Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Romania 2025 The Consecration Of The National Cathedral - Miniature Sheet

Issue date 24 October 2025

Posta Romana has issued an extra wide stamp on a souvenir sheet measuring 264 x 68 mm (stamp size: 252 x 36 mm) to commemorate the consecration of the National Cathedral in Bucharest, the most representative edifice of Romanian Orthodoxy. The grandeur of the Cathedral, the largest Orthodox Cathedral in the world, is symbolically reflected by the postage stamp, whose dimensions exceed those of the previous philatelic record published by Guinness World Records.

It beats the previous widest stamp by  Philippine Postal Corp stamp  234 mm x 40 mm (Second) "Christmas Mass in Churches along the Pasig River " issued in November 2025. The previous holders of this record were by Sri Lanka Post stamp  205 mm x 30 mm (Third) issued in 2024,  Philippine Postal Corp stamp 200mm x 35mm (fourth) commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the first Philippine Republic, Kyrgyzstan Post in 2023 (Fifth) featuring Kyrgyzstan’s Chaar-Tash mountain range commemorating the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. The stamp is 184 millimeters (7.2 inches) long.

The other longest stamp issued by Liberia in comparison measures 315mm x 69.5mm though not recognized by the Guinness World Records as it was issued by a Third Party Agency IGPC during Liberia Civil War (1999-2004). 

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Cloth Stamps - Update

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One word to describe this issue "Awesome". Immortalizes the Artist's Vision in the paintings. 

Australia 2025 Ngana Nyitting - Art of Kevin Bynder Canvas Stamps 

Issue Date 19 November 2025

Australia Post as part of the 2025 Annual Impression Series has reissued the Stamps designed by Indigenous Artist Kevin Bynder. The stamp imagery is based on the ancestral lands, totems and culture of Bynder’s Maternal and Paternal Grandparents. Ngana Nyitting means “My Dreaming” in the Yamatji (Ngana) and Nyungar (Nyitting) languages (per Australian Post website). Regular Stamps were issued earlier on 16 September 2025. This first Mini sheet with stamps is printed on Canvas.

The other 3 mini-sheets in the folder odd shaped miniature sheets with raised embossing. 

These Stamps on miniature sheet were issued to members of the Australian Stamps Collecting Community through preorder during the 2025 Impression Series release in November 2025.

The reverse of the sheets and stamps seen below to fully appreciate the intricate embossed detailing in the sheet and stamps.

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations 

Spain 2024 Health and Wellbeing - Parkinson Asturias Association Stamp with Design perforations

Issue date 23 July 2024

Correos Spain has issued a special laser cut stamps with tulip petals perforations to promote Health and Well Being in Spain by highlighting the Parkinson Asturias Association of Spain. 

The petals of one of the Tulip has been laser cut and can be seen on the reverse of the stamp

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Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Liberia 2000 New York United Nations Conference of Heads of State Extra wide stamp

Issue date 06 January 2000

Liberia Post through its Philatelic Agency has issued an extra wide stamp measuring 315mm x 69.5mm for the entire sheet to commemorate United Nations Conference of Heads of State in 2000. This was a painting done by Liu Yuyi and Cathy H M Liu. This stamp was issued for collectors by an overseas stamp agent IGPC during the 1999-2004 Liberian Civil War and not sold in Liberia, but only distributed by the overseas philatelic agency IGPC for distribution onto the philatelic market. 

Till today it is the widest stamp as compared to the recent issue by Romania  252x36mm  for the stamp and 264x68mm for the entire sheet. This Liberian issue would claim the title of the world's widest stamp but postal authorities do not recognize this title due to it not being issued by the Liberian Postal Authority but by and external agency IGPC.

For reference of the size of the stamp against the earlier one issued by Philippines

Referenced against a Spanish Wooden sheet 

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Cloth Stamps - Update

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Afghanistan 2005 50th Anniversary Afghanistan - China Diplomatic Relations Silk Stamp

Issue date 20 Jan 2005 

Afghanistan Post in collaboration with China Post has issued a Silk Stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and China. 

This was the first silk stamp ever printed since the founding of the New China (1949) in more than half century and its material came from Huzhou in Zhejiang where was the origin of ancient silk. 

The left side of the stamp is the Chinese national flag and the wall of Jiayuguan city, and the right side is the Afghan flag and an ancient castle in Afghanistan.

At the top and bottom of the sheetlet are headings “People’s Republic of China-the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” and “Silk Road” in Pashto language, Chinese and English. 

The four corners were decorated with the Chinese Han Dynasty design against the background of walking camels. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Afghanistan, this set of stamps presents a miniature of two ancient civilizations along with the Silk Road. 

My first unusual stamp from Afghanistan.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Miniature sheet

South Korea 2023 10 Years of BTS debut Stamps with 3D Holographic Foil

Issue Date 13 June 2023

South Korea Post to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Debut of Korean Pop Band BTS first album on 13 June 2013 has issued a special edition mini-sheet of 10 Stamps priced at KRW 7,770 featuring their 10 album covers with holographic foil around the album and on its headings.

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Odd shaped Miniature Sheet

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Australia 2025 Opals Stamps with Holographic foil Printing

Issue date 17 July 2025

Australia Post has issued a special Folder "Opals Embellished Stamp Pack" featuring Australia's national gemstone, Opals which display a wide play of colors, produced by the diffraction and interference of light by the microscopic spheres of silica that form the structure of the opal. (Brought to light with the holographic foil printing)

The Opals depicted are some of the wide variety of Opals found in opal-mining sites of Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales. Regular stamps of the Opal series without the holographic foil were also printed for sale.

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