in 2004 we had a whole set of cat stamps…
sorry for off topic ^^’
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1st stamp in new year 2023 in Slovakia 
will be…
30 years of the Slovak Republic - Honor guard of the President of the Slovak Republic
This stamp will be issued on 2nd of January.
Stamp shows Honor guard of the President of the Slovak Republic in front of Presidential palace.
T1 50g = 1,00€
Sheet:
About Honor guard of the President of the Slovak Republic
The Honour Guard of the President is a symbol and attribute of Slovak statehood. Its history dates back to the beginnings of the constitution of the First Czechoslovak Republic 
.
In addition to the uniform, which is based on the classic military cut, dressed in historical uniforms modelled after the Slovak volunteers of 1848. Specifically, they were created according to the uniform of the national revivalist Ján Francisci-Rimavský. He was portrayed in this uniform by painter Peter Michal Bohúň.
Ján Francisci-Rimavský wearing uniform during Slovak Uprising in years 1848 - 1849, painted by Peter Michal Bohúň
The historical uniform of the soldiers of the honour guard is containing:
grey trousers 
hat 
with a white feather 
and 
, 
and 
folk decorative ornamentation.
Its exclusivity is underlined by the rich gilding and 
brown fur on the winter caps and hems of the upper doublet. The wearer’s rank is marked on the doublet with red epaulettes using appropriate insignia.
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A great way to start the 2023 programme.
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From the series ‘Typical Dutch’: Musea
From the series ‘Experience Nature’: Marker Wadden
The Marker Wadden is an artificial archipelago under development in the Markermeer (lake). The main aims of the project are to improve the water ecology and to create biodiversity. The islands have been colonized by large numbers of breeding birds.
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Those fruit ones are so stinkin cute!!!
I adore these Marker Wadden. I hope everyone buys them! 
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Addition to my previous post: the “Sweden in 500 years” series is also going to include this domestic value stamp showing Stockholm’s town hall.
This series might have even one more additional motif, because they will even issue a minisheet, but there isn’t any pics of it yet so it is unsure if it will be completely another design or just one of the already shown ones. Two latest minisheets had the same motif as the booklet stamps so I think they will do like that this time too.
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Cyprus Postal Services Preliminary Program for 2023:
23rd of February:
- Dragonflies of Cyprus (2 stamps)
- Refugee Stamp, version 2023 (1 stamp)
4th of April
- Common issue: Israel - Cyprus (1 stamp)
- Cyprus Antianemia Association, 50th Anniversary (1 stamp)
- Pancyprian Association of Teachers, 70th Anniversary (1 stamp)
9th of May
- Europa 2023 (2 stamps)
10th of July
- Euromed 2023 (1 stamp)
22nd of September
- Cypriot Artists and their artworks - Definitive series (10-12 stamps)
17th of November
- Christmas 2023 (3 stamps)
Except the stamps, the postal services will issue a First Day Cover for all stamp series except the Refugee stamp. Unfortunately still there are no available photos of the stamps. When I will have some new information, I will let you know. Happy New Year to everyone.
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Italy 
2023 stamp program, see official file here for issue dates:
Italy stamp program (update dec17, 2022)
As usual, there’ll be several updates, an no images until stamp is issued.
Unusual, presentation order is not chronological, and descriptions of each issue is quite long… I’ve made a shorter version here 
:
- EUROPA 2023
- 75 years of first session italian Senate
- 100 years of italian Air Force
- Bergamo and Brescia, capital of italian culture
- European Union, 30 years of Maastricht treaty
- 60 years of National Order of Journalists
- Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (economist and sociologist), 100 years from death
- Italo Calvino (writer) 100 years from birth
- Plinio il Vecchio (roman writer), bimillennium of birth
- Alessandro Manzoni (writer) 150 years from death
- Don Giovanni Minzoni (priest) 100 years from death
- Pasquale Saraceno (economist) 120 years from birth
- Queen Elizabeth II commemorative stamp
- Franco Frattini (politician - passed away in december 2022)
- Silvano Campeggi (painter) 100 years from birth
- Tourist series: Maritime Republics, Monfalcone, Mazara del Vallo, marine technology (wave energy and offshore wind)
- Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Parks 100 years from establishment
- UNCEM National Union of Municipalities, Communities, Mountain Authorities, 70 years
- Oldest carnivals in Italy: Venice, Fano, Putignano and Dauno, Acireale, Cento, Viareggio
- Verrocchio’s workshop, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, Botticini, Signorelli
- Royal Spanish Academy in Rome, 150 years
- Marcialonga (cross country ski race) 50 years
- Benito Franco Giuseppe Jacovitti (cartoonist) 100 years from birth
- Jubilee of Forgiveness
- Franco Zeffirelli (film director) 100 years from birth
- Lelio Luttazzi (showman) 100 years from birth
- Vocabulary of italian language by Nicola Zingarelli, 100 years
- High School of Specialization in Telecommunications 100 years
- Turin University national library 300 years
- agri-food brands: De Cecco, Cirio, Vismara, Santa Rosa, Star
- Italian Space Programmes, Piero Angela, Italian Space Agency, the Italian Astronauts
- Cedral Tassoni (beverages) 230 years
- Martini & Rossi (beverages) 160 years
- Fratelli Tallia wool mill in Delfino, 120 years
- Felce Azzurra (soap brand) 100 years
- Rigoni di Asiago (marmalades) 100 years
- Industria Maimeri (art materials) 100 years
- Nave Italia, 30 years
- Kiev churches, Mariupol theater, Lviv square, Odesa port - with surcharge for refugees from Ukraine
- Artillerists National Association, 100 years
- AFM Mattei Brothers Association for the victims of terrorism
- Red Benches (against violence on women)
- Don Lorenzo Milani (priest) 100 years from birth
- International Day of students
- Hellas Verona football club, 120 years
- Ducati motorcycle (victory of 2022 Moto GP World Championship)
- European Volleyball Championships masculine and feminine
- Codogno, european municipality of sport
- Ryder Cup (golf)
- Ocean Race (yacht race)
- Christmas
- Gubbio Christmas tree
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Telecommunication and space 
perfect 
New stamps to be issued by Royal Mail 
on 12 January 2023 depicting heavy metal band Iron Maiden
Also stamps depicting Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie
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Greece - 2023 postage stamps programme
Sustainable Development – ESG, 2023-01-26
Children and Stamps, Children and Technology, 2023-02-23
Theatrical costumes, 2023-03-27
World Stray Animals Day, 2023-04-04
Europa 2023 - Peace, 2023-05-09
EuroMED 2023, Festival of the Mediterranean, 2023-07-10
Elefsis European Capital of Culture 2023 (date TBA)
Christmas 2023, 2023-11-02
Source: https://philotelismos.gr/blog/ekdotiko-programma-2023
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