New Issues 2013 (July - September)

This page collects only issues released during the year 2013, period July to September. 

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 March 29, 2014.

2013 (July 28) - [P20130728]
Belarus – Russia – Ukraine
1025th anniversary of Kiev Rus. Parallel issue [P1].
Different souvenir sheets with 1 or 3 stamps. Different paintings: A-C, paintings from 18th and 19th century; D, painting from Victor Wasnesow (1848-1925); E, same painting from Victor Wasnesow. Multicolored.
Different souvenir sheets – FDCs

2013 (August 1) - [D20130801]
Aitutaki – Cook Islands – Penrhyn
Birth of the Royal Baby, Prince George on July 22, 2013. Territorial twin issue [TD].
Some common stamps. Different pictures of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge and her Husband, Prince William. Multicolored.
Different souvenir sheets – FDCs

2013 (August 5) - [P20130805]
Aland - Russia
Ferries, connection between Saint Petersburg and Mariehamm. Parallel Issue [P1].
Different stamps. A, Ship M/S Princess Anastasia; B, Ship close to the Aland Islands. Multicolored.
One stamp per country – FDCs – mixed FDC

2013 (August 20) - [P20130820]
Curacao – Malta
Relationship – Harbors. Parallel issue [P1].
Different souvenir sheets with one stamps. Aerial landscapes showing either the harbor of Curacao or the harbor of Malta. Multicolored.
Different souvenir sheets - FDCs

2013 (August 29) - [S20130829]
Ascension – Falkland Islands – South Georgia
Shallow Marine Surveys Group [SD].
Different stamps and one souvenir sheet including one stamp from each country. Fishes and marine animal species. Multicolored.
The souvenir sheet 04a is available as first day cancelled item in three forms. Each form bears the first cancellation from one of the three countries on their respective stamp, but the two other cancellations are normal cancellations..
4 stamps per country – one souvenir sheet with one stamp from each country – FDCs – mixed FDC

2013 (September 2) - [T20130902]
Liechtenstein- Russia
60th anniversary of the death of Eugen Zotov (1881-1953). Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Two paintings from Eugen Zotov (Iwan Mjassojedow): A, the Argonaut’s journey; b, landscape in Silum, Liechtenstein. Multicolored.
2 stamps per country - FDCs

2013 (September 11) - [T20130911]
Poland – Romania
20th anniversary of relationship – Traditional folk costumes. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps and souvenir sheets with one stamp. Local costumes from Bistrija-Nasaud and Krakow. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets with one stamp - FDCs

2013 (September 12) - [T20130912]
Singapore - Vietnam
40th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Fowl: A, Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus), male and female, ancestor of the domestic chicken; B, Grey Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), male and female. Multicolored.
2 stamps per country – one souvenir sheet (Singapore) – FDCs – mixed FDC

2013 (September 17) - [T20130917]
Indonesia - South Korea
40th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Twin issue [T1].
Identical se-tenant stamps. Folk plays: Korea’s ‘Bukcheong Lion Play’ and Indonesia’s ‘Bantengan’ bull . Multicolored.
2 stamps - FDCs

2013 (September 18) - [N20130918]
Croatia – SMOM
Relationship. Twin issue / non recognized country [NR/T1].
Identical stamps. Portrait of the banus (viceroy) Teodor Count Pejacevic, knight of the SMOM (painting of Vlaho Bukovac, 1903). Multicolored.
Souvenir sheet with one stamp - FDCs

2013 (September 20) - [T20130920a]
Faeroe – Greenland (September 23)
60th anniversary of the fishing company Nordafar; North Atlantic fishing history – Kangerluarsoruseq (Faeringenhavn) village in Greenland. Twin issue [T1].
Identical souvenir sheets with three stamps. Landscape and fishery scenes, harbours. Multicolored.
The Faeroe Nordafar mini-sheet has a special feature concealed on the stamp in the middle of the mini-sheet. A so-called AR-code (Augmented Reality) will be activated by scanning the stamp with a smartphone or tablet and a film about Nordafar will be seen on the device. This is a short film describing the time when activity on Nordafar was at its highest and what Nordafar is like nowadays. The free app called Sepac Stamps needs to be downloaded to activate the AR code.
Souvenir sheet with one (Greenland) or 3 (Faeroe) stamps – one stamp (Greenland only – FDCs – mixed folder ith mint souvenir sheets

2013 (September 20) - [T20130920b]
France - Vietnam
150th birthday of Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943). Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Portrait of Alexandre Yersin, physician and bacteriologist, and Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang, Vietnam; portrait and Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. Multicolored.
2 stamps per country – FDCs – mixed FDC – mixed folder

2013 (September 26) - [D20130926]
Aitutaki - Cook Islands – Niuafo’ou – Penrhyn – Rarotonga – Samoa – Tonga
China International Collector Expo 2013 (CICE) – 26 to 28 September 2013. Twin territorial issue [TD].
Identical souvenir sheets with two stamps. One stamp represents a painting from Paul Gauguin and is different for all souvenir sheets, the other stamp shows the building of the Beijing Exhibition Center and is the same for all souvenir sheets. The frame of the souvenir sheets shows the same picture of the Chinese Great Wall. Multicolored.
One souvenir sheet with one stamp for each country - FDCs

2013 (September 27) - [T20130927]
China - Sweden
Friendship between both countries: Table tennis - Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Table tennis players; A, Deng Yaping (1974- ); B, Jan-Ove Waldner (1965- ). Multicolored.
The special Swedish souvenir sheet was available only during the international philatelic exhibition in Beijing at the Swedish Post booth.
One souvenir sheet with two stamps (Sweden) – two stamps (China) – one special souvenir sheet (Sweden) – FDCs – mixed FDC.