Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps

China 2017 - 14 Zhang Qian Silk Stamps Sheetlet

Issue date 20 September 2017

China Post has issued a special Sheetlet printed on Silk Paper with 4 uncut Souvenir sheet titled Portrait of Zhang Qian, a special administrator/foreign affairs official from the Han Dynasty  (140 BCE). Normal Paper stamps on a souvenir sheet was also issued.

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Cloth Stamps

Extra Large Stamps

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3D - Motion Stamps Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Motion Stamps


Russia 2017 Fifa World Cup 2018 - Mascot Wolf Zabivaka Miniature Sheet  

 Issue date 02 July 2017 

Russian postal administration to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup (14 June - 15 July 2018) to be held in Russia, has issued a special Miniature sheet in a special folder featuring the official mascot - Wolf Zabivaka in 3D motion stamp "kicking the ball".

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3D - Motion Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Motion Stamps

Russia 2017 Fifa World Cup 2018 - Mascot Wolf Zabivaka Souvenir Sheet

Issue date 01 December 2017

Russian postal administration to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup (14 June - 15 July 2018) to be held in Russia, has issued a special souvenir sheet featuring the official mascot - Wolf Zabivaka in #D motion stamp "kicking the ball", "heading the ball" and "dribbling the ball".

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3D - Motion Stamps

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Odd Shaped Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Odd Shaped Stamps

United Kingdom 2017 David Bowie Stamp Set 

Issue date 14 March 2017

The Stamps features the six iconic album covers from throughout Bowie’s career with each self adhesive stamps having a ‘vinyl’ breakout detail.

The stamps comprise: 

1st Class: Hunky Dory, 1971

1st Class: Aladdin Sane, 1973

1st Class: “Heroes”, 1977

£1.52: Let’s Dance, 1983

£1.52: Earthling, 1997

£1.52: Blackstar, 2016

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Odd Shaped Stamps

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Tête-Bêche Stamps - Update

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Sub-category - Tête-Bêche Stamps

USA 2017 History of Hockey Tête-Bêche Stamps

Issue date 20 October 2017

USPS and Canada Post has issued a Tête-Bêche pair of Stamps celebrating the history of hockey shared by both countries. This is the sixth joint issue for Canada Post and the USPS.

The earlier post featured the Canadian version of the Joint issue

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Tête-Bêche Stamps

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Embossed Gold Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Embossed Gold Stamps

United Kingdom 2017 Machin Definitive Golden Anniversary Celebration Stamp Sheet

Issue date 05 June 2017

he Golden Anniversary Celebration Stamp Sheet features seven stamps: 

5p – A range of low-value stamps, including 5p, was issued on ‘Decimalisation Day’, 15 February 1971. 

20p – The double-head 20p stamp was issued as part of a range of values on 10 January 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black. 

1st Class – On 19 October 1993, the first self-adhesive stamp issued by Royal Mail appeared in books of 20. The format was landscape. 

1st Class – On 6 January 2000, a new setting of the Machin portrait on a white background was issued to mark the millennium. 

1st Class – A change to the way postal charges were calculated, known as ‘Pricing in Proportion’, led to the release of new 1st and 2nd Class definitives on 1 August 2006. 

1st Class – On 3 January 2013, the colour of the 1st Class Machin definitive was changed from gold to red with an iridescent overprint. 


£1 – This £1 stamp, issued on 5 June 2017, is based on the high-value range of 1969 and is printed using gold foil.

Embossing can be seen on the back of the sheet

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Embossed Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Embossed Stamps

United Kingdom 2017 Machin Definitive Anniversary 50 Years of a Design Icon Stamp Sheet

Issue date 5 June 2017 

The 50 Years of a Design Icon Stamp Sheet features six stamps at First Class values with essays, preliminary sketches and photographs from 1966.

January 1966 – One of the many preliminary sketches by Arnold Machin based on the Penny Black.

February 1966 – Preparatory work by Machin using a photograph of his coin mould. 

April/May 1966 – One of many essays with the ‘Coinage’ head surrounded by country symbols. 

October 1966 – Essay of the ‘Coinage’ head cropped and simplified, with only the denomination. 

August 1966 – Photograph by John Hedgecoe with HM The Queen wearing the diadem. 

October 1966 – Essay of the first plaster cast of the ‘Diadem’ head, without corsage.

Embossing is seen on the back of the sheet

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 

United Kingdom 2017 Star Wars - Droids Glow in the Dark Stamps

Issue Date 13 October 2017

To renew interest in the Star Wars Movies franchise, Royal Mail has issued a set of special Stamps as part of bigger Star Wars set featuring the droids which have appeared in the Star War  movies. These Stamps features UV printing some aspect of  stamps appear when seen under UV light

BB-8

Location: Jakku
Ships: First Order TIE fighters
Secondary character: Luggabeast / Teedo / BB-8
The plucky droid named BB-8 is a loyal companion to Resistance fighter Poe Dameron in the fight against the First Order. Assigned to Poe to provide flight assistance when piloting his X-wing fighter, BB-8 is separated from his master in a deadly battle with Kylo Ren. Forced to seek new allies, the droid runs into a scavenger named Rey and a renegade stormtrooper called Finn. 

R2-D2

Location: Coruscant / Grievous's flagship interior
Ships: Jedi starfighters
Secondary character: R2-D2
This trusty little droid has had an adventurous life, first on board Queen Amidala’s ship during the Battle of Naboo, then in the Clone Wars alongside Anakin Skywalker, and with Luke Skywalker in the fight against the Empire. In recent years, R2-D2 has been in a state of semi-retirement, secretly harbouring the only map that pinpoints the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker.

C-3PO

Location: Tatooine / Jabba's Palace exterior
Ships: Death Star II
Secondary character: Jabba the Hutt / C-3PO
As a boy on Tatooine, Anakin Skywalker built a protocol droid as a helper for his mother. C-3PO became an expert in matters relating to diplomacy, but he was not equipped for a life of excitement, danger and adventure. Thrust into battles during the Clone Wars and the Rebellion against the Empire, this reticent, nervous droid has time and again helped his friends save the day.

K-2SO

Location: Scarif
Ships: U-Wing / X-wings
Secondary character: Pao ##
A reprogrammed Imperial security droid with a bluntly honest way of talking, K-2SO is firmly on the side of the Rebel Alliance in the fight against the Empire. K-2SO’s ability to blend in when doing reconnaissance work behind Imperial lines is a distinct advantage. He can pilot many types of spaceship and scan and access Imperial communications systems 


Spoiler alert when you see the stamps under UV the eyes/lens of the droids shine.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 

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Stamps with Thermographic printing - Update

Category Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Thermographic printing

USA 2017 Have a Ball Forever Stamps Sheet

Issue date 14 June 2017

To celebrates the nation’s passion for athletics, United States Postal Service has issued 8 self-adhesive circular stamps showcasing illustrations of eight sports balls: baseball, basketball, football, golf, kickball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball.

A special coating applied to selected areas of the stamps during the printing process gives them a textured feel. 

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Stamps with Thermographic printing

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3D - Motion Stamps - Update

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North Korea 2017 Year of the Rooster Stamp

Issue date 20 January 2017

For the Lunar Chinese New Year, North Korean Post has issued 2 sets of 3D Motion stamps - one a stamp and the other a miniature sheet form.

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Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing 

USA 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun Stamps Thermochromic printing

Issue date 20 June 2017

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued the first U.S. postage stamps commemorating the 2017 total solar eclipse with thermochromic, or color-changing, ink. The stamp features an image of totality, with the moon completely blocking out the sun and appearing as a black disk surrounded by the sun's corona. But if you place your finger — or rub it — on the blacked-out portion of the stamp, the moon will appear.

The Great American total solar eclipse will sweep across the U.S. in a line from Oregon to South Carolina on Aug. 21 as seen on the back of the sheet. 
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Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing

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