1793e, 1797, 1798, 1799); Austria (2870, 2880); Belarus (1176); Brazil (3369b, 3406, 3426, 3428, 3430); China (Taiwan) (4556); China (People’s Republic) (4699); Colombia (1525a); Costa Rica (717); Germany (3185); Great Britain (Jersey) (2371); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2120d, 2126); Hong Kong (2094); Hungary (4577a); Italy (3634); Latvia (1057); Macao (1610c, 1611); Monaco (3022, 3023, 3024, 3025a); Morocco (1284, B36); Philippines (3849); Russia (8149, 8152, 8153, 8160, 8176, 8177, 8178, 8179, 8180, 8182, 8194, 8195, 8196); Serbia (921e)

Writers & Literature

Algeria (1797); Brazil (3369, 3428); China (Taiwan) (4556-4559); China (People’s Republic) (4717-4721, 4717-4721); Great Britain (Isle of Man) (2120e, 2125-2130); Russia (8164, 8180, 8193, 8194)

Journalism

Algeria (1767, 1782)

Addendum

Unaccompanied minors, such as Estonia (372b), will only appear in By Topic listings that differ from those of the original stamps.