Category: FDC

USA | Bruce Lee Postcrossing Meetup

Lunar New Year

Bruce Lee Postcrossing Meetup

Postage Stamp : Bruce Lee
Date of Issue : February 18, 2026
Description : This stamp honors the legendary Chinese-American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker Bruce Lee. The design features a black-and-white painting by artist Kam Mak, showcasing Lee executing a dynamic flying acrobatic kick. He is set against a bold yellow brushstroke backdrop.

Postage Stamp : Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse
Date of Issue : February 03, 2026
Description : As the seventh release in the USPS’s current Lunar New Year series, this stamp celebrates the 2026 Year of the Horse. The artwork by Camille Chew features a vibrant, three-dimensional mask of a horse’s head. Constructed from hand-printed paper, cut, folded, and embellished with acrylic paint and tassels, the design is a contemporary tribute to traditional paper-cut folk art and festival masks.

FRANCE | Telecom 1 Communications Satellite

Telecom 1 Communications Satellite

Postage Stamp : Telecom 1 Communications Satellite
Date of Issue : September 01, 1984
Description : The stamp commemorates the launch of Télécom 1A, France’s first domestic telecommunications satellite, which was successfully launched into orbit via an Ariane 3 rocket on August 4, 1984. The stamp’s design features a detailed, high-contrast photograph of the satellite in space with its solar panels fully extended against a dark background illuminated by colorful light flares.

PORTUGAL | Sérgio Paulinho, Cyclist

Sérgio Paulinho, Cyclist

Postage Stamp : Bicycles and Cycling – Sérgio Paulinho, Cyclist
Date of Issue : March 18, 2026
Description : Sérgio Paulinho, born in 1980 is a celebrated Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, most famous for winning the Silver Medal in the men’s individual road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The design showcases him in a dynamic racing position on a modern road bike against a vibrant green background.

BELARUS | State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus | Diplomatic Relations with India

State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus | Diplomatic Relations with India

Postage Stamp : State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus | Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus | National Flag of the Republic of Belarus
Date of Issue : July 03, 2016
Description : The first stamp depicts the State Emblem of Belarus, featuring a gold outline of the country over a globe, flanked by stalks of wheat and flowers. The second stamp shows the National Flag of Belarus, with its distinctive red and green horizontal bands and the vertical white-on-red ornamental pattern at the hoist.


Postage Stamp : The 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Belarus and India
Date of Issue : September 12, 2017
Description : This stamp commemorates 25 years of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of India. The design features the State Emblem of Belarus alongside the State Emblem of India (the Lion Capital of Ashoka).

AUSTRIA | Petit Point

Petit Point Austria

Postage Stamp : Petit Point
Date of Issue : September 17, 2010
Description : This is a “Petit Point” stamp, made from actual textile embroidery rather than paper. It features a Rose motif done in the traditional Viennese “Petit Point” style. This technique is incredibly fine, often involving over 1,000 stitches per square inch.

SWITZERLAND | Swiss Wood

Swiss Wood

Postage Stamp : Swiss Wood
Date of Issue : September 07, 2004
Description : This stamp is famously made from 0.7 mm thick Swiss spruce wood. It was the first of its kind in the world. The stamp was issued to celebrate the “Year of the Forest” and to highlight wood as a sustainable Swiss raw material. The circular lines in the design represent the growth rings of a tree, and because it’s made of real wood, every single stamp in the series has a slightly different grain pattern.

JAPAN | Spring Greetings

Spring Greetings

Postage Stamp : Spring Greetings 2026 – Hazy Moon Night – Tea Leaves

  • Hazy Moon Light : Depicts a classic Japanese spring landscape with bright yellow Nanohana (rapeseed) flowers in the foreground, mountains in the distance, and a traditional thatched-roof farmhouse under a soft sun.
  • Tea Leaves : Features a person wearing a traditional headscarf (tenugui) engaged in tea picking (the “first picking” of the year is a major spring event in Japan).

Date of Issue : February 04, 2026


Postmark Date : The date in the postmark is 8.2.4, which follows the Japanese Reiwa calendar (Reiwa 8 = 2026, February 4th).
Postmark Location : Osaka Central Post Office, Japan