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By Topic - June 2011
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the June 20 Linn's Stamp News Special Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Architecture
Djibouti (852); Germany (2621); Liechtenstein (1513, 1514); St. Vincent (3730d, 3731b); San Marino (1840); Saudi Arabia (1408); Senegal (1652); Serbia (508, 509, 522); Singapore (1442-1448, 1453a, 1453d, 1489-1493); Slovenia (874, 875); South Africa (1404, 1414, 1417l); Spain (3762a, 3773, 3779, 3784); Sri Lanka (1730, 1733, 1736, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1741a, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1754, 1756, 1762, 1764, 1768, 1769); Sweden (2660); Syria (1675, 1677, 1681); Tajikistan (360b, 366, 367, 369); Tanzania (2561, 2565); Thailand (2465, 2488, 2490a, 2491, 2493-2496, 2496a, 2505, 2505a, 2506-2509, 2512, 2515, 2517, 2533, 2534, 2534a, 2562); United Nations (Vienna) (483d)
Bridges
Singapore (1453b); South Africa (1417); Sweden (2660d); Thailand (2566a)
Castles
Slovakia (595, 597-598, 600); Slovenia (846)
Windmills
Sweden (2657, 2658b, 2658e)
Art
Liechtenstein (1512-1514); Slovakia (603); Sri Lanka (1753b); Switzerland (1420)
Children's Art
Serbia (523); Singapore (1472-1473); Slovenia (853)
Paintings
Germany (2621); St. Vincent (3718, 3722-3723, 3731c); San Marino (1838-1842);Serbia (515, 524-525); Sierra Leone (3024-3025, 3043-3045); Slovakia (605);Slovenia (855)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Switzerland (1418, 1419a); Tanzania (2549)
Sculpture & Statues
Ireland (1912); St. Vincent (3718f, 3730); Senegal (1649-1650); Singapore (1453a);Slovakia (606, 610); Slovenia (841); South Africa (1417j); Sri Lanka (1744); Syria(1677); Thailand (2513, 2514)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Serbia (526-527); Singapore (1489-1493); South Africa (1417c, 1417d); Tajikistan(360a); Tanzania (2551c, 2552b); Thailand (2500-2503, 2503a, 2506-2509)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
Slovenia (846)
Bicycles
Liechtenstein (1506); Serbia (514, 517); United States (4524j)
Black Americans
St. Vincent (3735-3736); Sierra Leone (3022, 3026-3027); Tanzania (2556, 2557b, 2564-2565)
Children
St. Vincent (3716-3717); San Marino (1842); Serbia (509-510); Sierra Leone (3028-3029, 3033-3034, 3037-3038); Singapore (1472-1473, 1490); Slovenia (845-846, 853);Sri Lanka (1765, 1766); Sweden (B59, B59c); Syria (1672); Tajikistan (369a);Tanzania (2551b, 2553); Thailand (2466, 2471, 2477, 2482a, 2535, 2540); United States (4524d, 4524e, 4524m)
Coins & Currency
St. Vincent (3718d); Senega (1651); South Africa (1417e); Tajikistan (368); Thailand(2534, 2534a); United Nations (1022); United Nations (Geneva) (532); United Nations (Vienna) (483)
Endangered Species
Slovakia (602)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Tonga (1152, 1155)
Europa
Germany (2619); Serbia (509-510); Slovakia (595); Slovenia (845-846); Sweden(2656); Switzerland (1421)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Ascension (1022a); Canada (2449, 2449a, 2450, 2450a); Sierra Leone (2981, 2982, 3042); Singapore (1467-1471, 1469a); Slovenia (842, 846, 847, 869, 871); Tanzania(2549, 2550, 2575); Thailand (2463, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490a, 2513)
Famous People
St. Vincent Abraham Lincoln (3730-3731), Barack Obama (3735-3736); Sierra LeoneAbraham Lincoln (2984), David Cameron (3049d); Sri Lanka Louis Braille (1770);Tanzania Dwight Eisenhower (2551a), Hu Jintao (2562-2563), Barack Obama (2564-2565); United States George Washington (4529)
Kennedy
Sierra Leone (2985); Tanzania (2551-2552)
Royalty
Ascension (1017-1023, 1022a); St. Vincent (3718); Saudi Arabia (1408); Sierra Leone(3036, 3043-3045); Slovakia (605); South Africa (1417a); Spain (3774-3777); Sri Lanka (1747b); Thailand (2497, 2498-2499, 2499a, 2504, 2513, 2514, 2516, 2518, 2532, 2533, 2561); United Nations (Vienna) (483h)
Royalty: Princess Diana
Tanzania (2554-2555)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Canada (2449, 2449a, 2450, 2450a, 2461); Djibouti (852); St. Vincent (3263A); Serbia(509, 523); Sierra Leone (2981, 2986, 3042); Singapore (1467-1471, 1469a, 1472);Slovakia (602, 603, 612); Slovenia (869, RA44); South Africa (1416e, 1417a, 1417b, C102, C104, C104a); Spain (3783); Sri Lanka (1759, 1761); Syria (1680); Tajikistan(367, 368); Tanzania (2549, 2553, 2566-2574, 2575); Thailand (2488, 2490a, 2536);Tonga (1152, 1155)
Land Mammals: Cats
Ascension (1022a); Canada (2461); St. Vincent (3728-3729); Senegal (1649-1650);Sierra Leone (2981c, 2982, 2990); Singapore (1449, 1450, 1452, 1452a, 1454, 1462e, 1463, 1463a); South Africa (1403, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, C101, C103, C104a); Sri Lanka (1746, 1752, 1754, 1762); Tajikistan (367); Tanzania (2549a, 2550);Thailand (2463, 2488, 2490a); United Nations (1022g); United Nations (Vienna)(483f); United States (4524g)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Sierra Leone (2981k, 3028a); Slovenia (846); Spain (3782); Tanzania (2549i); United States (4524f)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Singapore (1469a); South Africa (C100, C104a); Tajikistan (367); Thailand (2490, 2490a, 2509, 2517)
Land Mammals: Horses
St. Vincent (3718d, 3724a, 3724d); San Marino (1839, 1840); Sierra Leone (2981g, 3035c, 3045); Slovakia (610); Spain (3761); Sri Lanka (1753b); Syria (1670);Tanzania (2549d); Thailand (2469); United Nations (Vienna) (483a)
Birds
Canada (2461); Djibouti (751); Liechtenstein (1514); New Caledonia (773C, 773Cd);St. Vincent (3700, 3719); Serbia (505); Sierra Leone (2981j, 3024, 3028-3029);Singapore (1443, 1448, 1453b, 1453c, 1457, 1462d, 1466, 1466a, 1474, 1481, 1487a);Slovenia (841, 845); South Africa (1415, 1416b); Spain (3761); Sri Lanka (1745, 1746, 1758, 1765, 1766); Sweden (B59, B59c); Syria (1672); Tajikistan (369); Tanzania(2549j, 2553, 2564c); Thailand (2466, 2488, 2490a, 2517b, 2519-2522, 2530, 2536, 2545); Tonga (1147, 1150, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156); United Nations (1022g); United Nations (Geneva) (532c); United Nations (Vienna) (483b, 483c)
Insects
Senegal (1661-1664); Singapore (1475, 1477, 1479, 1486, 1487, 1487a); Slovakia(602)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
Sierra Leone (3030-3032); Slovakia (602); Slovenia (RA43); Spain (3763-3766); Sri Lanka (1765); Tajikistan (361, 361c); Tonga (1154)
Fish & Fishing
Djibouti (705A); St. Vincent (3712, 3713, 3714, 3715); Singapore (1454, 1462d, 1463, 1463a, 1484, 1487a); Sweden (2658d, 2658e); Syria (1672); Tanzania (2553);Thailand (2487, 2490a, 2511); Tonga (1150); United Nations (1022d, 1022h)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
St. Vincent (3715); Singapore (1450, 1452a); Thailand (2511)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Slovenia (845); Thailand (2517g)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Canada (2461); St. Vincent (3711, 3715b); Sierra Leone (2981f, 2986); Singapore(1480, 1482, 1483, 1487a); Slovenia (856-859); South Africa (1416a); Sri Lanka (1760, 1766); Tanzania (2549g); Thailand (2511c)
Other Terrestrial Life
Singapore (1485, 1487a)
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals
South Africa (1417k)
Fire Fighting
Slovenia (RA44)
Flags
Italy (3039-3040); St. Vincent (3718, 3731, 3735d, 3736); San Marino (1837); Senegal(1649-1650); Serbia (505, 512, 513); Sierra Leone (2983, 2985, 2992-3023, 3035a, 3049); Singapore (1492); South Africa (1403, 1407, 1409a); Spain (3762); Sri Lanka(1737, 1745); Switzerland (B740-B743); Syria (1670, 1675, 1677, 1679); Tajikistan(360b, 366, 367); Tanzania (2562b, 2562f, 2563, 2565); Thailand (2510, 2515, 2528);Tonga (1149); United Nations (1022); United Nations (Geneva) (532); United Nations (Vienna) (483)
Flora
Canada (2461-2463, 2463a); Germany (2619); Senegal (1649-1650); Sierra Leone(3042); Singapore (1428-1438); Slovenia (879, 880); South Africa (1416c); Spain(3764); Switzerland (1421); Syria (1672); United Nations (1022c); United Nations (Geneva) (532d, 532f); United States (4524k)
Flowers
Liechtenstein (1512-1514); St. Vincent (3701-3705); San Marino (1841); Serbia(509); Sierra Leone (2981, 3028a, 3030-3032); Singapore (1439-1441, 1440a, 1440b, 1441a, 1441b, 1441c, 1453, 1476, 1478, 1487a, 1488, 1488a); Slovakia (602); Slovenia(846, 877, 878); South Africa (1417f, 1417i); Spain (3763, 3765, 3766); Sri Lanka(1743, 1746, 1759, 1760, 1763, 1765); Syria (1676a, 1676b, 1676d, 1677, 1681a);Tajikistan (361, 361c, 369); Thailand (2473, 2479, 2482a, 2517e, 2529); Tonga (1152, 1155)
Flowers: Orchids
St. Vincent (3706-3710); Thailand (2422-2428, 2428a, 2523-2526, 2526a)
Flowers: Roses
Syria (1669, 1676c, 1676e); Tanzania (2551c); Thailand (2531); United States (4520)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
Serbia (510); Singapore (1458, 1462a); Slovakia (608); Slovenia (861, 878); Spain(3767); Syria (1675); United Nations (1022g); United States (4524a)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Slovenia (860, 862, 864, 864a); United Nations (1022b)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Ascension (1022a); Sierra Leone (2983, 3024-3025, 3048, 3050b, 3051b); South Africa(1417a, 1417e); United Nations (1022a, 1022g); United Nations (Geneva) (532e);United Nations (Vienna) (483c)
Holograms & 3-D
Singapore (1470); Slovakia (596); South Africa (1417k)
Judaica
Sierra Leone (3049c)
Maps & Globes
Djibouti (737A); St. Vincent (3700, 4701-3705, 3718, 3728-3729); San Marino (1837);Senegal (1652); Serbia (511-513); Singapore (1449, 1452a); South Africa (1403, 1410, 1412a); Spain (3762); Sri Lanka (1737, 1746, 1749, 1752, 1763, 1767); Syria(1668, 1673-1674); Tanzania (2562, 2566, 2567); United Nations (1022); United Nations (Geneva) (532); United Nations (Vienna) (483)
Masks
Sierra Leone (3028b); Slovenia (871); United Nations (Geneva) (532b)
Military
St. Vincent (3724); Serbia (505); Sierra Leone (3035-3036); Singapore (1444, 1453a, 1492); Slovenia (870); Tajikistan (360); Tanzania (2551d); United States (4510, 4529)
Motor Vehicles
St. Vincent (3716); Sierra Leone (3033); Slovenia (854); Thailand (2492); United States (4524m)
Automobiles
Austria (2300); Germany (2620); St. Vincent (3721); Serbia (506); Sierra Leone(2985a); Slovenia (845); Sri Lanka (1733); United States (4524c, 4524p)
Motorcycles
Austria (2299); Thailand (2492)
Mushrooms
Canada (2461, 2463a)
Nobel Prize
St. Vincent (3719-3720, 3724-3725, 3735-3736); Serbia (518); Sierra Leone (3035-3036, 3037-3038); Slovenia (RA45); Spain (3778); Tanzania (2564-2565)
Performing Arts
Dance
Tajikistan (369); Tonga (1151)
Music
Ascension (1022a); St. Vincent (3263A); San Marino (1836); Serbia (516); Sierra Leone (2983); Slovenia (849, 872); Spain (3769-3772); Sri Lanka (1752); Switzerland(1422); Thailand (2470); Tonga (1149, 1153)
Music: Rock Stars
Sierra Leone (3026-3027)
Music: Rock Stars: Elvis
Sierra Leone (2987-2991)
Movies, Television & Stars
St. Vincent (3726-3727, 3732-3734); Sierra Leone (2988, 2989, 2990, 2991); Tanzania(2556-2557); United States (4525, 4526)
Theater
Sierra Leone (3028b); United States (4525)
Personalized Stamps
Singapore (1452a); Slovakia (600)
Philately
St. Vincent (3715); San Marino (1835); Serbia (522); Singapore (1410a, 1410b, 1469a); Slovakia (608); South Africa (1417); Sri Lanka (1747); Tajikistan (367);Tanzania (2551, 2562-2563); Thailand (2487-2490, 2490a, 2519-2522)
Railroads
Austria (2301); Saudi Arabia (1408); Sierra Leone (2989); Slovenia (845); South Africa (1413); Spain (3773); Tajikistan (365)
Red Cross
St. Vincent (3724-3725); Sierra Leone (3035-3036); Slovenia (RA43, RA45); Thailand(2491)
Religion
Ireland (1912); Liechtenstein (1512, 1514); St. Vincent (3718d, 3719-3720, 3722a, 3723); Saudi Arabia (1408); Serbia (515, 518); Sierra Leone (3037-3038); Singapore(1456, 1457, 1462c, 1462d, 1462g, 1462h, 1465, 1465a, 1466, 1466a); Slovakia (599, 606, 610, 612); Slovenia (873, 874, 875); South Africa (1417g); Spain (3784); Sri Lanka (1736, 1737, 1738-1741, 1741a, 1742, 1743, 1745, 1750, 1764, 1768, 1769);Syria (1677, 1681b); Tajikistan (366); Thailand (2471, 2477, 2482a, 2487, 2490, 2490a, 2505, 2505a, 2506-2509, 2512, 2517, 2546, 2546a)
Christmas
St. Vincent (3263A); Serbia (524-525); Singapore (1455, 1459, 1462b, 1462f, 1464, 1464a); Slovakia (603); Slovenia (862-865, 864a, 865a); Tonga (1153)
Popes
St. Vincent (3719-3720); Sierra Leone (3024-3025, 3046-3047, 3048-3049, 3050-3051);Tanzania (2560-2561)
Science & Technology
Liechtenstein (1509-1511); Serbia (508); Sierra Leone (2986, 3028a); Slovakia (609);Spain (3778); Sri Lanka (1733, 1762); Sweden (2657-2658, 2658e, 2659, 2660);Tajikistan (362-365); Tanzania (2566-2574)
Archaeology
Slovakia (601); Slovenia (860); Sri Lanka (1753b); United Nations (Geneva) (532c)
Astronomy
Canada (2449, 2449a, 2450, 2450a); Sierra Leone (3028b); Slovenia (845)
Computers & Mathematics
Spain (3780, 3781); Thailand (2532)
Earth Science & Earth Features
Spain (3768); Sri Lanka (1755-1757, 1763); Switzerland (1422)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Sri Lanka (1758)
Medicine
Sierra Leone (3035-3036); Singapore (1443); Slovakia (607); Sri Lanka (1748);Thailand (2491)
Scouting
St. Vincent (3716-3717); Sierra Leone (3028-3029, 3033-3034); Tanzania (2553)
Service Organizations (Intl.)
Sri Lanka (1735)
Ships & Watercraft
Sierra Leone (3028a); Spain (3768); Switzerland (B740-B743); Tanzania (2553);Thailand (2502, 2503a, 2506-2509, 2512, 2539); Tonga (1148); United Nations (1022a, 1022f, 1022g, 1022h)
Space
Slovenia (845); Tanzania (2552d, 2556-2557, 2558-2559); United States (4527-4528)
Sports
Liechtenstein (1506-1508); St. Vincent (3721); San Marino (1835, 1839); Serbia(514); Sierra Leone (2991); Thailand (2469)
Basketball
Serbia (517); Singapore (1452, 1452a); Slovenia (844)
Olympics
Serbia (517); Singapore (1449-1452, 1452a); Slovenia (852); Sri Lanka (1752)
Soccer
Austria (2298); Djibouti (852); San Marino (1835); Serbia (511-513); Sierra Leone(2992-3023); Slovakia (596); Slovenia (843, 845); South Africa (1403, 1405-1412, 1412a, 1414); Syria (1673-1674)
Stamps On Stamps
St. Vincent (3731d); Serbia (522); South Africa (1417); Sri Lanka (1747b); Thailand(2513, 2514)
Telecommunications
Djibouti (737A)
Textiles
Thailand (2519-2522)
Native Costumes
Slovenia (866); South Africa (1416d); Sri Lanka (1753a); Tanzania (2553a); Thailand(2488, 2490a); Tonga (1149, 1151); United Nations (1022e); United Nations (Geneva) (532g)
Toys & Games
Singapore (1490); Slovenia (846, 847-851, RA44); Spain (3783); Thailand (2536-2541)
United Nations
Slovenia (853); Sri Lanka (1763)
Universal Postal Union
Thailand (2518)
Women
Ascension (1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022a, 1023); Ireland (1913-1914); Mayotte(267); St. Vincent (3716-3717, 3718b, 3719-3720, 3722c, 3722d, 3724-3725, 3726a, 3732-3734); Serbia (517, 518); Sierra Leone (2987, 3033-3034, 3035, 3037-3038, 3044d); Singapore (1472-1473, 1489, 1490, 1491, 1492); Slovakia (608); Slovenia(852, 866, 871, 872); Spain (3761, 3778, 3785); Sri Lanka (1734, 1747b, 1769);Tanzania (2551b, 2551c, 2552, 2554-2555, 2556-2557, 2566, 2567, 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2573); Thailand (2467, 2488, 2490a, 2498-2499, 2499a, 2505, 2505a, 2530-2531, 2533); Tonga (1149); United States (4510, 4525)
Writers & Literature
Serbia (509-510); Sierra Leone (2986, 3035); Slovenia (868); Sri Lanka (1766);Thailand (2466-2469, 2527, 2530-2531); United Nations (Geneva) (532h)
Journalism
Sierra Leone (2985)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Seychelles (841a, 842a), will only appear in "By Topic" listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
Number changes: To stamps in 2012 Catalogue, Djibouti (705A-705C become 705B-705D).
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