List of Most Collectable Postage Stamps of Recent Years

Recently I have fallen in love with collecting postage stamps issued on same theme by different countries. These may include joint issue stamps with same or different designs by two or more countries like Slovenia-Slovakia joint issue or Pakistan-Belarus joint issue set. In most cases,
Another more challenging variation of these issues is the collection of postage stamps issued on same theme by different countries without any coordination among themselves, thus ensuring different designs of all stamps. These may include stamps issued to commemorate the memorable event of , or 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, etc.

A few stamps issued for 2019 International Year of Periodic Table

Some of my favourite topics from recent years are as below (You can click on the links to see the list of stamps):

• Lion's Club Centenary in 2017
• International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017
•  FIFA 2018 Football World Cup Russia
• International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
• International Year of Periodic Table 2019
• 50 Years of Moon Landing 2019

As the collection grows, it turns into a fascinating collection to brag about. 

A glimpse of private collection on 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism - 1

A glimpse of private collection on 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism - 2

Challenges in Collecting Stamps on Same Themes:

• Not-Well Documented: While joint issue stamps are well-documented and easier to find, these themes are often not listed properly. 
• Difficult to Find: In most cases the countries issuing joint issues sell the stamps of other country as well to help the philatelists, which is never the case in stamps issued on same theme by different countries.
• Issues from Very Hard Countries: Some of these stamps are issued by very small countries, which can prove quite a pain to find.
• A few Very Expensive Issues: To cash on the opportunity, some countries issue these stamps at exorbitant prices, which becomes tough for the hobby collectors to lay hands on. In some cases, the stamps or souvenir sheets are issued in very low quantity like 100, 200 or even 500. This gives the opportunity to the dealers to hoard the issue and sell the subsequently at a very very high price.

Do you collect such common topics stamp issues?? Which are your favourite themes??

Please comment below to share your thoughts.

Italy 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Italy issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 30 October 2017.

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Pack

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Maxi Card

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp FDC

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Special Folder

Italy 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Special Folder (Inside)

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Ireland 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Ireland issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 29 April 2017.

Ireland 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Indonesia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Indonesia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 1 June 2017.

Indonesia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamps Set

The 2 stamps issued on the event are quite attractive.

Indonesia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary FDC

The FDC of the stamps is also pretty awesome. It's really a colourful one.

Indonesia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamps Sheet

The full sheet contains 10 sets of stamps with 4 labels.

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

India 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

India issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 25 May 2017.

India 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Hungary 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Hungary issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 3 April 2017.

Hungary 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

The stamp is of 120 Forint denomination.

Hungary 2017 Lion's Club Centenary FDC

Hungary 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Guyana 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Guyana issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 29 April 2017.

Guyana 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Souvenir Sheet # 1

 The writing on the souvenir sheet says, "The Lion's Club aims to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding".

Guyana 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Souvenir Sheet # 2

The writing on the second sheet says: "Forty-Six Thousand clubs and over one million members make Lion's Club the World's largest service club organization".
The stamp on both sheets are different thus totalling to 6 different stamps from Guyana.



Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

French Polynesia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

French Polynesia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 25 August 2017.

French Polynesia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

France 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

France issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 27 May 2017.

France 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Finland 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Finland issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 20 January 2017.

Finland 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamps Souvenir Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Estonia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Estonia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 29 April 2017.

Estonia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Above the Lion's International monogram are the words "Ulemaailmne Lions Liikumine" in Estonian, that mean "Worldwide Lions Movement" in English.


Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Dominican Republic 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Dominican Republic issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of Lion's Club International Centenary on 21 May 2017.

Dominican Republic 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

The stamp from Republica Dominicana is of $100 denomination.
At the bottom of the stamp is the saying: "Donde hay una necesidad, hay un Leon" in Spanish Language translating to "Where there is a need, there is a Lion" in English.

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Cyprus 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Cyprus issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 24 March 2017.

Cyprus 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

The Cyprus Lion's Club stamp was issued as part of a set of 3 stamps titled "Anniversaries".

Cyprus 2017 Lion's Club Centenary - Full Set of 3 Stamps

 The other 2 stamps of the set mark 60 Years of RIK Television and 50th Anniversary of the Pancypriotic Organisation of Physicians. Lion's Club Centennial stamp is the most expensive stamp of the set with a face value of 0.64 Euro.

Cyprus 2017 Lion's Club Centenary - Block of 4 Stamps

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Colombia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Colombia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 30 October 2017.

Colombia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Colombia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary FDC

Colombia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Croatia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Croatia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 7 June 2017.

Croatia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

 The Croatian stamp has been issued in a sheet of 9 stamps with coloured Lion's Club logos in the corners.

Croatia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Brazil 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Brazil issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 15 March 2017.

Brazil 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Personalized Stamp

Brazil 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Personalized Stamp Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Austria 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Austria issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 19 May 2017.

Austria 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Australia 2017 - Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Australia issued a beautiful stamp on the eve of 100 Years Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 7 June 2017.

Australia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp

Australia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Block of 4 Stamps

Australia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary FDC

Australia 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Sheet

Stamps issued on the same theme "Lion's Club Centenary 2017 - Complete List of Postage Stamps" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Lions Club Centenary 2017 Stamps List - Issued by all countries

Lions Clubs International (LCI) is an international non-political service organization established originally in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, by Melvin Jones. It is now headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. As of now, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (Lions & LEO) in more than 200 countries around the world.

Lion's Club Centennial Logo - 2017

The Lions motto is "We Serve". Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and many other programs. The discussion of politics and religion is forbidden.
The LIONS acronym also stands for Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nations' Safety.

In 2017, Lions Clubs International celebrated 100 years of the club with the title "Lions Clubs Centennial" or "Lions Clubs Centenary".  Lions and Leos from around the world participated in special initiatives, programs and events to celebrate a century of serving humanity. It was truly a celebration unlike any the world has ever seen.

From philatelic point of view, many countries issued special commemorative stamps to mark the occasion of Lions Club Centenary. While most of these stamps were issued in 2017, Sri Lanka mis-timed the issue in December 2016, whereas India & Panama joined in the race as late comers in 2018 as well.

Under mentioned is the compiled Lions Club Centenary Stamps List for stamps/ cancellations issued by all countries around the globe:-

• Australia - 1v - 7 June 2017
• Austria - 1v - 19 May 2017
• Brazil - 1v - 15 March 2017
• Bulgaria - 1v - 
• Colombia - 1v - 30 October 2017
• Croatia - 1v - 7 June 2017
• Cyprus - 1v (Out of a set of 3) - 24 March 2017
• Dominican Republic - 1v - 21 May 2017
• Estonia - 1v - 29 April 2017
• Finland - 2v + 1 SS - 20 January 2017
• France - 1v - 27 May 2017
• French Polynesia - 1v - 
• Germany - 1v - 
• Guyana - 6v in 2 SS - 
• Hungary - 1v - 3 April 2017
• India - 1v - 25 May 2018
• Indonesia - 2v - 1 June 2017
• Ireland - 1v - 1 June 2017
• Italy - 1v - 30 October 2017
• Japan - 5v - 24 May 2017
• Jersey - 6v + SS - 7 June  2017
• Liberia - 
• Malta (SMOM) - 2v - 
• Monaco - 1v - 1 June 2017
• Netherlands - 1v - 
• New Caledonia - 1v - 7 June 2017
• Pakistan - Cancellation issued by GPO Quetta
• Panama - 1v - 16 August 2018
• Portugal - 1v  + 1 SS - 29 April 2017
• Romania - Cancellation issued only
• Seychelles  - 1v - 30 May 2017
• Singapore -1v (Out of a set of 3) - 17 February 2017
• Sri Lanka - 1v - 1st Dec 2016
• Taiwan (China) - 2v - 20 January 2017
• Tanzania - 6v in 2 SS - 17 December 2017
• Uruguay  - 1v - 28 April 2017

France 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp

France issued the following stamp on 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp:

France 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "International Year of Indigenous Languages" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Stamps on International Year of Indigenous Languages - 2019

While "2019 - International Year of Periodic Table" has been an amazing theme on which postage stamps have been issued by various countries, another popular theme during 2019 has been "2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages". 

Below you can see some of the issues made by different countries to commemorate International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019:-

• Australia - 1v - 30 April 2019
• Belarus - 1v - 27 March 2019
• France - 1v - 13 September 2019
• Greenland - 1v - 9 August 2019
• Guinee, Republic of - 1v 
• Moldova - 1v - 23 May 2019
• North Macedonia - 1v - 5 June 2019
• Sri Lanka - 1v - 6 Oct 2019
• Syria - 1v & 1 Souvenir Sheet
• Tunisia - 4v - 18 July 2018
• UN Offices - 3 Souvenir Sheets

If you know any other country that has issued stamps on this theme, please leave a comment.

United Nations (UN) 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp

United Nations Offices issued the following stamp on 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp:

UN Office Geneva 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

UN Office New York 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

UN Office Vienna 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

UN Offices (New York) 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

Stamps issued on the same theme "International Year of Indigenous Languages" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.

Tunisia 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp

Tunisia issued the following stamp on 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp:

Tunisia 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamps Set

Tunisia 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp FDC

Tunisia 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamps Brochure

Stamps issued on the same theme "International Year of Indigenous Languages" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.