- On 1st June Armenia issued another cartoon stamp, which like usual you can buy on WOPA. The theme is Lazy Huri.
- So far there are still no news about the Lord of the Rings issue from New Zealand. It was originally announced for the 2nd June, but it was not issued then, although the stamp issue calendar on the New Zealand Post website still lists it there. Not sure if it was cancelled or just postponed.
- Tomorrow Royal Mail will issue a set about Dennis and Gnasher, which will consist of six stamps and a souvenir sheet of four. At this moment you can still not buy the stamps in the online shop, but you can easily find the images online (e.g. on the Commonwealth Stamps Opinion blog).
- The July/August issue of the French Philinfo includes the stamp programme for the rest of the year and lists the Goldorak issue for the 8th October, but adds a disclaimer that the issue date might change. No information about the format of the issue was given, but it seems like there will not be an additional booklet. The programme also includes another thematic issue. A Carnet "Contes merveilleux" (Booklet "Fairy Tales") is planned for the 3rd September.
- Italy also updated its stamp programme and finally the Mafalda stamp got an issue date. It is planned for the 29th September.
The New Issues of the month are the Armenian cartoon stamp mentioned above, the Czech souvenir sheet about Kater Mikesch and the French Booklet about the Little Prince.
Earlier this month I finally added all the Star Wars Droids collectibles I already got to this blog. Check them out! I have already got all the stamps mint, on FDCs and on covers. Now I am trying to get them on Star Wars cards as well. Two such cards I already got this month. Also this month I got the French Raving Rabbids stamp of the last year on a matching postcard.
If you know of anything else not listed here or above in the complete list please post a comment!
