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  • Africa (East)
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    • Kenya
    • Somaliland Protectorate
    • Tanganyika / Tanzania
    • Uganda
    • Zanzibar
  • Africa (Southern)
    • Lesotho
    • Northern Rhodesia / Zambia
    • South Africa (Union / Republic)
    • South Africa - Entertainments (Cape etc)
    • South Africa - Entertainments (Natal)
    • South West Africa / Namibia
    • Zululand
  • Asia
    • Brunei
    • Burma / Myanmar
    • Burma / Myanmar stamp paper
    • Labuan
    • Malaya (FMS)
    • Malaya (Japanese and Thai Occupation)
    • Maldive Islands
    • Mauritius
    • Mauritius supplementary information
    • North Borneo / Sabah
    • Seychelles
    • Seychelles supplementary information
  • Europe
    • Gibraltar
    • GB and Ireland Excise
    • Malta
  • Italian Colonies and former Colonies
    • Italian East Africa / Italian Colonies (General issues)
    • Eritrea
    • Somalia (British Occupation)
    • Somalia (ITT and Independent)
    • Libya (British Occupation)
  • Middle East
    • Abu Dhabi
    • Aden
    • Bahrain
    • Dubai
    • Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce
    • Kuwait
    • Libya (Kingdom regional issues)
    • Libya (Kingdom federal issues)
    • Libya (Republic and People's Republic)
    • Oman
    • Palestine
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Syria
    • Syria (Syndicates and Charities)
    • Syria (Key)
    • Trucial States
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Yemen (Northern / Kingdom / YAR)
    • Yemen (Southern / PDR)
  • Pacific Islands
    • British Solomon Islands
    • Fiji
  • West Indies
    • Antigua
    • Bahamas
    • Barbados
    • British Guiana / Guyana
    • British Honduras / Belize
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Cayman Islands
    • Dominica
    • Grenada
    • Jamaica
    • Jamaica supplementary information
    • Leeward Islands
    • Montserrat
    • St Kitts-Nevis
    • St Lucia
    • St Vincent
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Turks and Caicos Islands
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What's new archive


Entries from the What's new? section are periodically removed from the Home page and archived here.  Newer entries can be found on the Home page.

December 2020
  • New listing published for St Vincent​​
  • Burma / Myanmar: newly added D21/22, D31/33, P5, P136, S11a, S14a, X22, X27/29, X35, X42/43 (old X42 renumbered X44), X52, X54, X57, X62, X76; I27 and S38 deleted; new images for B6, B11, C61, F12, H1/2, Q12, Q21, S51/3, S58, S64
  • Burma / Myanmar stamp paper: Z70, Z159/60 added; new image for ZJ16; new colour images for Z17, Z81
October 2020
  • Mauritius: A1 added
September 2020
  • New listing published for St Lucia​
  • Zanzibar: Z11 added
  • ​The Revenue Society's 19th Postal Auction catalogue is now available here
August 2020
  • New listings published for British Solomon Islands and Fiji
  • South Africa: new B5 and B98 added, old B98 renumbered B98a
June 2020
  • British Virgin Islands: R41/46 added
May 2020
  • New listing published for British Guiana / Guyana
  • Antigua: R61, R64, R74, R78 added
  • Bahamas: R125 added
  • British Honduras / Belize: F185/186, F202/203, F207, F283, F749, F760, S4 added
  • Dominica: F48b, F49b, F147 added
  • Montserrat: L1/2, F30, F40, F43, F66 added
  • Palestine: M3, R32, R33/a, R36/37, R53 added
  • St Kitts-Nevis: R105/6 added; new image for R42
April 2020
  • Eritrea (Ethiopian and Independent): A31a, A32a, A41, A51, A61, #80a, #85a, #92 added; old A41/42 renumbered A52/53
  • ​Qatar: R70/71, S149, T31 added
February 2020
  • Bahrain: R28, Z63, Z72 added
  • East Africa & Uganda / KUT: R33 added
  • Somalia (ITT and Independent): new #181 added; old #171 renumbered #191, old #178 -> new #198, old #181 -> #201
January 2020
  • Bahamas: S1 added
  • Cayman Islands: R41 added
  • Jamaica: J77 added
  • Libya: British Occupation: new M6, M32/33, S3/4 and T7, Z31, Z41/43 added; old T7/9 renumbered T8/10
  • Couldn't help noticing: listings updated for Algeria and Jordan
December 2019
  • Libya: British Occupation: new B1, B5, C11, C13, M31, S1/2, T7a added; B1/3 renumbered B2/4, B6/9 renumbered B7/10
  • Libya (Kingdom regional issues): T64, T74a, T97, T102/4, T122/3 added; old T97/100 renumbered T98/101, old T104 -> new T105
  • Libya (Kingdom federal issues): #4, #5, #18, #73, #75 added; old #4 renumbered #4a; #61a deleted
  • ​Libya (Republic and People's Republic): A3, C174/6, M73, R101/6, R126/7, R133/4, R136, R141, R147, R152/6, R164, R166/7, R178, R193, R196, R202/a/b, R203/a, R205/7, R223 added; old R100a/b renumbered R107/8, old R101/5 -> new R113/8, R106 -> R121, R106a -> R131, R107/10 -> R122/5, R110a -> R135, R111/4 -> R143/6, R116 -> R157, R121/2 -> R162/3, R123 -> R165, R124/5 -> R168/9, R131/3 -> R173/6, R141/7 -> R181/7, R151/2 -> R191/2, R153 -> R202c, R154 -> R195, R155 -> R196a, R161/3 -> R215/7; R131a deleted
October 2019
  • New listing published for Malaya (Japanese and Thai Occupation)
  • Cayman Islands: R16/18, F4, F49, F109, F147, F156, F158, F174, F177/8, F230, F419, F452 added, F921/981 deleted
  • North Borneo / Sabah: R72, R74/76 added
  • Syria: old C199 renumbered C198, old J251/268 -> new J261/278, old M20 -> new M21, old M21/23 -> new M26/28, old R713/5 -> new R714/6; new C111b, C114, C199, C268/a, H72, I32, J204b, J205b, J247, J250/252, K103, L178/9, M7, M12, M20, M29, N210a, N409, N425, N431/2, P209, R510b, R526, R713 added
September 2019
  • New listing published for Barbados
  • ​South Africa (Union / Republic): old B81a renumbered B90, old B82/88 -> new B91/97, old B89/90 -> new B88/89, old B91/92 -> new B99/100; new B33, B68a, B82/6, B98 added
August 2019
  • New listing published for South Africa (Union / Republic)
  • Bahamas: Z4 and Z7/9 added
July 2019
  • Antigua: Z8, Z11/13 added
  • British Honduras / Belize: A1a, F93, F121, F126/127, F129, F131, F145/146, F151, F155/158, F160 added
  • GB and Ireland Excise: E532, E535, E538, E540 added; old E535 renumbered E536, old E536 -> new E537, old E537 -> new E539
  • Jamaica: Y53c, Y66a added
  • Leeward Islands: new image added for F15
  • St Kitts-Nevis: A21/22, R54, R111b, R111c added
  • ​Zanzibar - renumbered: old A1 -> new A2, R26 -> R38, R35 -> R35a, R36 -> R39; added: A1, A7, F227, F252, F271/72, F290/3, F300, F305/8, F313/4, F344, F352, F359, F361, F366/369, F374/384, F405, F460, F462, F468, R21, R31a, R35/7, R180
May 2019
  • Jamaica: S23 added
  • The Revenue Society's 18th Postal Auction has now closed - the catalogue is available here with realisations here and a list of unsold lots / second chance offers here - please contact me with any queries
April 2019
  • Just received my copy of the new British Commonwealth Revenues catalogue by John Barefoot - it's a major upgrade on the 2012 edition with massive improvements in a number of chapters, especially Pakistan and Palestine - also many new stamps added with illustrations - congratulations John!
  • Zanzibar: R171 added
March 2019
  • Great Britain and Ireland Excise​: E503 and E509 added
  • ​The Revenue Society's 18th Postal Auction catalogue is now available here - please contact me to request scans or for further information on any lot
October 2018
  • Tanganyika / Tanzania: S96 added
  • Zanzibar: R178/9 and R181 added
September 2018
  • Great Britain and Ireland Excise​: E92 added
June 2018
  • Mauritius: new I3, I4a, I16a, I18a, I19a, I50, Z11, Z44/47, Z72, Z75, Z82 added; I11a, I12a deleted; old I3/4 renumbered I4/5, old I12b -> new I12a, old I50 -> new I49
  • Yemen (Northern / Kingdom / YAR): C4/5, C9/10, C21a, C46, R6, S40, X1/3 added; old X1/8 renumbered Z1/8
  • Yemen (Southern / PDR): P12, R31a, R34a, R37a, R50, R52, R56, SA6/7, SA17, SY19 added; new L2 and L5 added (old C1 renumbered L1, old L1/2 -> new L3/4); new image for P1
May 2018
  • Bahamas: R75, R82, R86, R111, R113, R203, Z6 added
  • ​Cayman Islands: F16, F82, F285 added
  • ​Dominica: F95 added
  • ​Grenada: F50, F901/2 added
  • ​Leeward Islands: R6 added
  • ​Oman: R2 new image and printing details added
  • ​South West Africa / Namibia: C31a added
April 2018
  • Antigua: R501/502 added
  • British Virgin Islands: new R21, R23/4, R31/32, F157 added; old R21 renumbered R22 and new imprint dates added; old R23/4 renumbered R25/6
  • ​Cayman Islands: F19a, F25, F38, F184, F192, F358, R22 added
  • Jamaica: S1 image added; Z1 added
  • ​Montserrat: F901/2 added
  • ​St Kitts-Nevis: A16, Z15, R111a, F901/2 added
  • ​Syria: B6, B11, G56, G240, G256, J226/8, M1 Q106, Q116, S11/12 added; A74 added, old A74 renumbered A73 (some images not yet updated)
March 2018
  • Great Britain and Ireland Excise​: E506/7, E525, E527, E534, E536, E901/2, E906, E909/10 and E921 added
  • ​The Revenue Society's 17th Postal Auction catalogue is now available here
December 2017
  • Jamaica: old Y65/68 renumbered Y64/67, new Y30b and Y68 added, new illustration for Y65
    Jamaica supplementary information: range of recorded usage extended for Y30b, Y50a, Y65, Y66, Y67
November 2017
  • Burma: new C140 added
September 2017
  • New listings published for Brunei, Labuan and North Borneo / Sabah
  • Cayman Islands: the QE2 revenue issues have been restructured with new R23 added and the following renumbered - old R21/23 renumbered R31/33, old R25 -> new R34, old R33 -> R33a, R34 -> R24a, R35 -> R34a
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Y26a added
  • ​Zanzibar: R93a added
  • Also this month I produced the catalogue for the Revenue Society's 22nd Room Auction - click here for a link to the catalogue
August 2017
  • Burma: new A13 added
  • Malta: new X2 added
  • ​South West Africa / Namibia: C63, N4, N6, P3, P30/P31, P33/36, R83, R145b, R146a, R156b, R160, R190 added; old P2a renumbered P4, old P3 -> P5, old P31 -> P31a
July 2017
  • Antigua: R35, R36, R37a added
  • Bahrain: Z61/62 added
  • Burma stamp paper: Z28/9, Z284, Z299 added
  • Jamaica: Y61, Y67, Y69/70 added
  • Kenya: H282/296, H324, H333/336, H345/347, H349, H363, H366/371, H374, H376 added; old H324/331 renumbered H325/332, old H341/3 -> new H342/4, old H344 -> new H348, old H345/6 -> new H350/1, old H347/8 -> new H355/6, old H362/3 -> new H364/5, old H364 -> new H368, old H365 -> new H373, old H366 -> new H375​
  • Kuwait: new R21/25 added; old R21/26 renumbered R26/31; old R28/29 -> new R32/33, old R31/36 -> new R35/40
  • Malta: F96, N73, X116/7 added
June 2017
  • Burma: new B1 added (old B1 renumbered B6); C151, D11, D13/15, X11/72, L21/4, L31/5, S132, P73, P139, P141, P169, P170, P195, PJ57, PJ77, PJ92 added
  • ​Burma stamp paper: Z13, Z96, Z270/7, Z279, Z283, Z292 added; old Z9a renumbered Z10; old Z10/11 -> new Z11/12, old Z12 -> new Z14, old Z14 -> new Z15
  • Qatar: R16 added
  • The Revenue Society's latest book Entertainments Tax in South Africa (written by Ian Matheson and me) is now published and available for free download from the Society website here
May 2017
  • Sorry - another busy month running the Revenue Society's 16th Postal Auction, which has now closed - click here for a link to the catalogue, here for the realisations, and here for a list of unsold lots and second chance offers
  • ​I have also been working with Ian Matheson on a book about South Africa Entertainments Duty stamps, to be published shortly
April 2017
  • Burma: C40 added
February & March 2017
  • Sorry - no work at all done on this website - I was busy producing the catalogue for the Revenue Society's 16th Postal Auction
January 2017
  • Burma: D5/16 added
  • Malta: New K40 added; old K40 renumbered K39
  • Saudi Arabia: RP57 added
  • South Africa - Entertainments Duty: the Cape section has been restructured with new E12 and E22 added and others renumbered as follows: old E1 -> new E41, old E2/11 -> new E31/40, E12/15 -> E42/45, E22 -> E23, E31 -> E11, E32 -> E2, E33/a -> E4/a, E34 -> E5, E41/7 -> E51/7; Transvaal E1/3 and E13a added, old 1/5 renumbered as new E11/15, old 11/12 -> new E4/5
  • Trinidad and Tobago: S348, S486, Y52c, Z46/7 added; new images for Y47 and Y53a
December 2016
  • Bahrain: new/improved images for R11/17, R21, R31/36, R41/46, S125/127, Z31 and Z52
  • British Honduras / Belize: F445, F481, F486, F615, F901/941 added; extra printing details added for S1/3
  • Libya (Kingdom regional issues): Fezzan F7/8 added
  • Malta: E55, E60, N102, X6, X130 added
  • Palestine: C34a, F91, F104, H34, H71a, O23, R30, R41a, X6, X8, Z6b, Z7b, Z15b, Z16a, Z16b, Z19d, Z33a, Z33d, Z35a, Z35c, Z36a added; new X1 added and old X1/2 renumbered X3/4; Z10a renumbered Z11a, old Z11c -> new Z2c, Z18a/c -> Z37a/c, Z19a/21c -> Z18a/20c, Z22a/d -> Z40a/d, Z23c -> Z21c
  • Seychelles: B5 added
November 2016
  • New listing published for ​Grenada
  • South Africa - Entertainments (Natal): E1B added
  • Trinidad and Tobago: F12a, Y7a, Z3 added
October 2016
  • Great Britain and Ireland Excise​: E64, E89, E533, E903/4, E924/5 added
  • Libya (British Occupation): M4, M11, M11b, M12/21, M24/26 added; M2 renumbered M11a, M3 renumbered M21a, M4 renumbered M22
  • Libya: (Kingdom regional issues): T53/55, T59, T62/65​, M41, M44/51, M55/62, M64/66, C16, C21 added; T55/56 renumbered T56/57, old T58/59 -> new T60/61, M11/12 -> M42/43, M14/15 -> M53/54, M16 -> M63
  • Libya: (Republic and People's Republic): M71/72, M104 added; M21/23 renumbered M81/83, old M31/32 -> new M91/92, old M44 -> new M104
  • South West Africa / Namibia: T1d, T1f, T1h, T2e, T2g, T2j, T3j, T3k, T7k, T8k, T10c, T10e, T10i, T10k, T10l, T11i, T11ja, T11k, T13d, T13e, T13fa, T13ia, T14i, T15da, T15ja, T16c, T16e, T17e, T20d, T20i, T22j, T31l, T40j, T71a, T72a, T72b, T81a added; T13k renumbered T13ka, T71 renumbered T71b, T81/2 renumbered T81b/2b (some images still to be added)
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: old A11/13 renumbered A12/14; new A11 added
September 2016
  • New listing published for Great Britain and Ireland Excise
  • St Kitts-Nevis: direct embossed proofs added (see above Z14)
  • Tanganyika: direct embossed proofs added (see above Z1/2)
  • Trinidad & Tobago: direct embossed proof added (see above Z11)
  • Uganda: direct embossed proofs added (see below Z1/11)
  • Zanzibar: direct embossed proofs added
August 2016
  • Abu Dhabi: L2 added
  • Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce: G6/7 added
  • Kuwait: L2 and L4 added (old L2 renumbered new L3, old L3 -> new L5)​; revised issue date for C1/10
  • Malta: E77, E85, F30, F42, F51, F58, F122, F131, F192, F204/5, F212, F227, F233, F255/7, F259, F261, F264, F279, F306, F311, F342, L25/28, N88, R2w, X1/145 added; new N57 added (old N57 renumbered N58)
  • Trinidad and Tobago: L11/16, S114/5, S118, S131a, S133, S139, S141/3, S147, S150, S220, S227, S234, Y24a, Z48 added; new images for Y43b and Y90
  • United Arab Emirates: R51 added
July 2016
  • Burma: A21, D1/4 and C150 added; new images for F21, F41/42, G11/12, I20, I91/95, S1, S12, S14 and S65
  • Jamaica: new images for direct embossed proofs in decimal currency (see below Z118d)
  • St Kitts-Nevis: F19ab and F47 added
June 2016
  • New listings published for British Honduras / Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Leeward Islands and St Kitts-Nevis
  • Antigua: A2 added
  • Bahrain: R82 added
  • Oman: A2 added
May 2016
  • I will be busy this month processing sales from the Revenue Society's 15th Postal Auction
  • Click here for a link to the catalogue
  • Click here for prices realised
  • Click here for a list of unsold lots / second chances available at reserve
  • Please contact me if you would like further details
April 2016
  • Bahrain: R83/84, T18 added
  • Jamaica: J73/76 added
  • Kenya: new image for H16; C2/8, C10/12, G46/48, H199, H244, H246/247, H251, H253, H262/263, H272, H427, R31b, R34b, R76 added; old C5 renumbered C9, old H244 -> new H245, H245/247-> H248/250, H248->H252, H262/269->H264/271, H270/272 -> H273/275, H427/431->H428/432, R39/a->R39a/b
  • Oman: R54 added
  • South West Africa / Namibia: E55a, F2, F30, F69, N42, R107a, R109a, S7, T21c added; R241a, R245a, R246a, R249a, Z6 deleted; many new images and printing details for E46/50 added
  • Syria: R515b, R516b added
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: S34a, S37a, S38a added
  • Uganda: R281 deleted; R282 watermark description corrected
March 2016
  • Sorry - no work at all done on this website - I was busy producing the catalogue for the Revenue Society's 15th Postal Auction
  • This year's auction is particularly strong in British Empire, Middle East and GB
  • Click here for a link to the catalogue (click here for bid form)
February 2016
  • ​Dominica: F72/82 added
  • South West Africa / Namibia: significant additions and some listings renumbered
  • Cigarette and Tobacco Tax: C4/a, C11, C13, C22, C34a added; C11/a renumbered C12/a, old C12/a -> new C14/a, C21->C23
  • Entertainment Tax: E11, E13, E14, E41/2, E47/8, E52, E54, E56, E70, E93, E98, E103, E109, E111 added; E46/47 renumbered E45/46
  • Impressed revenue: Z3 added; Z2 renumbered Z4
  • Monthly Pass Fee: M4 and M6 added; old M4 renumbered M5, old M5 -> new M7
  • Native Revenue: N1/3, N11, N22, N23, N29 and N31/33 added; N2/12 renumbered N12/22, old N13/14 -> new N24/25, N16/18->N26/28, N21->new N41
  • Revenue: R108a, R143b, R153a, R188, R195 added; R196/7 renumbered R193/4
  • Revenue usage of dual-purpose Postage and Revenue stamps: F29, F88 added
  • Savings: S1/4 and S6 added; old S1 renumbered S5
  • Tribal Tax: T1j, T10f, T11d, T11j, T12d, T12e, T12i, T13f, T13i, T13j, T13ja, T13k, T14h, T14j, T14k, T15c, T15d, T15k, T16f, T16h, T16j, T17i, T19k, T20c, T20e, T20f, T20h, T21e, T26h, T31c, T31f, T31h, T32l, T33f, T33i, T34j, T35c, T35i, T35k, T36l, T38c, T39f, T40l, T52j, T61j, T71d, T73e, T73h, T74k added; T11h renumbered T10h, old T12/15 -> T13/16; T21k->T20k; T23/5->T27/9; T33/9->T34/40; T63->T73; T64->T75
December 2015
  • Jamaica: Z9 added
  • New listing published for South West Africa / Namibia
October 2015
  • Dominica: R2a, F31/32, F51a/b, F53b, F54, F58, F60, F83 and F89 added
  • South Africa - Entertainments (Cape): old E6/13 renumbered E7/14; new E6, E9, E15, E22 added
  • South Africa - Entertainments (Natal): new E53, E81, E86/8, E107, E123, E142 added plus new illustrations and details of the 1923 essays; old #1ff renumbered E1ff, old #123/129 renumbered E124/130, old #142/145 -> new E143/146; E56a deleted
September 2015
  • New listings published for Antigua, Bahamas, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands
July 2015
  • Notes on Algerian and Tunisian revenues added to Couldn't help noticing... section
May 2015
  • New Couldn't help noticing... section added, with notes on GB Foreign Office and Jordan Consular
April 2015
  • Bahrain: R44a, R85, Z40 added
  • Kuwait: R71, R73 added
  • Oman: A1, R84 and R87 added; new R13 added; old R13 renumbered R13b
  • Saudi Arabia: RCE2a added
  • United Arab Emirates: new R34 added; old R34/40 renumbered R35/41
March 2015
  • Malta: new W25 added; old W25 renumbered W25a
  • Oman: R83 and R86 added
  • Seychelles: P6 added
January 2015
  • Federated Malay States: J44, J54, J60, J68/9, J81/3, J87/91 added; new printing details for Judicial and Revenue issues
December 2014
  • Bahrain: R86 added
  • New listing published for Dubai
  • Jamaica: J14a added
  • Kenya: G43, G45, R36a, R38, R39a, R77, R86 added; new images and information for H7 and H9
  • Syria (Alaouites / Alexandretta): X309 added; new image for X101
  • Trinidad and Tobago: O2 added; new image for Y82
  • Yemen (Northern): new images and information for S11/16
November 2014
  • Kuwait: R74 added
  • Palestine: H31a added
  • Trinidad and Tobago: N1 added
October 2014
  • New listing published for Federated Malay States; Asia section re-structured
  • Burma stamp paper: Z291 added
  • Mauritius: I12b added
  • Palestine: R15, R18, R22, Z11c, Z13b, Z15a, Z19b, Z22b added; old R15 renumbered R15a, R18/19 -> R19/20, Z11a -> Z10a
  • South Africa - Entertainments (Natal): #133 added
  • Trinidad and Tobago: S215, Y49a added
September 2014
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  • Jamaica: Z4 added
  • South Africa - Entertainments (Cape): E7 added; #1/5 renumbered E2/6, #6/7 -> E9/10, #8 -> E1, #9/11 -> E11/13, #21/41 -> E21/41; #2a and #6a deleted
  • Uganda: R181 added
July 2014
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  • British East Africa: R86 added
  • Jamaica: S3/4 added; new printing details for Judicial and Social Security issues
  • Kenya: R29 added
  • Syria - new additions: A55, A64, A77, H56, H64, H66, H71, H81, I6/7, I9, J213, J222/3, J259, J264, J281, K163, K165/7, K177/8, L141, L143, L152, L164, L175/7, M42, M46, N61a, Q111, R459, R461, R480, R687, R703, R713, R715, R721/7, X100 and X116 (Alaouites), X303 (Alexandretta); new images for R458 and R684/5; old J263 renumbered J268, J259 -> J260, K160 -> K162, K161 -> K161, K165/6 -> K163a/164, L152/5 -> L144/6, L168/175 -> L152/7, L192/6 -> L165/8, R713 -> R723, R715 -> R727; R688, R704a, R705a, R706a, R711a deleted
  • Syria (Syndicates and Charities): new SD1, SG14, SP26/28, ST43, TC10 added; old SD1/9 renumbered SD2/10
  • Trinidad and Tobago: S268 and S272 added
  • Uganda: Z30, Z38, Z41 added
  • Zanzibar: F230/2, F260b/c, F270, F317, F319/20, F399/429 added; #1/160 renumbered R1/R160; R224/R463 renumbered F224/F463
June 2014
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  • British East Africa: new R64 added; old R64/66 renumbered R65/67
  • Kenya: A10, A32a, A34/5, J24, Z30 added; new H269 added; old H269/271 renumbered H270/272, old J24 -> new J26
  • Libya (Kingdom federal issues): #4 added
  • Trucial States: old C2/17 renumbered C12/27; new C1/2, C11, C18, C22 added
  • Yemen (Southern / PDR): X1/2 added
April 2014
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  • Saudi Arabia chapter re-written
  • Syria - new additions: C111, C199, C201, C205/6, C209, G301, H21a, I31, J202a/b, J203b, J251, M121, N209a, N423, P201, P223a, P226a, R505, R508a, R509a, R511b, R514b, R519b, R520, R522; old C111 renumbered C111a, old C201 -> C200, H28 -> H28b, P201 -> P202, P208 -> P208a, P209 -> P208, P228 -> P228a, R505/6 -> R506/a, R520 -> R520a, R522 -> R522b
  • Syria (Syndicates and Charities): SD17, SG6, SG8a, SG16, SG18, SK25, SM3a, SM4, SM9/10, ST6, ST31 added
February 2014
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  • Aden: R9 added
  • Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce: S1 added
  • Jamaica: Y42c added
  • Malta: N36, N61 added; old N61/66 renumbered N71/76
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Y52b added; new illustrations for Y81 and Y86
January 2014
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  • New listing published for Trinidad and Tobago
  • Jamaica: Y4a added; supplementary info page: new ERD for 3rd issue 2s G and 5s K, new LRD for 3rd issue 15s D and £2 G
  • Oman: new illustration below R11/16 of previously unrecorded and possibly unissued type
December 2013
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  • New listing published for Dominica
  • Kuwait: R32 added; new earliest recorded usage for R61/65
  • Malta: P18 added
  • Palestine: L6 added
November 2013
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  • Jamaica: B4 added
October 2013
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  • Aden: C6 added
  • Bahrain: R2a, R5, T12 added; new images for R45/46 and Z51
  • Burma: P2, P19, P39/40, P66, P69/70, P85, P92, P103/8, P120, P124, P143, P152, P164 added; new images for F1, F3, F5
  • Burma stamp paper: Z237/282 added; new image for Z41
  • Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce: F1/4 added; old F1 renumbered F11
  • Kuwait: L1/3, R65 added
  • Mauritius: B71, I31, I58, I76, S71, S161, S204d added; old I31 renumbered I31a
  • Mauritius supplementary information: AA31, AA41, AA51, AC5, AD1, AD6, AD71/75, AD81, AD86, AD91 plus many new Bill of Exchange images added; old AC11/19 resequenced, old AA5 renumbered AD5, old AD1 -> new AD2
  • Oman: R13a added
  • Palestine: C65a, C71/76, H63a, O83c, O85a, R42, Z13c added; old C71/89 renumbered C81/99, old R41a -> new R42a
  • Qatar: I1 added
  • Seychelles: B32, R14a, S105 added
  • Seychelles supplentary information: AC62 plus some new Bill of Exchange images added
  • Syria: C110, N54, P50, P205, P215, X132 (Alaouites) added; old P205/208 renumbered P206/209, old P215/7 -> new P216/8
  • Yemen (Southern / People's Democratic Republic): L2 added
September 2013
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  • Aden: R6 and R10 added
  • Burma: A12, C141/149, F41/42, G11/12, I91/95, Q41/47, R1a, S84, S101, S109/115, S121/9 added; new images for C1, F23, J103 and S6; old S80/86 renumbered as new S85/95, old S90/96 -> new S102/108, old S105 -> new S116
  • Burma stamp paper: Z158, Z194 added
July 2013
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  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: R60a, R65/66 added
June 2013
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  • Malta: E24/25, E28/29, E37, E71, F47a, F49, F78, F92, F138, F180/5, F193, F198/9, F202, F206, F209, F217, F220b, F222, F223, K40, R1c, R2c, R3c, R4a, R4c added; old E24/25 renumbered new E26/27, old E26 -> new E30
  • Mauritius: I11a, I50, I72a, S196, S297, Z56, Z63 added; old Z56/61 renumbered Z57/62, old Z62/3 -> new Z64/5; several footnotes amended to reflect newly uncovered printing details
  • Palestine supplementary information page published
  • Seychelles: S123 added
  • Syria: N408 added
  • Uganda: R101 and Z40 added
  • Yemen (Southern / People's Democratic Republic): R32 and R66/68 added; old R32/38 renumbered R33/39
May 2013
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  • New listing published for Palestine
  • Kenya: new ERD for Z36
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: new images added for K11/12
April 2013
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  • Middle East chapter restructured to incorporate Arab Gulf States, Libya and Yemen
  • New listing published for Aden
  • Bahrain: R1a, R3a, R4a added (old R4a renumbered R4b)
  • Kuwait: R72 and X32 added (old R65 renumbered R75)
  • Libya (British Occupation): CR137, CR140/1, B2/12 added
  • Libya (Kingdom regional issues): T84, T113, T117, T121 added (old T117/9 renumbered T118/20); M14 added (old M13 renumbered M15)
  • Libya (Republic and People's Republic): M32 and M44 added
  • Syria: G206 added (old G206/7 renumbered G207/8); Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) X307 and X310 added
  • Syria (Syndicates and Charities): SE16 added
  • Yemen (Northern / Kingdom / YAR): A10, C20, C22a, C41/2, J1/5, J7, R11/12, R24, S11/13, S15 added; old J1 renumbered J6, old R11/12 -> R11a/12a, old R11a -> R11b, old R26 -> R24a, old S13 -> S14); new dates of issue and printing details for A1/2, C11/22, J1/7, R11/12, R24/a
  • Yemen (Southern / People's Democratic Republic): SA3/27 and SY1/25 added
March 2013
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  • Kuwait: R51 added
  • Qatar: new printing data and revised dates of issue for R51/4 and R72/8; new T1 added (old T1/2 renumbered T2/3)
  • United Arab Emirates: new R31 added (old R31/9 renumbered R32/40) SE16
February 2013
_A major (and long overdue) update for the Syria chapter:
  • Syria main page - new additions: C230, H28, I11, J248/9, L103/4, M10/11, N51, N71, N200, P78, P208, P220 (old P220 renumbered P219), R463 (old R463/4 -> new R464/5); new images for R406 and R456; P52 deleted - see new footnote below P51/78 about the recently discovered Palestine Tax overprint forgeries
  • Syria (Syndicates and Charities) - new additions: SD1 (old SD1/4 renumbered new SD2/5), SD6 (old SD6 -> new SD7), SD8/9, SG1, SK13/24, SK35, SK45/56, SK64/85, SM2, SM6 (old SM6 -> SM5), SM14/15, SN1/11, SN14, SN17, SN42/77, SP14, SP25, SQ1/2, SQ11/46, SR11, ST24; SM1 deleted; old SI4/5 renumbered SC4/5, SK3->SK12, SK6/7->SK33/34, SK11->SK58, SL11->SK44, SN41->SQ11
January 2013
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  • Uganda: S56, T4/5, T7/9 and T11 added
December 2012
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  • Kuwait: R29 and R52 added; old R32 renumbered R28
  • Mauritius: Z42 added
  • Oman: new R1/4 and R58 added (old #1/36 renumbered R11/57, old #37/48 become R59/78)
  • Qatar: new dates of issue for R51/4, R61/4, T32/3
  • Seychelles: R23 added
  • United Arab Emirates: P11/22, R3a, R24, R32 added (old R24/9 renumbered R25/30, old R32/8 become R33/9)
  • Yemen (Northern / Kingdom / YAR): C14 and R11a added
November 2012
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  • Working on new chapters for Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis and St Lucia
October 2012
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  • Jamaica: new images for J41 and J53 added
  • Malta: P9a added
  • Syria: P77, R404, R414b/c added, plus new images for R401 and R409
  • Yemen (Southern / PDR): R55 added
September 2012
  • Abu Dhabi: #1/13 renumbered R1/13; #31 renumbered L1
  • Bahrain: A11, L4/5 and T16a added; many images upgraded
  • East Africa and Uganda / KUT: R15 and R157 added
  • Kuwait: L11/12 added
  • Libya (Kingdom regional issues): M13 added
  • Libya (Republic and People's Republic): R106a, R111 and R125 added
  • Mauritius: I71a and I74a added, plus several new images added to the supplementary information page
  • Oman: #30, #41 and #42 added
  • Seychelles: R12a added
  • Syria: E10, H31, J257, K104, K155, K160, L152, M14, M45, M100, P52, R413, R478, R620 and X115 added, plus new images for N74 and R452; old J254/5 renumbered J258/9, old M14 -> new M13, old P52/5 -> new P53/6, old R478 -> new R479
  • United Arab Emirates: M6 and R36 added; old #1/35 renumbered R1/35; old #36/7 renumbered R37/8
August 2012
  • New Indian Ocean listings published for Maldive Islands, Mauritius and Seychelles (Mauritius Z3 and Z81/88 subsequently added)
  • Jamaica: J28 and image for J54 added; supplementary info page: new LRD for Group 3 6d H, Group 4 2s AS and Group 5 £5 U, new ERD for Group 5 3s L
  • Malta: E16 added
  • Yemen (Southern / PDR): P1, P5 and P11 added
  • A number of revisions in the East Africa chapter, with improved footnotes for many sections incorporating new information from the Crown Agents archive:-
  • British East Africa: S16, S30, S92 and S99 added
  • East Africa and Uganda / KUT: R84, R86, R158 and R162 added
  • Kenya: A1a, A9, C1, C5, H2/18, H20, R52/3, R55, R58/9, Z31, Z36, Z41/2, Z46/7 added; old A16/17 renumbered A7/8, old H101 now H19
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: A10, K12, R54, R58w, R96/7, R101, R106, S91/a, Z11 and Z16 added; old K12/13 renumbered K13/14, old Z11 now Z26; National Savings (Weka Akiba) and Ushuru labels newly footnoted
  • Uganda: A1, G1/10, S90 added (old A1 renumbered A11)
  • Zanzibar A11 added; printing details added for 121/2
June 2012
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  • Burma: I85/6, N41, R21, R25, S90 added
  • Burma stamp paper: Z212, Z232/5 added
  • Malta: P15 added
  • Oman: #1, #4 and #6 added (old #1 becomes #3, old #3/6 become #7/10)
  • Syria: G156, J234, M6, N160, N415, Q101, R419 and X125, X141, X151/2 (Alaouites) added; three new overprints on Arms adhesives added to Syria (Key) page
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: A27 added
  • Uganda: Z3 added (old Z3/4 become Z6/7, old Z5->Z11, old Z6->Z21)
  • Zanzibar: #151, #153/5, #157/160, R224, R260d added; mixed-case overprint newly reported on India QV adhesives
May 2012
  • Burma: L1 added (old L1/4 become L11/14); new or improved images added for F14, I63, I65, J31, P121, P140, S81a
  • Burma stamp paper: ZJ21 and Z211 added (old Z201 becomes new Z214); new or improved images added for Z113, Z142, Z172/3, ZJ12, ZJ15, ZJ41/2
  • Jamaica: F22b, F28, F62a, F67 added; new or improved images added for F76, J21, J26, T1/2, T7; new usage dates for Z85b, Z86c, Z91b, Z94b, Z96b; supplementary information page: new LRD for Y3, Y44c, Y44d
  • Kuwait: listing re-ordered with some sections renumbered; old #1/65 become new R1/65, old C11/20->C1/10, old P1/24->X1/24; new P1/4 and R65 added
  • Oman #14 and #15 added
  • Qatar: R36 added; revised dates of issue for R34/54, T21/33
  • United Arab Emirates: revised date of issue for #11/17
  • Yemen (Northern / Kingdom / YAR): listing re-ordered with most sections renumbered, and revised dates for several issues; old D1 becomes new S1, old P1/8->X1/8, R1/2->R11/12, R6->J1, R11->S13, R21->S21, R31->S26, R34/6->R1/3, R41/3->C11/3, R51/2->C21/2, R61->R21, R62->R26, T1->A11, T11/12->A1/2, T21/3->T1/3, Y1->C31, Y21/3->S31/3; C3, D1/2, P1/2, R4, S16, S34, S41/4 added
  • Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce: revised date of issue for G1/2
April 2012
  • New additions: Jamaica J3a, S21/2; East Africa & Uganda / KUT R124, R155; Zanzibar R257
  • Libya (Republic and People's Republic): page revised with some listings renumbered: old #100a/163 become new R100a/R163, C106->W101, C111/2->C116/7, C116->W111, C118->W116, C126/7 (merged)->W121, M22->M31; C132/6 have been merged with C142/6; former C128 and C156 are now regarded as forgeries and have been deleted; C103, C111 and M22/3 added
  • Malta: E13, E56, E63, E87, F203, F213 and N56 added; N33 and N36 renumbered N57 and N60 respectively; W3 deleted (for explanation, see footnote 1 under W1/9)
March 2012
  • Sorry - no work at all done on this website - I was busy producing the catalogue for the Revenue Society's 12th Postal Auction
  • This year's auction is particularly strong in British Empire, Middle East and USA
  • Click here for a link to the catalogue
February 2012
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  • Malta Excise section expanded and renumbered: old E1/3 become new E21/3, E4->E26, E11->E41
  • Malta - new additions: E12/4, E24/5, E31/6, E51/84a, N1 (old N1/3 become N2/4), N32 (old N32/35 become N33/36); new image for N14
  • Syria - new additions: A75, C107a, C203, G58, G204/5 (old G204/5 become G206/7), J212, J231/9, J246, J263/5, K105, K122/5, K142/5, L59, L142, L153, L168, L172/3, M9, M18, M21, N303, N305, N403 (old N403/5 become N404/7), N412, N424/a, P215, R409, R441, R610, R635, R653, R653a, R661, R664, R667, R672, R702, R705a, R707, X305, X315
  • Syria - other items renumbered: A64->A74, A68->A78, J301/5->J241/5, L173->L193, R681->R671, R683->R673, R684->R674, R685->R675; old J285/8 become K164/6 under new heading Judicial (Court House)
  • Tanganyika-Tanzania: R94 added; new imprint dates and printing details added for S61/71
  • Zanzibar - new additions: #22, #33 (old #33/34 become #34/35)
January 2012
  • New listing for Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce published
  • New additions: British East Africa J17; Cape Entertainments #47; Jamaica J87/89, J101/2, J105/9, new image for J119; Kenya J33; Uganda R105a and S91 (old S1 and S6 renumbered as S60 and S75); Zanzibar #20, #24 (old #21/22 become #23 and #25), R240
December 2011
  • _New additions: Burma P121, P140, Z9a, Z110a/c; Jamaica F76, F89 (old F103 deleted), S9, T1/2 (old T1 and T2 become T6 and T3 respectively), T7; Malta F81b, F121, F189, N81, N91, W7; Syria L55, R464
  • New images for Burma Q17, Z32, Z113
  • Malta Workmen's Compensation section rewritten, with catalogue numbers changed as follows: old W2 -> new W4, W3->W6, W4->W2, W6->W8, W7->W9, W8->W3, W24->W25, W25->W26, W26->W24, W26a->W27
November 2011
  • New page for Syria (Syndicates and Charities), some Syrian issues rescheduled and renumbered: B51/124 -> TB51/124, D1/41 -> SN1/41, E1/6 -> SD1/6, T4/29 -> ST4/29
  • Additions to Syria main page: C54, E11, F25, G355, J202, J251/5 (old J255 becomes J285), J288, L51, M101, P226 (old P226 becomes P227), P228, R462, R602
  • Additions to Syria (Syndicates and Charities) page: SD11/15, SG8, SI4/5, SK3/11, SN1, SN5, SN7/8, SN15/16, ST34, ST40
  • New illustrated key to the different types of Syria
October 2011
  • Burma: new images added for E5, T16 and T26; new listings for S81a and S105
  • East Africa & Uganda / KUT R78, R82/3 added; Uganda R81 added
  • Syria listing extended to cover all issues since Independence
  • Malta: National Insurance N1, N3, N32 added (old N32/4 renumbered N33/50; Ration coupons K21/28, K32 and K36 added (old K1/18 renumbered K41/58 plus K26 -> K27, K31 -> K33, K32 -> K31, K33 -> K34, K34 -> K37, K36 -> K38)
September 2011
  • Full listings for Malta and Trucial States published
  • New additions: Syria C405/7, C411/2 (old J204/5 renumbered C409 and C413), C503 (old C502/8 renumbered C505/11), H105, L101/10, N205, N207 (old N203/4 renumbered N209/210), P200, P205, P214, P220, P226, P230, R502, R513, R519, R521, R525, S306
August 2011
  • Full listing published for revenues of Syria, covering Coat of Arms types only
  • New additions: Jamaica Z84c
  • Dates of usage extended for Jamaica Z82f, Z96a, Z98b
July 2011
  • Full listings for Bahrain and Qatar published
  • New additions: Bahrain A1, L1/12, S125/7, T1/17, Z1/52; Burma stamp paper Z9, Z76 ; Qatar R13, R21, R26, T11, T13; Uganda R13; Yemen (Southern / PDR) L1, R2/4, R6, R8, R10/11, R13/17, R19 (old 1ff renumbered R1ff, old 21ff renumbered R31ff)
  • Burma I19 deleted
  • Introductory note in the Burma section about watermark orientation on the Chinthe key type issues
  • New earliest recorded usage date for Jamaica 4th issue 2s AS
June 2011
  • Sorry - no work at all done on this website - I was busy finishing off the Revenue Society's 11th Postal Auction
  • Some unsold items are still available at reserve - click here for the original catalogue listing and here for unsolds
May 2011
  • New additions: Burma P198/200 and Q6 (old Q6 becomes Q9); Jamaica J32/4, J103, Z2/118d; Kuwait #21, C11/13 added (old C1/7 renumbered as C14/20); Libya (Kingdom regional issues) P1/2 plus new image for C47; Libya (Kingdom federal issues) Z72/3 and Z82 (#76/8 renumbered as Z74/81) plus new image for #56; Libya (Republic and People's Republic) #100a/b; Oman G1/2; Somalia (ITT and Independent) L1 and P11; Tanzania A27; Uganda R12 and R206/7; Yemen (Northern) R34; Zanzibar R461
  • New earliest recorded usage dates for Jamaica 3rd issue 6d J and 4th issue 1s AC
March / April 2011
  • Sorry - no work at all done on this website - I was busy producing the catalogue for the Revenue Society's 11th Postal Auction
  • Highlights of the auction include GB, Burma, East Africa, Germany, Iraq, Malaya, Pakistan and Bahawalpur
  • Click here to browse the catalogue
February 2011
  • Jamaica supplementary page published
  • Uganda Z6 colour corrected to vermilion
  • New additions: Burma S80; Burma stamp paper Z11 (old Z11 becomes Z10); Kenya Z1/20 (entire set renumbered)
January 2011
  • Jamaica listing published
  • There are quite a few new additions this month, some of which have required sections to be renumbered - for details see the country-by-country breakdown which follows
  • Arab Gulf States - Yemen (Northern) new Y22 added (old Y22 becomes Y23); old Y11 and Y16 now re-designated as R61/62
  • Burma additions: C105 (old C105 becomes C106), P20, P154, S91 (rest of set renumbered), Z195; images newly added for I38, S60, T14, T23, T25, T46, T49, ZJ31
  • East Africa additions: Kenya R87/9, R106, R110; Tanganyika R107; plus notes on British East Africa Impressed, Kenya Registration of Domestic Servants and Uganda Luwalo
  • Former Italian Colonies - Libya additions: Kingdom regional issues image added for C45; Kingdom federal issues #1 (old #1 becomes #3) and #61a, plus images for #23 and #31; Republic / People's Republic #105/7, 109/10, 113, with renumberings as follows: 103->108, 104->110a, 106->112, 107->114, 111->116
December 2010
  • Working on a new chapter for Jamaica
  • New additions: Kenya X11/22; Burma A1/17 (renumbered), C115 (rest of set renumbered), H11; Oman 35
November 2010
  • Burma listing published
  • Some improved illustrations for Southern Yemen
  • Orange Free State section rewritten and renumbered
  • New additions: Kenya Z1ff; KUT R154; Kuwait C1 and C5; Libya C111a; Natal #56a, #67, #102, #129 and #142 (renumbered); Transvaal #5
October 2010
  • Zanzibar listing published
  • Many additions to the KUT pages
September 2010
  • East Africa / KUT section published
August 2010
  • Working on a new chapter for East Africa
  • Some additions to Somalia
June 2010
  • South Africa Entertainments Duty listing published

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