Tuesday, 30 June 2026

3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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

One of the most beautiful Stamp Set and Souvenir sheet from China Post incorporating 4 different printing technology. A big shout out and thanks to Rohit Jain (Toronto Canada) for these stamp set. This set was sitting in my unpublished Blog holographic material box for quite some time as the holographic effect was difficult to detect initially when I first got it (thought only one stamp and the souvenir sheet had cold foil printing) but once tilted properly the effect could be seen in all the stamps. Discovered other features on the stamp and souvenir sheet while researching the stamps for 3D holographic foil printing. 

China 2024-20 Daocheng Yaling Stamps Set - Multi printing techniques.






Issue date 28 September 2014

China Post has issued a special set of 4 Stamps and 1 Special Souvenir sheet themed "Daocheng Yaling". The four stamps and the Souvenir sheet is also printed with Cold Foil Stamping which gives a holographic imprint to the Mountains (in the first stamp) and the lakes in the remaining three  stamps.

The 4 stamps titled

Xianuoduoji (120 Fen) The eastern peak of the "Three Holy Mountains" (Sanhu Zhu), with an altitude of 5,951.3 meters. (Picture Top Left)


Luorong Pasture(120 Fen) An alpine pasture at an altitude of approximately 4,150 meters, used for grazing by nearby villagers. (Picture Top Right)



Five-color Sea (120 Fen) The highest lake in Daocheng Yading, with an altitude of approximately 4,600 meters, a circular shape, and an area of 0.7 hectares. (Picture Bottom Right)



Xianainri (120 Fen) The northern peak of the "Three Holy Mountains", with an altitude of 5,998.5 meters. (Picture Bottom Left) 




The souvenir sheet Yangmaiyong depicts the southern peak of the "Three Holy Mountains", standing at an altitude of 6,033.0 meters. The souvenir sheet is designed in the shape of an eye with a round pupil (so stamp can be eye shaped or round shaped as per the perforations), with the beautiful scenery of Daocheng Yading's snow-capped mountains and lakes reflected in the pupil.  The border features rare flora and fauna of Daocheng Yading Area. 





The Fourth Stamp (Bottom Left Stamp) and the Stamp on the Souvenir Sheet is printed with thermochromic ink, which when heated to temperature above 45℃ the white mountains on the fourth stamps turn grey from white while the mountain on the Souvenir Sheet turn from white to blue. This technological design aims to advocate environmental awareness, alert people to the hazards of global warming and effects of the Greenhouse warming.

first few seconds mountains are white then turn blue with heat

Room Temp (SS)

After Heat applied (SS)


The Mountain Range are white before turning grey with heat



At Room Temperature Mountains are white (4th Stamp)

Mountains turn grey on heat (4th Stamp)



On the souvenir sheet, the beautiful scenery of Daocheng Yading's snow-capped mountains and lakes reflected in the pupil which under UV light the pupil suddenly exudes the magnificent snow-capped peak rising straight into the blue sky, with melted snow water flowing down the mountainside in rhythmic cascades forming spectacular waterfalls (Can only be seen under UV light).

Pupils explode with UV light showing the streams and water falls on the mountains





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Monday, 29 June 2026

Unusual Postal Souvenirs - Update

Category - Sight / Touch
Subcategory - Unusual Postal Souvenirs/Stamp with NFC/Stamp with LED

Poland 2022 200 Years of Rozewie Lighthouse Stamp Folder 



Issue date 10 September 2022

Poland Post to commemorate the 200 Years of Rozewie Lighthouse with a miniature sheet. The Lighthouse located on the Kashubian Baltic Coast on Cape Rozewie in Poland. 

A special folder was also issued along with a cancelled souvenir polycarbonate stamp with a special Yellow LED which lights up when a NFC activated Smart phone is brought close to the Souvenir Stamp sheet. This polycarbonate souvenir Stamp cannot be used for Postage and is a replica of the Normal stamp sheet produced (Bottom miniature sheet in the folder).The stamp souvenir is pre cancelled (Stamp value is struck out by 2 wavy design cancel), does not have perforations and made of polycarbonate materials with an embedded NFC chip and micro LED attached. The normal souvenir Stamp however does not have the LED attached (Top miniature sheet in the folder). The folder does say the polycarbonate stamp is a stamp.




Portugal Post issue a similar stamp in 2019 with a flashing LED activated by NFC technology which can be used for postage.

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Friday, 26 June 2026

Card Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Card Stamps 

North Korea 1995 
50th Anniversary of First North Korean Stamps - Rose of Sharon Card Stamp 



Back of the Stamp Card


Issue date 25 October 1995

North Korea Post, to commemorate 50th Anniversary of First North Korean Stamps, has issued a Credit Card Size sheet of 8 stamps depicting the reprint of the first North Korean Stamp issued 12 March 1946 - Sharon of Rose Stamp. 

A specimen issue is also seen below.


Back of the Specimen Stamp Card

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Sunday, 21 June 2026

Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

Category - Sight 
Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

Luxembourg 2025 Christmas Stamps with Glow in the Dark under UV 



Issue date 25 November 2025

Luxembourg Post to commemorate the beginning of Advent season has issued 2 special stamps featuring two landmarks of Luxembourg City - the Ferris Wheel and the City Hall in their festive Christmas Spirit.

I have purchased the sheetlet of the 2 stamps with glow in the Dark under UV printing.






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Saturday, 20 June 2026

Stamps with Seeds - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamp with seeds 

Luxembourg 2025 LUGA (Luxembourg Urban Garden) Stamp sheetlet

Issue date 6 May 2025

Post Luxembourg in collaboration with LUGA a.s.b.l. (Luxembourg Urban Garden) has issued a special sheetlet with 8 stamps in the form of an envelope containing a packet of wild flower seeds. The seeds are not part of the stamps but inside a packet put inside the sheetlet envelope.

LUGA (Luxembourg Urban Garden) is an open-air exhibition in Luxembourg from 7 May to 18 October 2025, featuring urban gardens, landscape and artistic installations, agricultural projects and living spaces designed by local and international landscape architects, artists and experts.

Front of the envelope Sheetlet + Front of Packet of Wild flower seeds


Back of the envelope Sheetlet + back of Packet of Wild flower seeds


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Friday, 19 June 2026

3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps

This Post has been updated to reflect correct Country and Category from an earliest Post where many Holographic Stamps were clubbed together. (May 2013 - updating still in progress). 

Kyrgyzstan 1999 WWF Fox Hologram Stamps



Issue date 27 April 1999

Kyrgyzstan Post has issued as a special souvenir sheet at the IBRA  '99 World Philatelic Exhibition Stamp in Nuremberg Germany (April 27 to May 4, 1999) to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of WWF - Fauna of Kyrgyzstan souvenir sheet featuring 4 holographic Corsac Foxes stamps . 

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Thursday, 18 June 2026

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

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

Yemen 1996 9th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition Beijing China Lenticular Stamp Sheet

 


Issue date 18 May 1996

Yemen Post has issued a special Lenticular Stamp Sheet to commemorate the 9th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition Beijing China (18 - 24 May 1996). A normal Stamp sheet was also issued.




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3D - Stamps with Laminated Prismatic Ribbed Plastic Surface

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