Stunning Macau 2021 stamps – 澳门邮政
Macau 2021 stamps display the usual Macau commitment to beauty. And they outdid themselves with their Lunar New Year stamps. Designers Lei Tak Seng and Emissões – Philately (ctt.gov.mo)
Subjects for the Macau 2021 stamps include:
- Lunar New Year 2021
- 120th Anniversary of the Printing Bureau
- Mainland Scenery VIII
- Libraries of Macau II
- Procession of Our Lady of Fatima
- Macao Typical Old Shops
- Festivals – Buddha’s Birthday
- Centenary of the Establishment of the Communist Party of China
- Insects
- Wushu – Chinese Martial Arts and Health
- 150th Anniversary of Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association
- 40th Macao International Marathon
- 150th Anniversary of Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association
- Museums and their Collections VI – Grand Prix Museum
The Macau Post office does a stellar job of showcasing designers, unlike many countries where finding details is somewhat like punching yourself in the nose for fun. Macau includes interviews with some of the designers on their website. If you are interested in the art of designing stamps, you should check it out. There are only 6 interviews available, and it would be nice to see more. You can listen to them here: Designer Interview – Philately (ctt.gov.mo)
Macau Post also includes all annual issues from 2006 to the present day, complete with designer info and photos. Not all images are available for 2021. They will be posted here as they are released. I’ll see if I can get high quality scans of each stamp so you can see the details up close.
Heavens, now I want to start collecting Macau!
Update: March 25, 2021
A couple of new additions to Macau plus a much-needed cleanup. An upgrade seemed to have devoured some of the images forcing a reload. No idea where they popped off to.
I’ve added 2 new items, a New Year Post card plus the annual catalogue. Macau Post issued the 10th edition of their yearly catalogue, this one covering all issues for 2019-2020. This is the first time I’ve included a catalogue on any page. A surprising number of post offices issue their own and I’m thinking of including them as a permanent feature. That fit in nicely.
Macau 2021 stamps – January
Lunar Year of the Ox
Yellow Cow = Spring, Dairy Cattle = Summer, Wild Ox = Fall & Yak = Winter
Four stamps, souvenir sheet, maxi cards, FDC, booklets, presentation packs plus a joint issue with China
Lei Tak Seng
Designed 2019’s “MACAO NEW EIGHT SCENIC SPOTS”
“The conceptual design of the fourth series is based on the four seasons “Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter”, with the changes of the four seasons being a beautiful painting” Stamp Issue “Lunar Year of the Ox” – Philately (ctt.gov.mo)
Release date: January 5, 2021
Chinese New Year Card
1 postcard
Release date: Jan 11, 2021
Year of the Ox (postage label)
Second cancel
Lunar Year of the Ox (Label Stamp)
1 stamp, FDC, cancel Information Brochure
Release date: Jan 20, 2021
Macau 2021 February
120th Anniversary of the Printing Bureau
2 stamps, souvenir sheet, sheet, FDC, 2 information sheets, cancel
Designer: Printing Bureau
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2021
Macau 2021 March
Chinese Mainland Scenery
8th in the series
1 stamp, souvenir sheet, FDC,
Lu Jinying
137th Anniversary of the Post office
Special cancel issued for anniversary
On March 1 this year, the 137th anniversary of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau and the 15th anniversary of the Communication Museum, the Post and Telecommunications Bureau will hold a series of celebrations to share the joy with the public. On the day of the event (1 March), temporary counters will be set up at the General Post Office Philatelic Shop and the Communications Museum Store to provide the public with a commemorative postmark service stamped with the “Post and Telecommunications Bureau Pick-up Anniversary” and “Communication Museum Pick-up Anniversary”, at which time members of the public will have the option to purchase their favorite stamps and stamp them with commemorative postmarks. Macau Press Release 26/02/2021
Release date: March 1, 2021
15th anniversary of the Communications Museum
Special cancel issued for anniversary
Release date: March 1, 2021
Macao Philatelic Catalogue X
10th edition of yearly catalogue
1 catalogue Macau stamps for 2019 to 2020
The “Macao Philatelic Catalogue” marks the history of Macao stamps, recalls the thematic and design of the stamps of the year and records each special moment, providing an annual feast for philatelists, to bask in the afterglow of every stamp issue.
Release date: March 1, 2021
90thAnniversary of the Establishment of the Colégio Diocesano de São José 1-6
1 cancel, special envelope
Release date: Mar 19, 2021
World Forest Day
1 cancel, special envelope
Learn more about World Forest Day International Day of Forests | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)
Release date: Mar. 21, 2021
Macau 2021 April
Libraries of Macau
2nd in series
4 stamps, souvenir sheets
Liao Wenchang
Release date: April 23, 2021
May
Lady of Huadima Procession
2 stamps, 1 souvenir sheet, 2 FDCs, cancel, information sheet
Wu Yan
Release date: May 13, 2021
Festivals – Buddha’s Birthday
2 stamps, sheets of 8, 2 FDCs, cancel, information sheet
Sufa
Release date: May 19, 2021
June
Macao Typical Old Shops
4 stamps, souvenir sheet
Release date: June 11, 2021
Macau 2021 July
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Centenary of the Establishment of the Communist Party of China Release date: July 1, 2021 |
September
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Wushu – Chinese Martial Arts and Health Release date: September 13, 2021 |
October
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Insects Release date: October 9, 2021 |
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150th Anniversary of Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association Release date: October 18, 2021 |
Macau 2021 November
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Museums and their Collections VI – Grand Prix Museum Release date: November 03, 2021 |
Macau 2021 December
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40th Macao International Marathon Release date: December 03, 2021
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