New Issues 2009 (January - March)

This page collects only issues released during the year 2009, period January to March. 

As it is not such obvious as it looks to find this information, this list is probably not yet complete. In certain countries, joint issues are often announced on the day of the issue and sometimes it takes months before this information and the corresponding stamps reach us. Data on missing issues or supplementary information, particularly for countries, which are producing joint issues exceptionally, will be highly appreciated.

Most recent update of this section on November 22, 2014.

2009 (January 19)
Cuba - Russia
Che Guevara - 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution - Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), flag of Cuba. Multicolored.
1 stamp per country - FDCs

2009 (February 10)
Gibraltar - Vatican
700 Years of devotion to Our Lady of Europe - Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps, available in blocks of four part of an illustrated miniature sheet. Our Lady of Europe with Christ child, also saint patron of Gibraltar, sculpture from a pilgrimage church in Gibraltar; background of Gibraltar miniature sheet, rock of Gibraltar; background of Vatican miniature sheet, top view of the Vatican State. Multicolored.
1 stamp and one miniature sheet of 4 stamps per country - FDCs

2009 (March 2)
Bulgaria - Serbia
Nature protection: Balkan area birds. Twin issue [T1].
Two identical stamps. Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) - Rufous-tailed rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis). Multicolored.
2 stamps per country - 1 souvenir sheet - miniature sheets - black and brown prints for Bulgaria - FDCs - mixed first day covers

2009 (March 3)
Korea (South) - Philippines
60 Years of diplomatic relations. Twin issue [T1].
Identical pairs of stamps. Korea's "Sonori (Cow Play) in Hangawi" and the Philippines' "Panagbenga Flower Festival". Multicolored.
2 se-tenant stamps per country - FDCs

2009 (March 11)
Azerbaijan (April 2) - Iran (March 11) - Pakistan (March 11) - incomplete
10th ECO summit in Teheran.
Summit participating countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

2009 (March 18) - "Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers"
Aland (January 22) - Algeria (March 28)- Andorra (French) (March 27) - Argentina (March 7) - Australia (March 4) - Australian Antarctic Territories (March 4) - Austria (March 26) - Azerbaijan (March 3) - Belarus (February 11, 2011) - Belgium (March 7) - Brazil (March 18) - Bulgaria (March 27) - Canada (April 9) - Chile (March 18) - Croatia (March 27) - Czech Republic (February 11) - Curacao (August 11, 2011) - Dominican Republic (July 7, 2010) - Ecuador (March 31) - Estonia (January 15) - Faeroe (February 23) - Finland (March 18) - France (March 28) - Greece (March 30) - Greenland (January 19) - Hungary (March 27) - Iceland (January 29) - India (December 19) - Indonesia (March 18) - Japan (June 30) - Kazakhstan (March 12) - Korea (South) (June 3, 2011) - Latvia (March 18) - Lithuania (March 27) - Mexico (September 14) - Moldova (March 18) - New Zealand (March 4) - Norway (February 20) - Paraguay () - Peru (January 15) - Romania (March 21) - Serbia (January 31, 2011) - Slovenia (March 27) - South Africa (March 2) - South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (April 2) - Switzerland (March 5) - Ukraine (March 18) - Uruguay () - Uzbekistan (October 25, 2010)
This "Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers" campaign was initiated by the postal administrations of Chile and Finland. So far 38 countries have already announced they will participate with the issue of at least one stamp during the first quarter of 2009. There is no common design, but all stamps will bear the emblem showing an ice crystal. So this issue cannot be considered as a twin issue. Data are still missing to confirm there is no common date.