Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes - Update

Category - Hearing/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes 

Canada 2012 100 years of the Calgary Stampede Augment Reality Stamps

Issue date 17 May 2012

Canada Post to commemorate the centennial of the Calgary Stampede, has issued two commemorative stamps featuring a rodeo horse and a silver and gold belt buckle designed by designer Xerxes Irani.

The silver-and-gold anniversary belt-buckle featured on the U.S.-rate stamp which are being produced as much-prized event trophies this year. There will be limited to 100 pieces and will serve as trophies for the Centennial celebration of the Calgary Stampede.

The Stamps features Augment Reality built onto the stamp and when scanned with the Stamps Alive App (No longer available for Download) allows one to see a barrel race and interactive experience with a horse.

A Video featuring the launch of the Stamp and the related Augment Reality stamp features are seen from the following video from Calgary Herald (Copyright of video belongs to the owner of this video - only downloaded to show features of the stamps issued)

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Stamps with Interactive (Augmented Reality) codes

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Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Hungary 2018 Medicinal Plant of the Year - Lavender (Scented stamps)

Scented Sheets with lavender colored serial number

(Perf and Imperf)

Normal Sheet with Black Serial Number

Non Scented with Serial number in Green (Perf)

Non Scented with Serial Number in Red (Imperf)

Issue date 02 May 2018

Magyar Posta has issued a special set of stamps to commemorate the selection of Lavender as the Medicinal Plant of the Year by the Medicinal Plant Section of the Hungarian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences. 

A limited edition of a folder containing 5 miniature sheets was also issued which had - 2 lavender scented perforated and imperforated souvenir sheet with a lavender colored serial numbers, a standard edition souvenir sheet with serial numbers in black, an imperforated souvenir sheet numbered in red and a specially perforated edition numbered in green.

Only 1000 of these folders were issued and the serial numbers on souvenirs sheets on my folder is 783

COA with Number 783

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Scented Stamps 

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Stamps with Scratch Off Printing - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Scratch Off Printing

France 2008 Baby Gender Reveal Stamps with Scratch off Printing

Issue date 29 Mar 2008

La Poste France issued two Set of self adhesive stamps for Baby Gender Reveal (It's a Boy or It's a Girl) stamp with scratch off printing in 2008.

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Stamps with Scratch Off Printing 

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed/Cloth Stamps

Surprised that I had not updated my blog on this sheet considering its one of the most sought unusual item among the Unusual Stamp collector's list. Rumored that it was sold at a Chinese Embassy to collectors to fund Morocco Development Fund (not substantiated with facts - no official statement on its release though mentioned on Morocco Post presentation on the innovations of Morocco Post in its stamp issues). Also rumored that a limited number was produced and distributed as gifts among the Moroccan and Chinese Officials attending the launch of the stamps in Morocco. No comments from my end but you just got to admire the beauty of the stamp presented on Silk and affixed with a porcelain jar. 

Morocco 2008 50 years of Diplomatic Relations Morocco - China Miniature sheet with Porcelain Jar affixed

Issue date 30 October 2008

Morocco Post to commemorate the 50 years of Diplomatic Relations between Morocco and China has issued a limited and special miniature sheet printed on Silk (Printed in China) with a special ceramic Jar affixed on the Silk Sheet. (Came in a green presentation Box)

There were 3 varieties of miniature sheet printed - Miniature sheet printed with normal paper, limited number of Miniature sheet printed on Silk and limited number of Miniature sheet printed on Silk with a Porcelain Jar affixed.

+Silk Version (enlarge and see the grainy image of the sheet)

+Normal Sheet 

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed 

Cloth Stamps

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Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes - Update

Category - Hearing/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes 

United Kingdom 2010 Great British Railways Stamps with Augmented Reality

Issue date 19 August 2010

Royal Mail has issued a set of 6 Stamps to commemorate the Golden Era of Great Britain Steam Locomotives. 

These stamps are touted to be the world's first "intelligent" stamp and the first to work with image recognition technology (Augmented Reality). Viewing the stamp via a smartphone using "Junaio" (an image recognition application) takes users to a related webpage (Royal Mail Webpage or Channel as it was called) featuring a short film showing Bernard Cribbins reading W.H.Auden's famous poem The Night Mail.

The 6 stamps featured are 

1st Class – LMS Coronation Class Coronation at Euston Station, 1937

1st Class – BR Class 9F – Evening Star at Midsomer Norton, 1962

67p – GWR King Class – King William IV photographed near Teignmouth, 1935

67p – LNER Class A1 – Royal Lancer (location unknown), 1929

97p – SR King Arthur Class – Sir Mador de la Porte at Bournemouth Central, c.1935–39

97p – LMS NCC Class WT – Engine No 2at Larne Harbour, c.1947

Commemorative folder with Stamps

The JUNAIO App was later purchased by Apple to be used in their App Store.

To understand how the stamp worked see the video below

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Stamps with Interactive (Augmented Reality) codes

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Transparent Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Sub Category - Transparent Stamps/ Stamps with Holes

Armenia 2023 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Armenian Cinema Transparent Stamp

Issue date 15 November 2023

HayPost (Armenia Post) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Armenian Cinema has issued a souvenir sheet with a Postage stamp. The souvenir sheet and the stamp is printed on a transparent self adhesive film like material with projector sprocket holes as in a film roll.

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Transparent Stamps 

Stamps with Holes

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Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Switzerland 2022 National Guide and Scout Movement Stamps with Smell of Campfire Smoke

Issue date 5 May 2022

Swiss Post to commemorate the national Guide and Scout Movement has issued a special set of stamps depicting a Campfire. The stamp smells of smoke and marks the National Jamboree that takes place once every 14 years.

The smell of smoke on the stamp evokes memories of campfires.

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Scented Stamps 

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