Metal Stamps - Update

Category - Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Metal Stamps 

Republic of Guinea 2019 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations of Republic of Guinea and China Aluminum Stamp sheet

Issue date  September 2019

Republic of Guinea Post to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations of Republic of Guinee and China, has issued a special self adhesive aluminum Stamp sheet with 4 stamps. A normal Stamp paper sheet with 4 stamps was also issued.

The stamp sheet celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Guinea and China features stamps depicting Sino Guinea cooperation

- People's Palace (Conakry Guinea) constructed in 1967 through Sino-Guinean cooperation. Houses the National Assembly.

- Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital (Conakry Guinea) built in 2010

- Kaleta hydroelectric power plant (Konkouré River, Guinea) commissioned in September 2015. Built by the China International Water & Electric Corp. (a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corp.)

- Development of Bauxite in Guinea with the main aim of exporting the raw Aluminum ore to China for refining.

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Metal Stamps

  

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Stamps with Micro text Printing - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Stamps Security with micro printing

Canada 2024 From Far and Wide with Micro print

Issue date 6 May 2024

Canada Post as part of the From Far and Wide series invites you to take a fantasy trip to some of the most amazing and picturesque places in Canada.

Canada Post has issued 9 stamps featuirng

- Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga – Torngat Mountains National Park, 

Newfoundland and Labrador 

- Tehjeh Deé (South Nahanni River), Nááts'įhch'oh National Park Reserve – Northwest Territories 

- Sunflowers – Altona, Manitoba

 

- Galiano Island, British Columbia 

- Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec 

- Point Prim Lighthouse – Belfast, Prince Edward Island 

- Thousand Islands, Ontario 

- Restigouche River, New Brunswick 

- Qarlinngua sea arch – Arctic Bay, Nunavut 

The nine Stamps feature micro printing on the stamp which can be seen when magnified 

The other Stamps in this series are listed below

2019

2020

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Stamps with Micro text Printing

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

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

Switzerland 2026 Pro Patra - Swiss Cultural Heritage Stamp with Cutout

Taken from the web

Issue date 7 May 2026

Swiss Post to dedicate the Swiss Diversity in Culture has issued 2 stamps with a punched-out Swiss cross in the middle of each stamp. The stamps depict the iconic symbols of Swiss Cultural Diversity.

A special booklet was also issued (in my collection) with the stamps.(4 Yellow and 6 Red Stamps)

picture from the internet

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/CutOuts

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Unusual Postal Souvenirs - Update

Category - Sight / Touch
Subcategory - Metal Stamps / Unusual Postal Souvenirs

North Korea 2026 80th Anniversary of North Korea First Stamp Issued Metal Stamps

Front View - Left Perf and Right Imperf Stamp

Back View of the stamps - non adhesive - Left Perf and Right Imperf Stamp

Issue date 12 March 2026

North Korea Post has issued a special set of two 800 won metal stamps (One Perf and One Imperf) with a Golden hue and relief imprint (both front and back) - non adhesive to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the issuance of the first North Korean Stamp. An image of the first North Korean Issued stamp is printed on the Metal Stamp. 

This stamp is 1.6mm thick, printed on both sides of the stamp and weighing about 24gm (quite heavy for the stamp - The content of the metal is unknown.) and non adhesive ... wonder if it can be postally used considering the thickness of the stamp - non adhesiveness - and weight of the stamp - besides the cancellation impact on the stamp. Would be a wonder to see a used cover with this stamp. It’s not even a thin metal foil but a really thick one. I would consider it to be a souvenir of the stamp. (See video to understand what I mean)

Perf weight 24 gm

Imperf weight 24 gm

1.60mm thick

However this metal stamp is listed on the issued pamphlet along with the normal stamp sheet.

  

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3D - Stamps with Laminated Prismatic Ribbed Plastic Surface - Update

Category - Touch / Sight
Sub category -  3D - Stamps with Laminated Prismatic Ribbed Plastic Surface / Odd Shaped Miniature sheet

Maldives 2012 40 Years of China Maldives Relationship Lenticular 3D Stamps

Issue date 27 December 2012

Maldives Post has issued a Special 3D Lenticular odd shaped souvenir sheet with 6 stamps featuring - The Maldivian Dhoni Boat, The Chinese Zhenghe Precious Boat, Maldives Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Chinese sturgeon, Maldivian Laquer Ware and Chinese Hornless Dragon Vase.

The souvenir sheet is odd shaped in a Trapezoidal form.

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3D - Stamps with Laminated Prismatic Ribbed Plastic Surface

Odd Shape Miniature Sheet

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps

Hong Kong China 2026 Museum Collections - 20HKD Sheetlet "Returning Home with a Qin" Stamp on Taffeta Fabric

Issue date 24 March 2026

As part of the Hong Kong Post Series highlighting the Xubaizhai Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy - By collector Mr Low Chuck-tiew (1911–1993) in the Hong Kong Museum, a set of stamps depicting the painting was issued in various denomination. One of the stamps with a value of 20HKD titled "Returning Home with a Qin" painting by Tang Yin (1470–1524), one of the Four Masters of the Wu School in Suzhou, is printed on Tafeta Fabric (Traditionally made of silk but currently may contain Polyester or Nylon to give it the fabric sheen)

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Cloth Stamps

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

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

Djibouti 2026 Chinese Art -  Song Dynasty Zhang Xuan Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk Wood Stamps

Issue date 1 March 2026

Djibouti Post through Stampera Company has issued a special Extra Wide length Stamp sheet printed on Wood Paper featuring Song Dynasty Zhang Xuan Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk. Two varieties of the stamp sheet was issued - A perf and a imperf version.

My Perf Stamp sheet is numbered 053/500

My Imperf Stamp sheet is numbered 03/50

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps

Extra Wide Stamp

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