[News] News and New Issues of July

After I already published two posts about news this month, not much more is to be published now, but here are still some more news.

• Rupert Bear turns 100 this year and Guernsey and the United Kingdom have/will issue(d) stamps. The Isle of Man has now also issued a set of five 50p coins for the anniversary, so a set of stamps might follow as well. Rupert appeared for the first time in November 1920, which means there is still enough time to announce a set of stamps. Jersey might also issue one, but only time will tell. I have still not decided which of the sets I will add to my collection. The pictures for the British set will most likely be available soon.
• Spain recently issued a stamp about the Bibliobus, a bus used as library. The stamp is printed like a small book and inside some famous books are mentioned including some children's books, however I will most likely not add this one to my collection.
• I already mentioned this one in the last post, but again: the image for the French Raving Rabbids stamp for September is available at least since the 12th July. I really like that one!
• Singapore resumed its stamp programme and the first set that will be issued will be the Mascots on 3rd August. 
• In the new edition of Die Lupe the images for the Swiss Globi stamps were shown. The two stamps show the covers of the most recent non-fictions with the character. Globi already appeared on a Swiss stamp in 1997. These two new stamps will be issued in September and can already be pre-ordered in the Swiss Post online shop.

The New Issues of this month are the Raving Rabbids booklet from France, the Open-air Bath Witten pair from Germany with the face of Spongebob Squarepants, the Rupert Bear set from Guernsey and the Bugs Bunny sheet from the USA. Unfortunately the Bugs Bunny sheet is still not available in the USPS eBay store.

To my own collection I added this month a maxicard about the Calabash Brothers from China (still looking for the complete set), the Open-air Bath Witten pair from Germany in mint condition, on a card and as First Day Sheet, the German stamp about Baron Munchhausen on a cover and one more Italian Donald Duck stamp with a new special Disney postmark.

If I missed any news or new issues please post a comment!