Patrons: The Universal Postal Union, Philatelic Federation of South Africa and the World Authority for the Development of Philately.

RESULTS

The competition was open to all Postal Administrations of Member Countries of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

Stamps issued in 2025 competed in the following five categories:
1) The Most Innovative Stamp Format
2) The Best Souvenir Sheet
3) The Best Intaglio Stamp
4) The Best Offset Stamp
5) The Best Mixed Printing Stamp

All the stamps entered can be viewed on the Entries Received page

 

The Jury has determined the First, Second, and Third place in each category and selected from the First place winners of each category the Competition’s best stamp announced as the “World’s Best Stamp 2025”.

 

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World’s Best Stamp

China

World Cultural Heritage – Beijing Central Axis: Bell and Drum Towers

Category 1: Most Innovative Stamp Format

1st

China

Beauty of Mathematics: Möbius Strip

 

 

2nd

Liechtenstein

 

 

Crypto Stamp CHLI 2.0

 

 

 

3rd

Luxembourg

 

 

Deluxe embroidery stamp – Coat of arms

Category 2: Best Souvenir Sheet

1st

Russia

500 Yеаrs of Russian Development of the Nоrthеrп Sea Route

 

2nd

Czech Republic

 

 

Eliška Junková

 

 

3d

Norway

 

 

Emigration To North America Bicentenary

 

Category 3: Best Intaglio Stamp

1st

Macao

Rare Animals in China

 

2nd

France

 

Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965

 

3rd

Jordan

 

Jordan Saints

Category 4: Best Offset Stamp

1st

Portugal

EXPO Osaka 2025

 

 

2nd

Ukraine

 

 

Melitopol is Ukraine

 

 

3rd

Faroe Islands

 

 

Northern Gannet

Category 5: Best Mixed Printing Stamp

1st

China

World Cultural Heritage – Beijing Central Axis: Bell and Drum Towers

 

2nd

Russia

 

Archaeological Heritage of Russia: Gold of the Нuпs

 

 

3rd

Aland

 

 

Christmas 2025