Saturday 21 December 2013

Stamps with Sea Salt

Category - Taste
Subcategory - Stamps with materials affixed - Sea Salt

Slovenia 2013 Marine Fauna Stamps printed with Sea Salt



Issue date 18 September 2013

 Pošta Slovenije will be the first national postal service to issue stamps on which part of the design is covered with real salt from the Piranske Soline saltworks. The Fauna series shows four characteristic marine fishes of the Slovenian sea; Damselfish (Chromis chromis), Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) and Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) stamp in miniature sheet.

The stamps has been printed using a very special thermography technique. Illustrations and design by Matjaz Ucakar, printed by Cartor Security Printing S. A., France.

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