Before we plunge into Morocco’s 2023 stamps, I need to clarify a few things about designer names. I rely on the Moroccan post office’s English translations for designers, but when I do research I’m often faced with variations which has created a bit of chaos when it comes to attributing credit. The big project for Morocco is to try and standardise the spelling on this site. I’ll be going back to older articles and making corrections, which means it’ll be easier to note previous designs by artists. One new addition here will be listing artist names and stamp titles in Arabic. Hopefully this will help readers from the region enjoy the page a bit more. If any reader can help with names, it would be appreciated.
Listing Moroccan stamps can be a bit slow on my part. I’ve begun to gather Moroccan resources, newspapers, history sites, local information, so the details posted offer a richer appreciation of both stamps and Morocco. Working with translations can be … quirky. This means it takes a lot longer to do any proper research. If you have any local sites please list them in the comments.
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January
International Data Protection Day 2023
اليوبيل الفضي لوكالة بيت مال القدس الشريف
Topics: technology
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Started in 2006 in Europe by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the day is now an international initiative to raise awareness on how vital it is to secure your data.
Designer: Sa’id Azarkan | محمد الونطي
Release date: January 28, 2023
February
20th Anniversary of the Institution of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom
الذكرى العشرون لمؤسسة وسيط المملكة
Topics: human rights
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Designer: Abdellah Nounsi | عبد الله نونسي
Release date: February 28, 2023
March
Coupon Response International-Model Abidjan
Topic: international reply coupon
1 reply coupon
The first international reply coupon was issued 115 years ago on October 1, 1907.
Release date: March 1, 2023
Silver Jubilee of the Bayt Mal al-Quds al-Sharif Charity Agency
اليوبيل الفضي لوكالة بيت مال القدس الشريف
Topics: anniversaries
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“Bayt Mal Al Qods Asharif Agency – وكالة بيت مال القدس الشريف
To safeguard the City of Al-Quds and its religious and cultural heritage”
From their LinkedIn profile:
The Agency endeavors to carry out social projects in AlQuds in a bid to contribute to the protection of the holy city and the preservation of its religious legacy and civilization in addition to supporting its population.
Available in Arabic, English and French: Jerusalem House (bmaq.org).
Designer: Mohammed el Ouanti | محمد الونطي
Release date: March 23, 2023
May
Kelâat M’Gouna قلعة مݣونة – The Perfumed Rose
Topics: flora
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Cultivated in the valleys of Dades and M’Goun in southern Morocco, over thirty km, the fields of roses offer a spectacle of beauty. The picking of Damascus roses takes place in spring and coincides with the organization of an annual festive celebration. A festival that helps to highlight the ancestral know-how linked to the activity around the rose (distillation of rose petals) and all the local and festive traditions that accompany it.
Barid Al-Maghrib notes on the rose
Designer: Faissal Ben Kiran فيصل بن كيران
Release date: May 31, 2023
June
Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Horse: 20 Years
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: Yousra Beddaou
Release date: June 26, 2023
July
EUROMED: Mediterranean Festivals – Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival
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Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival – Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival (festivaltetouan.org)
Designer: Abdelkrim Ouazzani Thami
Release date: July 10, 2023
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