My Favourite Stamps 2024

1. Pikachu (France)

2. 125th birthday of Erich Kästner (Germany)

3. Playmobil (Germany)

4. Birth Centenary of André Franquin (France)

5. Sachsenspiegel (Germany)

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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2023. I only consider the stamps I got in 2023 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint). 

1. Avatar Way of Water (New Zealand)

2. Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)

3. World Tales (Latvia)

4. Little Prince (Switzerland)

5. 550th Birthday of Copernicus (Poland, Vatican)

6. Orient Express (France)

7. Introduction of the Euro (Croatia)

8. Discworld (United Kingdom)

9. Paddington (United Kingdom)

10. Childhood Heroes (Germany)

11. Birth Centenary of Loriot (Germany)

12. Pilgrimage Church Mariastein (Austria)

13. Catacombs of Paris (France)

14. Iron Man (Germany)

15. 400 years First Calculating Machine (Germany)

16. Disney 100 (France)

17. 50 years Membership in the European Communities (Ireland)

18. Hans in Luck (Germany)

19. Lego (Netherlands)

20. Birth Centenary of Otfried Preußler (Germany)

Here are some honourable mentions of wonderful stamps that I did not get yet or which I only have on postcards/covers:

1873 Vienna World's Fair (Austria), Lord of the Rings, Return of the King (New Zealand)

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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2022. I only consider the stamps I got in 2022 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint). 

1. Benjamin Blümchen (Germany)

2. Lego (Switzerland)

3. Aardman Classics (United Kingdom)

4. Postcrossing (Germany)

5. Postcrossing (Luxembourg)

6. 450 years Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel (Germany)

7. Ghost Stories (Jersey)

8. Rumpelstilskin (Germany)

9. Alice in Wonderland (Latvia)

10. Lego (Austria)

11. Childhood Heroes (Germany)

12. Spider-Man (Germany)

13. French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (France)

14. Moomin ABC (Finland)

15. EUROPA (France)

16. Black Panther (Germany)

17. 900th Birthday of Barbarossa (Austria)

18. Centenary of the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankamun (France)

19. Steinhendl (Austria)

20. Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers (New Zealand)

Here are some honourable mentions of wonderful stamps that I did not get yet or which I only have on postcards/covers:

Naruto (France), Cetenary of the Irish Free State (Ireland), Barilla (Italy), James Webb Telescope (USA)

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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2021. I only consider the stamps I got in 2021 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint). 

1. Pokemon (Japan)

2. Star Wars Droids (USA)

3. Classic Science Fiction (United Kingdom)

4. Mother Hulda (Germany)

5. Death Bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte (France)

6. Year of the Ox (China)

7. Postcrossing (Austria)

8. Internment of the Bourbaki Army (Switzerland)

9. 400th Birth Anniversary of Jean de La Fontaine (France)

10. Precious Nature (Sweden)

11. Jochberger Hummel (Austria)

12. Frankfurt Kitchen (Austria)

13. Birth Centenary of Stanislaw Lem (Poland)

14. Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Switzerland)

15. Postcrossing (Guernsey)

16. 500 years Fuggerei in Augsburg (Germany)

17. Goldorak (France)

18. 1700 Years Jewish Life in Germany (Germany)

19. Sendung mit der Maus (Germany)

20. Year of the Ox (Christmas Island)

Here are some honourable mentions of wonderful stamps that I did not get yet or which I only have on postcards/covers:

Postcrossing (Belarus), Margaret Atwood (Canada), Mafalda (Italy), Konrad Adenauer (Spain), Day of the Dead (USA), Ursula K. Le Guin (USA)

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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2020. I only consider the stamps I got in 2020 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint). 

1. Sesame Street (Germany)

2. Year of the Rat (Macao)
3. 70th Sanremo Music Festival (Italy)

4. Childhood Heroes (Germany)

5. Brexit (Austria)

6. German Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Germany)

7. Skyline (Singapore)

8. The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats (Germany)

9. Fight against Covid-19 (Vietnam)
10. Covid-19 Solidarity (Switzerland)

11. Soaper 5 (Singapore)

12. Treasures of German Museums (Germany)

13. Raving Rabbids (France)

14. Pied Piper of Hamelin (Germany)

15. #oursea (Finland)

16. Ocean Park (Hong Kong)

17. 80 years Bugs Bunny (USA)

18. Birth Bicentenary of Friedrich Engels (China)

19. Year of the Rat (France)

20. EUROPA (Germany)

Here are some honourable mentions of wonderful stamps that I did not get yet or which I only have on postcards/covers:

Covid-19 Toilet Paper Sheet (Austria), Bruegel for Christmas (Austria), Postcrossing (Brazil), Mars Mission (China), Christmas (Hong Kong), Covid-19 (Iran), Dinosaurs (Poland), Robert Schuman (Spain)

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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2019. I only consider the stamps I got in 2019 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint). For the first time two issues share the first place.

1. Grüffelo (Germany) and Marvel Comics (United Kingdom)
2. European Elections (Luxembourg)
3. 50 years Sesame Street (USA)

4. Childhood Heroes (Germany)
5. Star Wars (United Kingdom)
6. 50 years Moon Landing (Austria)
7. 60 years Asterix - Sheet (France)
8. 450th death anniversary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Belgium)
9. Year of the Pig (China)
10. Bicentennial (Singapore)
11. New Silk Road (China, Spain)
12. EUROPA (Germany)
13. Eurovision Song Contest (Israel)
14. Year of the Rat (Vietnam)
15. Birth Bicentenary of Queen Victoria (United Kingdom)
16. 150 years Transcontinental Railway (USA)
17. The Brave Little Tailor (Germany)
18. Moomins (Finland)
19. Tyrannosaurus Rex (USA)
20. Space Resources (Luxembourg)

Just like in 2018 here are some honourable mentions:
Postcrossing (Åland Islands), 500th death anniversary of Emperor Maximilian I (Austria), 60 years Asterix - Booklet (France), Centenary of the Weimar Constitution (Germany), Centenary of the Women's Suffrage in Germany (Germany), European Art in Polish Collections (Poland), 80 years Polish Underground State (Poland), Lucky Pig (Switzerland)

This year for the first time I also made a list with my favourite history stamps of the year. You can find it here.




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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2018. I only consider the stamps I got in 2018 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Peanuts (Germany)
2. Game of Thrones (United Kingdom)
3. 60 years Smurfs (Belgium)

4. Fairy Tales (Switzerland)
5. Modern Architecture - Diplomatc Relations (Russia, Singapore)
6. World War I Centenary - In Flanders Fields (Belgium)
7. Centenary of the Armistice of Compiègne (France)
8. Classic Tales (Macao)
9. Children's Bush Classics (Australia)
10. Dinner for One (Germany)
11. European Year of Cultural Heritage (Vatican)
12. A Christmas Carol (Alderney)
13. The Frog King (Germany)
14. Marianne l'engagée (France)
15. 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela (Germany, South Africa)
16. Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Austria)
17. Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Australia)
18. Han Solo (Spain)
19. 200th birthday of Karl Marx (China)
20. EUROPA (France)

During 2018 I created a list of all the stamps that I liked. Above you can see my Top 20, but there were so many more. Some of them I did not get by the end of the year or did not get them mint or as complete sets. Here are some honourable mentions:
Christmas (Russia), Meiji 150th (Japan), Postcrossing (Hungary), Postcrossing (Moldova), Posukuma meets Kumamon (Japan), Professor Balthazar (Croatia), Scooby-Doo (USA), The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Japan)




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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2017. I only consider the stamps I got in 2017 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Augsburger Puppenkiste (Germany)
2. Treasures of German Museums (Germany)
3. Variable Value Stamps (Germany)

4. Fix and Foxi (Germany)
5. Star Wars (United Kingdom)
6. Town Musicians of Bremen (Germany)
7. 300th birthday of Maria Theresa (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia)
8. The Seven Swans (Faroe Islands)
9. Disney Villains (USA)
10. Year of the Rooster - Lottery Prize (Japan)
11. 500 years Reformation (Brazil, Germany)
12. Arctic Tern from Tromelin Island (TAAF)
13. Postcrossing (Switzerland)
14. Emoji (Ireland)
15. Postcrossing (Indonesia)
16. 60 years diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom (Malaysia)
17. 50 years Krugerrand (South Africa)
18. World's Longest Stamp (Thailand)
19. Fables (Russia)
20. Trees of the Mediterranean (Portugal)





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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2016. I only consider the stamps I got in 2016 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Mr Men and Little Miss (United Kingdom)
2. 40 years of Aardman (Isle of Man)
3. Year of the Monkey (China)

4. Centenary of the Battle of the Somme (France)
5. 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
6. Little Red Riding Hood (Germany)
7. Historic and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds (Germany)
8. My Åland - Björn Ulvaeus (Åland Islands)
9. Agatha Christie (United Kingdom)
10. Euro Coins of Andorra (Andorra - French Post)
11. Puppetry (Thailand, Vietnam)
12. Fairy Amálka (Czech Republic)
13. WWF - Ornate Wrasse (Monaco)
14. Reksio (Poland)
15. Opening of the Shanghai Disneyland (China)
16. Solitary Bees (France)
17. HeForShe (India)
18. 700th birthday of Charles IV (Czech Republic)
19. 200 years Austrian National Bank (Austria)
20. Traditional Board Games (Singapore)




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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2015. I only consider the stamps I got in 2015 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Star Wars (United Kingdom)
2. Expo (San Marino)
3. 50 years of Independence (Singapore)

4. ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)
5.Asterix (Germany)
6. ANZAC (Australia, New Zealand)
7. Chinese and Foreign Folklore (Hong Kong)
8. Expo (North Korea)
9. Postcrossing (Kazakhstan)
10. Marsupilami (Switzerland)
11. 150 years Max and Moritz (Germany)
12. International Cooperative Project On Giant Panda (Malaysia)
13. 50 years Diplomatic Relations with North Korea (Indonesia)
14. Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna (Austria)
15. Expo (Switzerland)
16. Sleeping Beauty (Germany)
17. Centenary of World War I (Guernsey)
18. Easter Bunny (Austria)
19. Stamp Day - International Year of Soils (Iceland)
20. 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Florence as capital (Italy)



As I really enjoyed the theme of this year's EUROPA stamps (Old Toys) and as too many of them are among my favourite stamps of 2015, I decided to choose my favourite EUROPA stamps as well.

1. Denmark
2. Guernsey
3. Finland

4. Vatican
5. Spain




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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2014. I only consider the stamps I got in 2014 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Chinese Dinosaurs (Hong Kong)
2. Remembrance (Jersey)
3. Christmas (Luxembourg)

4. Bayeux Tapestry Final Panel (Alderney)
5. Maya the Bee (Austria)
6. Garfield (Switzerland)
7. Augarten Porcelain (Austria)
8. Record (Switzerland)
9. Weather Phenomena-Typhoon (Hong Kong)
10. International Year of Crystallography (Switzerland)
11. Nutella (Italy)
12. 49 Years of the Independence (Singapore)
13. Year of the Sheep (Åland Islands)
14. Hansel and Gretel (Germany)
15. Folktales (Singapore)
16. Year of the Horse (Guernsey)
17. Definitives-Vanishing Trades (Singapore)
18. Endangered Species (United Nations)
19. EUROPA (Vatican)
20. Year of the Goat (Vietnam)




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This is my list of my favourite stamps of 2013. I only consider the stamps I got in 2013 and only complete sets (used, on postcard/cover or mint) and single stamps (only mint).

1. Man of Steel (Jersey)
2. Our City in a Garden (Singapore)
3. Year of the Horse (Liechtenstein)

4. Halloween (Austria)
5. Saltwater Fish (Slovenia)
6. World Ocean Day (United Nations)
7. 48 Years of the Independence (Singapore)
8. Renaissance Popes (Vatican)
9. 100 Years of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen (Denmark)
10. 500 Years of the Pilgrimage in Maria Luggau (Austria)