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By Topic - March 2014
The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the March 17 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.
Antarctic & Arctic
Greenland (656, 656a)
Architecture
Algeria (1591); Andorra (French) (724); Cameroun (975-976); Canada(2695, 2697, 2697a); Chile (1598, 1599); China (Taiwan) (4141, 4145, 4146); China (People's Republic) (4162, 4168); France (4480-4481, 4483, 4496, 4498a, 4499e);Germany (2750); Greece (2595, 2597); Greece (Mount Athos) (127); Greenland (652, 652a, 654); Grenada (3892-3893, 3894a, 3896, 3898-3899, 3924a, 3925f); Guatemala(670, 670a, 674, 675, 676); Hong Kong (1585, 1593); India (2659, 2660); Indonesia(2355a, 2356); Iraq (1924-1927); Ireland (2016-2019, 2019b); Israel (1988c, 1998k, 1998l, 1990, 1992); Japan (3571h, 3571j, 3577, 3578, 3591-3592, 3594, 3597, 3598, 3602, 3603, 3606, 3607, 3609, 3618d); Kiribati (1006); Korea (North) (5148); Kosovo(230, 231, 235-237); Monaco (2739, 2740b); Norway (1716); St. Kitts (848); Slovenia (1011, 1028); Sweden (2718, 2720-2721)
Bridges
China (Taiwan) (4143); Curaçao (130); Hong Kong (1585); Indonesia (2364); Japan(3575, 3577, 3591-3592, 3598b, 3609, 3618e)
Castles
Equatorial Guinea (308d); Grenada Grenadines (2841); Japan (3597f, 3633-3637)
Lighthouses
Algeria (1578-1580); Greece (2595); Japan (3575)
Windmills
China (Taiwan) (4146); France (4498, 4498a)
Art
China (People's Republic) (4159); Croatia (895); Greece (Mount Athos) (122-126, 127-131); Japan (3597e); Korea (North) (5163-5166); Mauritius (1135)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips
Norway (1725-1726, 1726a, 1726b)
Caricatures, Cartoon Art & Comic Strips: Disney
Japan (3572-3573)
Children's Art Croatia (896); India (2664); Lithuania (1012)
Paintings
Andorra (French) (718, 724); China (People's Republic) (4164-4167); Croatia (893, 894); Equatorial Guinea (309); Finland (Aland) (349-350); France (4482); Grenada(3889-3891); Israel (1989); Japan (3571, 3599-3602, 3620-3621); Sweden (2716b);Vatican City (1544-1548, 1549-1550)
Pottery, Ceramics & Other Media
Algeria (1575-1576, 1587-1589); China (Taiwan) (4148-4149); Ireland (2020, 2020a, 2020b); Japan (3610b, 3610c, 3611, 3613); Slovenia (1014-1015, 1019); Sweden (2716)
Nudes
Grenada (3889)
Sculpture & Statues Croatia (894); France (4483); Grenada (3898); Guatemala (662, 663, 664, 665, 665a, 666, 668, 669, 669a, 670a, 673)
Aviation
Airplanes, Gliders & Helicopters
Algeria (1592); France (4491, 4498a); Greenland (653-654); Indonesia (2359, 2362);Israel (1994-1999, 1999a); Japan (3573, 3591); Korea (North) (5164)
Zeppelins, Airships & Balloons
France (4485, 4486); Japan (3572-3573)
Parachutes
France (4486)
Bicycles
China (Taiwan) (4143-4146); Indonesia (2355b); Japan (3594e); Korea (North)(5152, 5153a); Kosovo (229); Sweden (2723d, 2712f)
Black Americans
United States (4856)
Children
Algeria (1591); Andorra (French) (718, 719); China (Taiwan) (4148d); Croatia (896);Denmark (B106, B106a); France (4499); Grenada (3900-3901); Grenada Grenadines(2840-2841); Hong Kong (1593); India (2661, 2664); Indonesia (2355, 2365a); Israel(1988); Japan (3598); Kiribati (1001, 1004); Liberia (2872-2873); Norway (1713, 1714); Rwanda (1397); St. Helena (1077-1080); St. Kitts (858-859); Slovenia (1018);Sweden (2713c); Vatican City (1541)
Coins & Currency
Indonesia (2358, 2361)
Endangered Species
Iceland (1327); Indonesia (2366b, 2367b); Israel (1987); Lithuania (1010-1011)
Europa
Norway (1709-1710)
Explorers
Germany (2752); Greenland (656, 656a)
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Algeria (1575); Canada (2699-2701, 2700a, 2701a); China (Taiwan) (4147); Croatia(894); Grenada (3889, 3900-3901, 3904-3908); Guatemala (662-670, 665a, 669a, 670a, 674-677); Japan (3611-3614, 3632i); Liberia (2874-2875); Slovenia (1025); United States (4846)
Famous People
China (People's Republic) Mao Zedong (4164-4167); Germany Willy Brandt (2753);Grenada Mao Zedong (3924, 3925a); India Mahatma Gandhi (2656)
Kennedy
Grenada (3902-3903); Grenada Grenadines (2838-2839); Liberia (2864-2865)
Royalty
Canada (2698, 2698a); Denmark (1665-1666); Greenland (651a, 655); Grenada (3900-3901, 3909-3912); Grenada Grenadines (2840-2841); Liberia (2872-2873, 2874-2875);Monaco (2739, 2741, 2743-2744); Norway (1711-1714); St. Helena (1077-1080); St. Kitts (858-859); Slovenia (1028); Sweden (2714)
Royalty: Princess Diana
Grenada Grenadines (2840); Liberia (2872)
Fauna
Land Mammals
Andorra (French) (718); Canada (2692); Denmark (1667, 1667a); Equatorial Guinea(309); Finland (Aland) (349-350); Great Britain (3248, 3255, 3258, 3259); Greenland(651, 651a, 655, 657-660, 660a); Grenada (3900-3901); Guatemala (671-672); Iraq(1918-1923); Israel (1987, 1988b, 1998d, 1998f, 1989); Japan (3571c, 3572a, 3572b, 3572i, 3573, 3593-3594, 3595-3596, 3598a, 3598d, 3632a, 3632b, 3632e, 3632h, 3638, 3641); Lithuania (1013-1014); Sweden (2711-2712, 2712f, 2718, 2719b, 2719c, 2719d, 2719e); Vatican City (1549-1550)
Land Mammals: Cats
Algeria (1576, 1598); Great Britain (3254, 3256); Grenada (3900, 3917-3920); India(2662); Japan (3572e, 3573d, 3596, 3639, 3642); Liberia (2874-2875); Monaco (2742, 2745)
Land Mammals: Dogs
Algeria (1576); Great Britain (3250); Greenland (656, 656a); Japan (3573g, 3598a, 3632f, 3632g); Liberia (2874)
Land Mammals: Elephants
Indonesia (2356); Israel (1988b); Japan (3573j, 3595a, 3640); Lithuania (1012);Monaco (2742)
Land Mammals: Horses
Canada (2699-2701, 2700a, 2701a); Croatia (891); Germany (2752); Israel (1988j, 1992); Japan (3611-3614, 3615); Kosovo (230, 231a); Kyrgyzstan (412, 443b, 443c);Slovenia (1025, 1028); United States (4846)
Sea Mammals: Whales
Grenada Grenadines (2845); Japan (3595b)
Birds
China (People's Republic) (4159); Curaçao (129); France (4493, 4494, 4498a);Grenada (3926-3937); Grenada Grenadines (2838f, 2846-2849); Iceland (1327);Indonesia (2356); Israel (1986, 1988g); Japan (3571f, 3572c, 3572d, 3573g, 3593b, 3594d, 3595d, 3643e); Kiribati (997-1012); Liberia (2868-2871); Lithuania (1010-1011); Mauritius (1134); Slovenia (1028); Sweden (2712c, 2712f, 2719a, 2719e)
Insects
China (Taiwan) (4149a); Japan (3593)
Insects: Butterflies & Moths
St. Kitts (849, 850)
Fish & Fishing
China (Taiwan) (4148e); China (People's Republic) (4158); France (4487, 4488, 4498a); Greece (Mount Athos) (129); Greenland (652, 652a); Grenada Grenadines(2844); Indonesia (2366b, 2367b); Japan (3594f); Kiribati (1000); Slovenia (1006, 1009)
Fish & Fishing: Marine Life
Algeria (1593, 1594); Slovenia (1007)
Fish & Fishing: Shells
Algeria (1595); Grenada (3889, 3915-3916)
Reptiles & Amphibians
Canada (2700a); Japan (3605); Slovenia (1008)
Fire Fighting
Japan (3620-3621); Slovenia (RA50)
Flags
Algeria (1583, 1592, 1598); Cameroun (968a, 975-976); Canada (2693-2697, 2697a);China (Taiwan) (4141a); Greece (2595, 2597); Greenland (652, 652a, 654); Grenada(3896, 3925b, 3925e); Grenada Grenadines (2841, 2843); Iceland (1329); Indonesia(2365b, 2365d); Israel (1982); Kyrgyzstan (443b); Liberia (2864-2865); Monaco(2739, 2742); Norway (1716, 1725, 1726a, 1726b); St. Kitts (847); Sweden (2723e, 2723f); United States (4853-4855, 4855a)
Flora
Indonesia (2366a, 2367); Jamaica (1113); Japan (3604d, 3643a);
Liberia
(2866-2867); Mauritius (1132); United States (4848-4852)
Flowers
Algeria (1596-1597); Cameroun (975-976); Canada (2696, 2697a); China (Taiwan)(4142d, 4148f); China (People's Republic) (4138, 4158, 4159); Denmark (1669-1670, 1670a, 1670b); Germany (2407B, 2420E, 2420Ef, 2423, 2423a); Greece (Mount Athos)(123, 124, 128); Grenada (3912); Grenada Grenadines (2846-2849); India (2650);Israel (1988); Jamaica (1111, 1112, 1114); Japan (3571a, 3581, 3582, 3583, 3584, 3586, 3587, 3588, 3589, 3593-3594, 3597a, 3597b, 3597j, 3598e, 3604b, 3622-3631, 3643a, 3643d); Kiribati (1009); Liberia (2866); Norway (1715); Sweden (2711-2713, 2713e, 2718-2719, 2719e); United States (4846)
Flowers: Orchids
China (Taiwan) (4148a); Mauritius (1133); St. Kitts (856-857)
Flowers: Roses
Hungary (4298); Japan (3585, 3590); Slovenia (1018)
Fruits, Vegetables & Food Crops
China (Taiwan) (4149a); China (People's Republic) (4163); Denmark (1667-1668, 1667a); Israel (1984-1986); Jamaica (1112); Japan (3579-3580, 3618a, 3643);Slovenia (1010, 1013)
Gems, Minerals & Jewelry
Grenada (3921-3923); Japan (3617a, 3617b, 3617c, 3617d, 3617e); Slovenia (1024)
Heraldry & Coats of Arms
Equatorial Guinea (308d); Greenland (655); Grenada (3898); Kiribati (997-1012);Liberia (2874-2875)
Holograms & 3-D
Hong Kong (1593)
Judaica
Israel (1982, 1984-1986, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Maps & Globes
Algeria (1583, 1598); Chile (1597); Croatia (890); Greece (2596); Iceland (1328);Indonesia (2358, 2361, 2365d); Kosovo (229); Kyrgyzstan (443a)
Masks
France (4484)
Military
China (People's Republic) (4160); Germany (2750); Greece (2597); Grenada (3902b, 3924c, 3925a); Grenada Grenadines (2838, 2842-2843); Indonesia (2365); Israel(1983, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 1999a); Korea (North) (5163-5166); Kyrgyzstan (443);Liberia (2864f); Lithuania (1009); Slovenia (1022)
Motor Vehicles
Hong Kong (1586-1593); Indonesia (2359, 2362, 2365b); Israel (1988l); Japan(3592); Korea (North) (5148); Norway (1710)
Automobiles
Algeria (1590); Andorra (French) (724); France (4489, 4498a); Grenada (3903);Indonesia (2357, 2359, 2360, 2362); Japan (3572h, 3573); Korea (North) (5148);Monaco (2740)
Motorcycles
Guatemala (671-672); Indonesia (2357, 2359, 2360, 2362); Kosovo (230, 231b);Norway (1709)
Mushrooms
China (Taiwan) (4148a); Luxembourg (1367-1371, 1371a); Slovenia (1019)
Nobel Prize
Israel (1993); Sweden (2717)
Performing Arts
Music
France (4495, 4498a); Greece (2589); Grenada (3900, 3925e); Guatemala (674);Israel (1988, 1992); Jamaica (1111-1114); Japan (3632j); Liberia (2874-2875);Norway (1723-1724); Slovenia (1026); Sweden (2717b); United States (4846)
Music: Rock Stars
Norway (1719-1722)
Music: Rock Stars: Elvis
Grenada (3888); St. Kitts (851-855)
Movies, Television & Stars
France (4499); Great Britain (3248-3259); Greece (2587, 2590); Monaco (2743-2744); Slovenia (1012)
Theater
France (4484); Germany (2751); Israel (1992); Japan (3620-3621); Norway (1717)
Entertainers
Monaco (2742)
Personalized Stamps
Finland (1437); Hungary (4298)
Philately
France (4485-4498, 4498a); Indonesia (2356, 2364); Monaco (2739, 2741)
Railroads
Great Britain (3249); Indonesia (2364); Japan (3603, 3618a); Kosovo (229)
Red Cross Slovenia (RA51, RA52)
Religion
Andorra (French) (718); France (4483); Greece (2597); Greece (Mount Athos) (122-126, 127-131); Grenada (3890, 3891, 3909, 3910); Israel (1989, 1990); Japan (3597, 3607, 3609, 3618d); Slovenia (1018-1019); Vatican City (1544-1548)
Christmas
Andorra (Spanish) (394-395); Croatia (891); Equatorial Guinea (309); Finland (Aland) (349-350); Germany (2756-2757, 2757a, B1083-B1084, B1084a); Greenland(657-660, 660a); Hungary (4300-4302, 4300a, 4301a, 4302a); Ireland (2020, 2020a, 2020b); Jamaica (1111-1114); Lithuania (1013-1014); Luxembourg (B486-B487);Norway (1725-1726, 1726a, 1726b); Slovenia (1014-1015); Sweden (2718-2719, 2719e); Vatican City (1549-1550)
Popes
Equatorial Guinea (308); Grenada (3894-3897, 3898-3899); St. Kitts (847-848);Vatican City (1542-1543, 1543a)
Science & Technology
Algeria (1590); Germany (2754); Greece (2585, 2591-2594, 2594a); India (2657, 2658); Israel (1983, 1993)
Archaeology
Algeria (1575-1576, 1587-1589); Grenada (3892-3893); Guatemala (662-670, 665a, 669a, 670a)
Astronomy
Grenada (3904-3908); Japan (3632)
Computers & Mathematics
Greece (2598, 2599, 2600); Iceland (1328); Indonesia (2357, 2358, 2360, 2361)
Earth Science & Earth Features
China (Taiwan) (4142); Germany (2760); Greece (2581-2584); Iceland (1330-1331);Japan (3571b, 3571d, 3571f, 3571j, 3576, 3604, 3618, 3619, 3643); Kosovo (232-234)
Earth Sciences & Earth Features: Waterfalls
Japan (3608, 3618c)
Medicine
Algeria (1583); Dominican Republic (1540); France (4480-4481, 4490, 4498a);Germany (2755); Greece (2586); India (2661); Japan (3591-3592); Liberia (2866-2867); Rwanda (1397); Vatican City (1541)
Ships & Watercraft
Canada (2695, 2697a); China (Taiwan) (4142d); Curaçao (128-130); France (4492, 4497, 4498a); Greece (2575a, 2578a, 2579, 2579a, 2580, 2580a, 2597); Greece (Mount Athos) (129, 130); Greenland (652a, 656a); Grenada (3894b, 3896); Grenada Grenadines (2842-2843); Iceland (1329); Indonesia (2359, 2362, 2363c); Japan(3571b, 3571h, 3571j, 3574, 3575, 3577, 3600, 3604e); Kiribati (997-1012); Korea (North) (5166); Liberia (2865); Slovenia (1009)
Space
Algeria (1590); Indonesia (2358, 2361)
Sports
Croatia (890); Hungary (4299); Japan (3574-3578); Korea (North) (5150-5153, 5153a); Kyrgyzstan (412); Sweden (2715, 2722-2723, 2723f)
Olympics
Monaco (2746); Slovenia (1027)
Stamps On Stamps
Greenland (651a); India (2656); Israel (1988l); Lithuania (1012)
Telecommunications
Indonesia (2357, 2358, 2360, 2361); Liberia (2864a); Monaco (2744)
Textiles
Greenland (657-660, 660a); India (2656); Japan (3610d, 3610e)
Native Costumes
Guatemala (665, 665a, 667, 670a, 677); Indonesia (2363); Japan (3571, 3610f, 3612, 3613, 3620-3621); Slovenia (1023)
Toys & Games
Great Britain (3248, 3255); Israel (1988b, 1998d, 1998e, 1998h); Japan (3572g, 3573h, 3593-3594, 3610i, 3611, 3613); Sweden (B62, B62c)
United Nations
Hong Kong (1585); Indonesia (2365); Japan (3605-3609)
Wine
Japan (3617f)
Women
Algeria (1591, 1592); Canada (2698, 2698a); Denmark (1665-1666); France (4485, 4496, 4498a, 4499); Germany (2755); Greenland (655); Grenada (3894a, 3900a, 3900b, 3901, 3902c, 3902d, 3903b, 3909-3912); Grenada Grenadines (2838b, 2838d, 2840-2841); Guatemala (676); Hong Kong (1593); Indonesia (2357, 2359, 2360, 2362); Israel (1982, 1992); Japan (3571, 3610i); Kiribati (998, 1001, 1004); Korea (North) (5166); Liberia (2864f, 2872-2873, 2874-2875); Lithuania (1009); Monaco(2743-2744); Norway (1712, 1713, 1715-1716); St. Helena (1078, 1080); St. Kitts(847, 858a, 858c, 859); Slovenia (1012, 1023); Sweden (2713c, 2715a, 2723b, 2723d, 2723f); United States (4856)
Writers & Literature
Germany (2751); India (2652, 2653, 2654); Norway (1715, 1718); Sweden (2717)
Journalism
Hong Kong (1593); India (2651, 2663); Vatican City (1541)
Addendum
Unaccompanied minors, such as Christmas Island (510b), will only appear in "By Topic" listings that differ from those of the original stamps.
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