3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Stamps / Glow in the Dark under UV Stamps / Thermochromic Stamps

Special thanks to Rohit Jain (Canada) for this souvenir Sheet.

China 2025  45th National Stamp Popularity Poll Souvenir Sheet with Multi Printing Techinques

Issue date 05 January 2025

China Post has re-released a special Souvenir Sheet issued in September 2024 regarding the Daocheng Yaling Mountain Region Stamps with multi printing techniques on a Round shaped souvenir sheet incorporating an eye shaped stamp and 4 imperforate stamps. The stamps incorporate holographic foil printing, glow in the dark under UV and thermochromic ink printing as seen in the earlier issue (Click here to see the details of the previous issue)

The Round souvenir sheet is also printed with holographic foil.

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3D - Holographic Stamps

Odd Shaped Stamps

Odd Shaped Miniature sheet

Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing

Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps made from different material - Wood

Spain 2026 Traditional Trades - Cabinet Maker

Issue date 15 October 2026

Correos Spain has issued a special premium sheet printed on Wood paper to commemorate the profession of a Cabinet Maker. The Premium sheet has 6 wooden stamps.

My Premium Sheet number 186

My FDC 

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps

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Joint Stamp Issues - Omnibus issue

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Omnibus and Joint Stamp Issue

Ivory Coast 2026 50th Anniversary CDEAO / ECOWAS Stamp Sheet

Issue date 12 February 2026

Postal Services of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States / CEDEAO) has issued  joint Twelve stamp sheet to commemorate the Bloc's 50th anniversary (ECOWAS was founded on May 28,  1975). The Stamps has the names of the 12 nations belonging to the Bloc ECOWAS namely Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinee, Senegal, Togo, Guinee Bissau, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde (Remember Cabo Verde had a team in the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup )

Each Stamp had a common design with a QR code and printed with the Local Currency each of the 12 countries in the Bloc.

The Same Stamp sheet was also issued and sold in the other 12 countries. I managed to source mine from an Ivory Coast Dealer.

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Omnibus and Joint Stamps

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Stamps with Crystals - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Materials affixed - Crystals

Liechtenstein 2021 Sunglasses with Real Lens

Issue date 2021

A special issue Personal stamp created by the Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH as part of a subscription service, and issued by Liechtenstein Post, featuring a Lady with Sunglasses to complement the Swiss issued Sunglasses Stamp for the Summer of 2021. 

The Liechtenstein Post Stamp Sunglasses has been fitted with real Rhinestone Pearls on the stamp.

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Stamps with Crystals

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

Category - Sight 
Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps/ Odd shaped Miniature Sheet/ Odd Shaped stamps.

Switzerland 2026 Shaun the Sheep Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

Issue date 03 September 2026

Swiss Post to commemorate cinema release of  “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” on 01 October 2026 in Swiss Cinemas, has issued a special Odd Shaped Miniature sheet with 3 Special stamps of the Character Shaun the Sheep with one of the stamps being odd Shaped as well.

Spoiler Alert.

All the 3 Stamps has been printed with Glow in the Dark under UV light materials and shows the Swiss Cross on all 3 Stamps.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 

Odd Shaped Stamps

Odd Shaped Miniature Sheets

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Postcard Fold Souvenir Sheets - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Postcard Fold Souvenir Sheets

Spain 2024 Charming Villages Series XIX

Issue date 29 April 2024

Since 2016, Correos Spain has issued this series of four self-adhesive stamps that simulate old postal strips, folded in a bellows format where the back of the stamp is also printed as if it were a postcard, to disseminate Spain's geographical heritage and promote the large number and variety of charming towns that make up Spain.

This year, the Town featured in the stamps are: - Betancuria, Hita, New Baztan and Peniscola

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Postcard Fold Souvenir Sheets

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Stamps with Holes - Update

Category - Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations 

Germany 2026 70th anniversary of EUROPA Stamps 

Issue date 07 May 2026

Deutsch Post in a joint release with SEPAC nations  (Small European Postal Administration Cooperation) has issued a special stamp of 0.95 € to commemorate the “70th anniversary of EUROPA Stamps”. The winning motif selected was the one submitted by Finland. 

The diagonally ascending dotted line represents the progressive work of the PostEurop. The seven dots, connected by a straight line, symbolize seventy years of unified effort by postal operators across the continent. The blending gradients and dotted patterns in the background form a cohesive and vibrant surface, reflecting the joyful mix of colors from the European flag and symbolizing the unity of all member nations.

The uniqueness of this stamp issue by Germany is different from other countries stamps with the same design in that the seven dots has an actual perforations in the German stamp as compared to the white filled dot on the other European countries stamps. 

Back View of the Stamps

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/CutOuts

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