Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps 

Barbados 2025 Dove of Peace Embroidered Stamp

Issue date 08 December 2025

Barbados Post in collaboration with Austrian embroidery specialist Hämmerle & Vogel and 12 other Postal Authorities (Aland Post, Armenia, Austria Post, Cyprus, Faroe Island, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Swiss and UN Postal authorities) has issued a special embroidered stamp featuring a Dove which always has been a symbol of Peace. The UPU paix embroidered label with the Dove of Peace motif was also issued at the Koreapex 2025 Stamp exhibition with no postage value (Cinderella stamp).The UPU Dove label was available with the Swiss Stamp at its Headquarters in Bern Switzerland for Sale. (Total 13 embroidered stamps and 1 UPU embroidered label)

This is first unusual stamp for Barbados in my collection. This Stamp was issued last in the Dove Series. Barbados was mentioned to be participating in the Initial Dove Series Release but there was uncertainty in its issue till it was confirmed in the middle of November of its issue in early December of 2025.

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Cloth Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps

Just updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this year

Japan 2013 Constellations Series 4 Holographic foil stamps sheet

Issue date 4 December 2013

Japan Post as part of the Constellation Series has issued the 4th installations of 10 Constellation Stamps featuring  Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Orion, Auriga, Canis Major, Koinuza, Lepus, Monoceros and Tsuzumiboshi

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3D - Holographic Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps

Just updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this year

Japan 2013 Constellations Series 3 Holographic foil stamps sheet

Issue date 5 July 2013

Japan Post as part of the Constellation Series has issued the 3rd installations of 10 Constellation Stamps featuring Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major, Little Bear, Bootes, Corvus, Corona, Canes Venatici and Ladle mother and child.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps

Just updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this year..Earlier had updated the 2nd series

Japan 2011 Constellations Series 1 Holographic foil stamps sheet

Issue date 7 July 2011

Japan Post has issued stamps in the First of the Constellation Series  Stamps featuring  Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Lyra, Aquila, Cygnus, Hercules, Ophiuchus & Serpens, Delphinus and Uotsuriboshi.

Had updated the 2nd Series in an earlier post

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Stamps with Interactive Games - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Games 

Belgium 2024 Brecht Evens: Flora Stamps with hidden items

Issue date 10 June 2024

Belgium Post to commemorate the works of Belgian comic book artist Brecht Evens has issued a special artwork featuring a colorful field of flowers with stamps featuring a collection of flowers with hidden enchanting elements.

Spoiler alert - Following image of the stamp highlights the hidden elements among the flowers. Need to magnify to see the elements.

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Stamps with Interactive Games

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Gold Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Gold Stamps

Season's Greetings !!! Had bought this stamp during the Canada Post Strike of 2024 which disrupted delivery of post and sent to a friend in Australia. Further delayed due to multiple postal strikes till I got reliable delivery through one of my visiting relative from Australia.

Australia 2024 Paris Olympics Gold Stamps

Issue Date 01 November 2024 

Australia Post to commemorate the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad were held in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024 has issued a limited edition (200) 24-carat gold (99.9% pure) sheetlet of 10 stamps. The sheetlet has detailed embossing with gold applied between sheets of PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate).

It came in a special folder with 2 mini -sheet - Mini sheet 1 has a block of 4 stamps from the Path to Paris: Paris 2024 Olympic Games stamp issue released 24 June 2024 while Mini-sheet 2 has a block of 4 stamps from the Australia's First Olympian: Edwin Flack stamp issue released 26 September 2023. This folder was part of the Impression Series of 2024.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

Australia 2024 Retro Audio Mini-sheets with Holographic Foil Printing

Issue date 01 November 2024

As part of the Annual Impression Series of Australia Post for local Community Collectors, A set of 4 limited edition mini-sheets with 3 Stamps was issued, commemorating the Retro Audio units from the 1960s - Stamps featuring HMV Caprice (1961), Kriesler Master Multi Sonic (1966), AWA B28 Portable (1963). These stamps were earlier released in March 20, 2024. These mini sheets were available for sale during the Sale of the Impression Series but sent to local collector community members in January of 2026.

Of the 4 mini sheets, 3 include perforated stamps from the earlier issue with holographic foil printing and embossing on the odd shaped mini-sheets. The fourth mini sheet includes 3 perforated stamps and 3 imperforate stamps on the same sheet.

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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

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