Gaza, rivers and snake

by Richard Zimmermann28 December 2025

During the month of December 2025, so, with one year delay, Saudi Arabia also issued a stamp relative to the Solidarity with Gaza set. This new stamp has to be added to the [T20241129] stamp series of the same design that already included Algeria – Djibouti (November 11, 2024) – Jordan (November 28, 2024) – Libya (December 31, 2024) – Morocco – Oman – Qatar (November 28, 2024) – Syria (October 7, 2024) and Tunisia. Details (including exact date of issue) for this additional country are still missing.

Similarly, Sudan released three stamps at the occasion of the Arab Postal day, with the same design as the stamps proposed on August 3, 2025 [T20250803] by seven other countries (Algeria – Egypt – Iraq – Libya (2025) – Oman – Tunisia (August 4, 2025) and the United Arab Emirates). Exact date of issue remains unknown for these three new stamps (difference can be seen only at the level of the denomination).

Regarding the previously reported joint issue between Laos and Thailand [T20251219], the stamps from Laos had not been shown yet. Here is a first illustration showing clearly the twin character. However, it is still not clear if Laos issued a second stamp similar to the second stamp from Thailand.

Egypt and Portugal celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relationships on December 18, 2025 with souvenir sheets containing each a pair of stamps representing the Nile River and the Douro River. Details from the Egyptian souvenir sheet are missing. The Portuguese souvenir sheet, size 95×125 mm has been issued at 20,000 samples only.

We got also some information about a potential joint issue involving Jordan and India for stamps supposed to be issued on December 16, 2025, but so far nothing could be confirmed and no stamps have been seen. Also, we are still looking for the illustration and exact date of issue of the Uruguayan stamp produced jointly with Romania and showing horses. Similarly, there are no news so far, from the Vietnam stamps supposed to be issued in parallel of Cyprus on December 1, 2025. Latest information seems to confirm that the Cyprus stamps could remain unilateral.

Thanks to Kenneth Sequeira, Dubai, and Jaap Sarelse, the Netherlands, for providing a large part of the information described in this page.

Arab Postal Day 2025

by Richard Zimmermann5 August 202522 August 2025

On August 3, 2025, Arab countries join to celebrate the Arab Postal Day with a stamp showing an identical design ‘Towards more innovative postal services’. So far, this issue involves Algeria (August 3), Iraq (August 3), Tunisia (August 3), and United Arab Emirates (August 3). More countries will probably be added (Information provided by Mohamed Achour Ali Ahmed, Algeria and Kenneth Sequeira, Singapore).

Additionally to earlier information related to the 80th anniversary of Arab League [T20250322], Kenneth Sequeira (Singapore) informed us that Sudan issued three stamps with three different denominations, not a single one as previously announced.

In the meantime, Qatar became also another country to be added to this series. The stamp was issued on June 15, 2025. There are still some chances that additional Arab countries will have to be added to this series.

Independence, kingdom and doves

by Richard Zimmermann18 July 2025

New information about joint stamp issues was gathered over the past weeks:

Sudan is a country to be added to the joint issue already involving Algeria, Egypt and Tunesia, celebrating the 80^th anniversary of the Arab League (1945-2025) and that is described under [T20250522]. The exact date of issue of the Sudanese stamp is unknown, but probably the same as for the other countries, namely May 22, 2025 (information provided by Kenneth Sequeira, Singapore).

Same additional information regarding the AICEP issue from May 13, 2025: Guinea-Bissau is also a country to be added to Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Macau and Portugal that have issued identical stamps at the same date. Guinea-Bissau issued one stamp in miniature sheets of 8 stamps [3×3] with central label and a souvenir sheet with a single stamp. We are still waiting for information about stamps from Mozambique, Sao Tome Principe and Timor.

On May 23, 2025, the 1100^th anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia and the coronation of King Tomislav was celebrated by the issue of identical stamps involving Bosnia Herzegovina (Mostar) and Croatia. This twin issue shows a bas-relief of the King Tomislav holding a scepter. BH Mostar issued the stamps in miniature sheets of 8 units ([3×3] including a central label) at only 5,000 samples, while Croatia issued 50,000 stamps in panes of 25 stamps and 5 labels [5×6].

The Dove of Peace project is progressing. Around September 20, 2025, ten to twelve European countries will issue an identical embroidered stamp with an equivalent denomination of about 10 Euros. Confirmation of participation is reported from Aland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands and Greenland. These countries are all part of the SEPAC (Small European Postal Administration Cooperation – https://www.sepacstamps.eu/) which every year since 2007, issues by end of the Summer, a series of stamps with a common topic. If this embroided stamp corresponds to the 2025 SEPAC issue, this will be the first time that the SEPAC countries agree on a twin issue. Other countries including Gibraltar, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Monaco or Vatican City could in this case also participate. Over the past year, there was always at least one country not participating, so there is no guarantee that all twelve countries will be involved. However, Austria and Armenia have also already announced their participation, so, in the best case it could become an extended SEPAC issue (without mention of the SEPAC word on the stamp). We also have to wait to complete the information about this new series (information provided by Jaap Sarelse, the Netherlands).

The 50 years of independence of Cape Verde was celebrated commonly with Portugal on July 5, 2025, with the issue of two identical stamps. Only limited information is available so far from Cape Verde. The 50th anniversary of the independence of Angola will be celebrated on November 11, 2025 which could also result in an Angola – Portugal joint issue on that day.