Sunday 26 December 2021

Crypto Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Sub Category - Crypto Stamp / Stamps with QR code / Stamps with Scratch Off Printing / 3D holographic printing 

Switzerland 2021 Crypto Stamp


Issue date 25 November 2021

Swiss Post has issued a special Crypto Stamp with 13 different digital NFTs (mentioned below) with a print run of 1,75,000. The stamps are printed with a QR code and scratch off printing. The moon on the stamp has holographic printing.


Due to the high volume of issue I will not be publishing as to which of the following NFT I own as it would be really expensive to own each and every of the NFTs mentioned below due to the rarity involved.

Pilatus with dragon

Print run: 50 (special edition) 
Token ID: 13



Many myths and legends surround Mount Pilatus. For example, it is said that in the summer of 1421, a huge dragon flying to Mount Pilatus crashed to the ground so close to a farmer named Stämpflin that it caused him to faint. When the farmer came to, he found a lump of clotted blood and a stone. This Dragon Stone, which was legally declared as having healing powers in 1509, can now be viewed in Lucerne’s Natural History Museum. In the chronicles of Swiss chronicler Petermann Etterlin (approx. 1430/40 to approx. 1509), you can read how Landamann Winkelried killed one of the dragons of Mount Pilatus: he wrapped thorny brambles around his spear and thrust it into the dragon’s open jaws, then finished the job with his sword. But a drop of the dragon’s blood sprayed onto his hand. This drop of blood – and the poisonous breath of the dying dragon – froze the blood in Winkelried’s veins and he also died. Many powers are ascribed to dragons – not just those in the Pilatus legends. They invariably represent primal power and mastery of the elements of fire, water, air and earth.


Rigi with golden eagle

Print run: 150 (special edition) 
Token ID: 12



On the Rigi – the Queen of the Mountains – you may sometimes also come across a king: the king of the birds. The Rigi massif is home to around one hundred different species of birds – including the golden eagle. Just imagine the view that eagle enjoys as it flies above the Rigi! It’s incredible enough for us mere humans. It’s especially amazing when we consider that eagles have much sharper eyes than we do. While we humans can only focus on objects at a distance of about 50 metres, eagles can spot their prey from several kilometres away.


Säntis with cow

Print run: 200 (special edition) 
Token ID: 11



Nowhere in Switzerland are the traditional processions of livestock up and down the Alps more celebrated than in the canton of Appenzell. For many farming communities, the procession up to the alpine meadows in May or June is the most beautiful day of the year. An alpine herdsman leads the bell cows. The three harmonised bells around the animals’ necks are probably the only instruments in the world that are played by cows. The bell cows are usually followed by four herdsmen. Their job is to sing and yodel. They also ensure that the herd stays together. The cows and other livestock stay up in the alpine meadows for eight to ten weeks. The procession back down from the alpine meadows takes place by 30 September at the latest. It follows the same pattern as on the way up. Unlike in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where the alpine herdsmen celebrate the downward procession at the foot of the Säntis mountain on a single day, the villagers of Appenzell Innerrhoden spend several afternoons in the late summer ringing bells and yodelling to mark the end of the alpine grazing period.


Piz Bernina with Ibex

Print run: 250 (special edition) 
Token ID: 10



Around 17,000 ibexes live in Switzerland today – 6,000 of them in the Canton of Graubünden alone. The “King of the Alps” enjoys a special place in Switzerland’s largest canton. For example, it is also the canton’s heraldic animal. Gian and Giachen, the two Graubünden ibexes who dutifully advertise holidays in Graubünden, have also become very well known. Yet it is not very apparent that there are any ibexes in our country at all. In the 17th century, they were on the verge of extinction. The ibex was considered a hunting trophy, as it was believed to have superpowers. Its so-called heart bone, its hide, blood, ground-up horn and even its excrement were all sold as remedies. Its meat was also in great demand for thousands of years. For example, Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal was dried ibex with fern. It is thanks to the Italian King Vittorio Emanuele II that this noble animal has survived. He had the remaining 100 ibexes placed under protection in 1856. The ibex found its way back into Switzerland thanks to smugglers. In 1906, they brought the first ibex over the border from Italy.


Matterhorn with Marmot

Print run: 350 (special edition) 
Token ID: 9



Around 1,000 marmots live right at the foot of the Matterhorn in the vicinity of Zermatt. They can be seen in particularly large numbers on the Gornergrat ridge, at the Schwarzsee near Findeln, at Hubel and around Furi. Their burrows are clearly visible from the hiking trails. In Zermatt, they say the marmots come out on St Joseph’s Day, i.e. on 19 March. By that time, they are no longer hibernating and begin exploring their environment, waiting for the first spring herbs, grasses and flowers to sprout. In the weeks prior to that, they slowly begin emerging from their cosy, hay-padded nests inside their large network of burrows, gazing out into the glistening spring light. This marks the end of their six-month hibernation period, and the excitement of the warm season ahead breathes new life into them. This is also noticeable in the cute little creatures’ heartbeat. While in winter their body temperature drops to five degrees Celsius and their hearts beat only around 20 times per minute, in summer they race at around 200 beats.


Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau

Print run: 1,000
Token ID: 8



Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau – the most famous peaks of the Bernese Oberland are often mentioned in a single breath. They are the landmark of the Jungfrau region. The Eiger is 3,970 metres high and lies to the south-west of Grindelwald. The Eiger summit was first reached in 1858. Yet mountaineers’ fascination has long been directed towards the challenging northern face of the Eiger. On 24 July 1938, an Austro-German team of four roped climbers successfully scaled what was once considered the impenetrable “wall of death” for the very first time. One of these climbers was a certain Heinrich Harrer, who later achieved international fame when his book “Seven Years in Tibet” was made into a film. At an altitude of just over 4,100 metres, the Mönch is also a veritable challenge for mountaineers. Though the word “Mönch” means “monk” in German, the mountain’s name actually derives from the word for gelding, i.e. castrated male horses that grazed on the Alpine meadows at the foot of the mountain. The Jungfrau is the highest of the three mountains, at 4,158 metres above sea level. Since 2001, the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier, along with their surrounding area, have been classified as a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Rigi

Print run: 2,500
Token ID: 7



From between Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz rises the Rigi – also known as the “Queen of the Mountains”. Its highest point is the 1,797-metre-high Rigi Kulm. If the visibility is just right, the Rigi Kulm offers views over 620 Alpine peaks, 13 lakes and 24 of the 26 Swiss cantons. Only Geneva and the city of Basel are out of range. As early as the 18th century, the Rigi was famed as a destination throughout Europe due to its unique location. In 1868, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom herself “climbed” the Queen of the Mountains. Needless to say, she didn’t do so on foot, but instead went up on one of the ponies she had brought over to Switzerland from England. According to the historical records, she relished the mountain air at Kaltbad and Kulm, as she was struggling in the heatwave that beset Switzerland throughout nearly her entire visit.


Dufourspitze

Print run: 4,500
Token ID: 6



The Dufourspitze, located in the Valais Alps, is, at a height of 4,634 metres above sea level, the highest summit in all of Switzerland and German-speaking Europe. When the mountain was climbed for the first time in 1855, it was still called Gornergrathorn. It was later renamed in honour of the Swiss general Guillaume-Henri Dufour, famous for being the publisher of the first series of maps covering Switzerland and for co-founding the International Committee of the Red Cross. The first time it was climbed also marked the beginning of the “golden age of alpinism”. Mountain climbing became a goal in itself: from this point onwards, people would climb for the challenge of it and the love of the mountains – not to carry out research or to survey the area.


Pilatus

Print run: 8,000
Token ID: 5



The Pilatus is not a mountain with a closed summit structure, but rather a massif made up of multiple peaks. It is located on the borders between the Cantons of Lucerne, Nidwalden and Obwalden. Its highest point is the Tomlishorn, at an altitude of 2,128 metres above sea level. Lucerne’s very own mountain, which boasts magnificent views, is home to the Pilatus Kulm mountain station on the Pilatus railway, complete with a viewing terrace, a panorama gallery and two mountain hotels. In the past, the Pilatus was not the celebrated local mountain for the people of Lucerne that it is today, but rather a gloomy place plagued by treacherous storms and waterfalls that tumbled down towards the city. It became known for dragons and vermin, witches and wizards, but was also home to decent mountain folk who were kind to the locals and protected the chamois, but also punished the wicked and cruel.


Säntis

Print run: 18,000
Token ID: 4



Located in the Canton of Appenzell, the Säntis can be found in one of the most stunning nature reserves in Europe. Provided the visibility is good, the 2,502-metre-high peak boasts an unobstructed view over six countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Italy and the Swiss Alps. What’s more, the Säntis is a mountain that is full of weather superlatives: this is not only where the largest quantity of snow falls in Switzerland, it is also the wettest part of the country. The Säntis also sees the most lightning. In addition, no other mountain station has gathered data for as long a time as one at the Säntis. The summit, however, is actually quite easy to reach thanks to the cable car that was erected back in 1935.


Piz Bernina

Print run: 30,000
Token ID: 3



Sewing machines, sports shops and even a railway line: they all bear its name. But, at 4,049 metres above sea level, it is the Piz Bernina alone the bears the crown – a mountain that could even lay claim to the title of the “Mount Everest of the Engadin”. After all, this is the only 4,000-metre-high mountain in the Eastern Alps. For a long time, it was considered unscalable – until 1850, when the Swiss forestry engineer, mountain topographer and Graubünden local Johann Wilhelm Fortunat Coaz became the first person to reach the main summit. Piz Bernina actually has three summits, which are scarcely distinguishable from one another. Alongside the main summit, there is the southern summit – the 4,020-metre-high Spalla, where the land border between Switzerland and Italy runs. Meanwhile, the northern summit – the 3,995-metre-high Piz Bianco – is renowned for boasting the most beautiful ice ridge in the Alps: the infamous Biancograt.


Dent Blanche

Print run: 45,000
Token ID: 2



The 4,357-metre high Dent Blanche is a prominent free-standing pyramid located at the end of the Matter Valley, ten kilometres west of Zermatt. With its distinctive shape, it makes a very good neighbour for the Matterhorn. Four airy, long ridges stretch out in all four main points of the compass. The first time the summit was climbed was via the southern ridge – the Wandfluegrat – on 18 July 1862. It was only in 1966 that the northern ridge was climbed for the first time, a feat that is still considered one of the most dangerous undertakings in Valais. The Dent Blanche is, in general, one of the toughest 4,000-metre climbs in the Alps. Incidentally, the language divide between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland runs precisely along the summit of the Dent Blanche.


Matterhorn

Print run: 65,000
Token ID: 1



The first digital design naturally shows the Matterhorn, Europe’s most famous pyramid-shaped mountain. 2,500 to 3,000 mountaineers from all over the world try to conquer the 4,478-metre-high Matterhorn every year. On peak days, there are over 100 Alpinists climbing it. Even if you don’t spot Reinhold Messner climbing the ice and being filmed from a kiosk perched at a dizzying height, you may at least spot a marmot or two in the area. The striking profile of the Matterhorn even served as a design for a world-famous Swiss chocolate brand, and also stands for action-packed mountain adventures in theme parks including Disney and Europapark.


The stamp in my possession has a token ID1 and ID 2


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Crypto Stamp

Stamps with QR Code

Stamps with Scratch Off Printing

3D Holographic Stamps


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Monday 20 December 2021

Unusual Postal Souvenirs - Update

Category - Sound
Subcategory - Unusual Postal Souvenirs

Luxembourg 2021 Dubai World Expo Unusual Stamp sheet




Issue date 14 November 2021

Luxembourg Post to commemorate the Luxembourg Pavilion at the UAE World Expo has issued a Special Stamp sheet printed in form of the building at the Expo in Dubai UAE. The special stamp roll in enclosed in a special plexi glass box as a Souvenir of the Dubai Expo 2021

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Sunday 19 December 2021

Stamps with Textured Rough Surface - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Textured Rough Surface.

Switzerland 2021 Swiss inventions – Menzi Muck 




Issue date 02 Sep 2021

Swiss Post to highlight one of Swiss Inventions - Menzi Muck a Walking excavator has issued s special sheetlet with a granulated varnish printing to depict the stony terrain on which the excavator works on. The granulated varnish printing gives a rough feel to the printed area.






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Wednesday 15 December 2021

Zero Cent Stamp

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Zero Cent Stamp

Netherlands 1998 Zero Cent Stamp




Issue date January 1998

Netherlands Post has issued the first Zero Cent Stamp which allowed people to use the stamp on a particular day i.e. the stamp was valid for only one day 29 June 1998. 

In January of 1998, the Dutch PTT distributed their new price list brochure to every household in the Netherlands. On the inside, a sheet with a 0 cent stamp was glued to the back of the price list. It will be valid for one day only 29 June 1998 : when the Dutch PTT Post will be listed at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange for the first time, and the 0 cent stamp could be used as a 80 cent stamp.

The text that accompanied the stamp was: "This stamp is worth 80 cents on the day PTT Post goes to the stock exchange. This little jewel can than be used as a stamp for letters and cards up to 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands."

Stamps on covers with a recognizable date stamp 29-6-1998, are considered as real used. Many people threw away the brochures. 

So a First day cover cancelled on 29 June 1998 would be the only Last Day Cover on record (The above cover is in my possession )

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Tuesday 14 December 2021

Stamps printed on Special Paper - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps made from Special  Paper (
 Washi - Japanese traditional paper)

Japan 2021 150 years of Japan's Modern Postal Service


Issue date 25 August 2021

Japan Post to commemorate the  150th anniversary of the founding of the postal service has issued a special booklet with a Special Stamp sheet made of hand made (Washi) paper by Mino-kikaisuki. 
The Sheet features "Beauty Looking Back" (Painter Hishikawa Moronobu) and "Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon" (Painter Utagawa Hiroshige)

The stamp sheet has a translucent type of quality and was included in a special booklet issued for PhilaNippon 2021 exhibition.


A booklet on the three types of branding of Washi papers - Mino-kikaisukiwashi paper used in this mini sheet is available for download through this link - 
http://www.minowashi-japan.com/wp-content/themes/minowashi/image/book/brandbook.pdf

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Monday 13 December 2021

Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Austria 2021 Austrian Federal Gardens - Schönbrunn Palace Park Scented Stamps


Issue date 29 May 2021

Austrian Post as part of the Austrian Federal Gardens series has issued a special stamp (which gives off the scent of flowers when you rub it) featuring the Schönbrunn Palace Park Garden with Great Palm House.

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Sunday 12 December 2021

Extra Large Size Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Extra Large Size Stamps

Philippines 2021 Murillo Velarde 1734 Map



Issue date 16 March 2021

PHL Post to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Philippines and the first circumnavigation of the world by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan has issued a special Souvenir sheet with 13 Stamps titled the Murillo Velarde 1734 Map named after the Spanish Jesuit friar Pedro Murillo Velarde who vividly described the detailed territory of Philippine nearly 300 years ago.

The Murillo Velarde 1734 Map shows the entire Philippine archipelago. It is flanked by two pasted-on side-panels with 12 engravings—intricate illustrations of the early Filipino people and their way of life during the 18th century.

The large stamp with the map measures 100 mm X 180 mm and the Souvenir size is 200mm X 220mm



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Saturday 11 December 2021

Flock Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Flock Stamps / Odd shaped Miniature sheet

Austria 2021 
Tennis Ball - Dominic Thiem - Miniature Sheet




Issue date 25 October 2021

Austria Post to honour the Grand Slam winner at the US Open September 2020 by printing the portrait and signature of Austria's most successful tennis player Dominic Thiem, which is printed on the circular yellow special stamp made from tennis ball felt.

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Flock Stamps 

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Friday 10 December 2021

Crypto Stamp - Update

Category - Sight
Sub Category - Crypto Stamp / Stamps with QR code / 3D Holographic Printing

Liechtenstein 2021 Imperforate Stamp 4.0 – Blockchain Technology from the Principality of Liechtenstein with QR Code











Issue date 06 September 2021


Liechtenstein Post has issued a new generation of crypto stamps with a SQR code that can be scanned with a smartphone (Android & iOS). This special edition of the Crypto Stamp is imperforate and has 3D holographic printing on the sheet and is limited to 3200 copies with a face value of  CHF60.00.

The app for Stamp 4.0 enables users to verify the stamps and check whether they are genuine. Through this check, the stamp is uniquely assigned to its owner and can be deposited in a personal data room (Blockchain technology). The crypto stamp is valid for postage, forgery-proof and interactive.

Using the Android App to scan the QR code one can solve all the puzzles and can deposit the game Character in the Blockchain.

There are 4 characters to be assigned to your crypto stamp




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Crypto Stamp
Stamps with QR Code


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Thursday 9 December 2021

CryptoStamp - Update

Category - Sight
Sub Category - Crypto Stamp / Stamps with QR code

Liechtenstein 2021 Stamp 4.0 – Blockchain Technology from the Principality of Liechtenstein with QR Code




Issue date 06 September 2021

Liechtenstein Post has issued a new generation of crypto stamps with a SQR code that can be scanned with a smartphone (Android & iOS).

The app for Stamp 4.0 enables users to verify the stamps and check whether they are genuine. Through this check, the stamp is uniquely assigned to its owner and can be deposited in a personal data room (Blockchain technology). The crypto stamp is valid for postage, forgery-proof and interactive.

Using the Android App to scan the QR code one can solve all the puzzles and can deposit the game Character in the Blockchain.
There are 4 characters to be assigned to your crypto stamp



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Crypto Stamp
Stamps with QR Code

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Wednesday 8 December 2021

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/ Odd shaped Miniature sheet

Liechtenstein 2021 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger 2022 


Issue date 15 November 2021

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar Zodiac “Year of the Tiger 2022”  Liechtenstein Post has issued a odd shaped miniature sheet with 4 stamps designed as filigree silhouette produced using the very latest laser technology.

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut-Outs

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Tuesday 7 December 2021

3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps 

Ukraine 2020 Stained Glass windows of old Lviv with Holographic Printing


Issue date 30 December 2020

Ukraine Post has issued a special souvenir sheet featuring the Stained Glass Windows of Old Lviv with Holographic printing.


The Stamps featured are 
Stained glass - Church of St. Antonia
Stained glass - Soborna Square, 7
Stained glass - Church of the Heart of Jesus
Stained glass - Latin Cathedral
Stained glass - Church of the Assumption
Stained glass - Dominican Church.
Stained glass - Armenian Cathedral

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Monday 6 December 2021

Plexi-Glass Stamp

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Plexi-glass Stamp / Transparent Stamp

Liechtenstein 2021 Commemorative sheet 100 years of the constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein dieMarke.li Plexi glass Stamp



Issue date 05 October 2021

Liechtenstein Post has issued a special private issue (dieMarke.Li) set of 4 transparent plexi-glass stamps commemorating the 100 years of the constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 

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Saturday 4 December 2021

Stamp with Intaglio Printing

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamp with Intaglio Printing

As per Britannica "  Intaglio printing is the opposite of relief printing, in that the printing is done from ink that is below the surface of the plate. The design is cut, scratched, or etched into the printing surface or plate, which can be copper, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, plastics, or even coated paper. "

The printed material can be felt in an Intaglio printing process. This is my first stamp with this method of printing and can only be experienced by Touching the printed material. I understand there is lot of stamps printed earlier with the Intaglio process but this is my first experience with this printing process (though I may come across it unknowingly)

Brazil 2021 Lace Stamps with Intaglio Printing



Issue date 07 July 2021

Brazil Post has issued a set of 4 stamps inspired by the “Renda Brasileira” (Brazilian Lace) brochure, produced by Renato Imbroisi Team. The upper left stamp represents the Renaissance lace. Just beside it, on the upper right, the Irish lace. On the lower left we can see the Filet lace stamp, and then on the lower right, the Bobbin lace. The four stamps are connected in the center by lace edges. Intaglio white ink was applied on gray background, creating a relief along a tactile sensation, an identification with the texture that there is in every lace composition. 

Renato Imbroisi, defined the following groups to illustrate the four postage stamps of this issue: Bobbin lace, Filet, Irish lace and the Renaissance.

Bobbin lace: Having Portuguese roots, it is very present in coastal regions of the Northeast and Santa Catarina. The fabric is produced on cylindrical cushions, wrapped in thick paper, to which pins or plant thorns are attached, forming the lace pattern. In each thread to be worked, there is a weight or bobbin, and the lacemakers move them quickly, interweaving them and weaving the lace and producing a characteristic percussion, by the beat of the bobbins.

Filet: The lace is made over a kind of mesh of thread that resembles a fishing net. It is usually associated with a fishing net. For this reason, it is said that where there is fishing, steak is filet. Alagoas and Ceará are the main productive centers.

Irish: Contrary to what it may seem, it did not come from Ireland, but history tells that it was brought and taught by Irish fairs. It is traditional in the small Sergipe town of Divina Pastora, 34 km from the capital, Aracaju. It was declared Historic Heritage in 2009, by IPHAN. The lace is produced between two cylindrical ribbons that are attached to the paper where the design of the piece was made.

Renaissance: It is similar to Irish lace, with the difference that it uses a flat ribbon rather than a cylindrical one, also called lacê. There are also differences in stitches, but you also work on a paper with the lace pattern. The region of Cariri, in the state of Paraíba, and the State of Pernambuco are the main productive centers.

Renato Imbroisi

Handicraft designer

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Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Spain 2021 Rose scented Stamps



Issue date 17 Sep 2021

Correos Spain has dedicated the Flora Stamp to Rose with its aromatic smell reproduced on the Stamp. The stamp displays a rose bud and gives out a sweet perfume of the rose smell 

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Friday 3 December 2021

Stamps with Decal Printing (Temporary Tattoo)

Category - Touch
Sub category - Stamp with Decal Printing (Temporary Tattoo)

Decal derives from the French word décalcomanie, which consists of an image that, through the application of water or heat, is transferred from the original support to another surface where it remains attached. The decals are distributed on a paper or cardboard support, which must be removed once it has been moistened. The colorful images that form them are treated with turpentine, a material that makes it possible to stick them.

Decalcomania was invented in England around 1750 and imported into the United States since at least 1865. Its invention has been attributed to Simon François Ravenet, an engraver from France who later moved to England and perfected the process, which he called "décalquer." (derived from the French papier de calque, "tracing paper"). In the 30s of the 20th century, the surrealist current applied it to several of his works.

Spain 2021 - From tracing to tattoo stamp with Decal Printing (Temporary Tattoo)



Issue date 20 Sep 2021

Correos Spain has issued a special stamp with decal printing which reproduces a water-based decal allowing the image to be applied on any support. Image is printed upside down, foreground colors first, on suitable paper. Soaked in water, the paper softens, the image is applied to the chosen support by gently rubbing, and the paper is removed - the image appears on the support.

The Decal printing enhances the art of decorating the skin akin to applying Tattoo though with less permanency.  

One can apply the decal on the stamp to a skin area and moisten with water to transfer the decal onto the skin like a tattoo. (Temporary Tattoo)

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Thursday 2 December 2021

3D Printed Stamps - Update

Category - Sight / Touch

Subcategory - 3D Printed Stamps

Australia 2021 Sydney Harbour Bridge 3D printed Stamp





Issue date 01 November 2021

As part of the Impression Series, Australia Post has issued a special First Day cover featuring the National Heritage of Australia- The Sydney Harbour Bridge with 3D printed Stamp 


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3D Printed Stamps

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Wednesday 1 December 2021

Stamps with Leather - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps made of Leather 

Spain 2021 Leather Embossers Leather Stamp




Issue date 25 October 2021

Correos Post to commemorate the Trade of Leather embossers has issued a special stamp made of leather to highlight the leather embossing trade.

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