Stamps with Glitter - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps printed with Glitter

France 2009 Europa - Astronomy Issue - Miniature sheet with Glitter

Issue date 04 May 2009

La Poste France issued a souvenir sheet to commemorate the International Year of Astronomy celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first telescopic observatory with two stamps (2x 0.70 €) - one stamp depicts Saturn, the Horsehead Nebula and a galaxy while the other depicts a star being transited by an exoplanet. 

Also depicted on the miniature sheet are an ancient telescope and an orbiting telescope with unknown planets and a moon completing the background design. The miniature sheet is also printed with glitter.

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps made from different material - Wood

Gabon 1984 UPU Congress Hamburg '84 Wood Stamp sheet

Issue Date 19 June 1984

Gabon Postal authorities issued a special wooden self adhesive miniature sheet with a wooden stamp at the 19th Universal Postal Union Congress at Hamburg featuring an airplane, ship and old propeller airplane on the wooden stamp. The miniature sheet measures 130x108mm

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Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Sub Category - Extra Wide Length Stamps

China 2013 Chinese Court Ladies Preparing Newly woven silk - Extra wide Stamp 

Issue date 13 April 2013

China Post issued a copy of the scroll painting of Zhang Xuan of Tang Dynasty depicting Chinese Court Ladies preparing the newly woven silk (women pounding, sewing and ironing newly woven silk) reflecting Tang Dynasty Royal Family's life.

Souvenir Sheet Size 176 x 68 mm

Stamp size L 158 mm x W 38 mm

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Flock Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Flock Stamps 

Estonia 2014 100 Years Herdbook of the Estonian Native Breed Cattle - Flock Stamp     

Issue date 19 July 2014

Herdbook was a record kept by Estonian Breeders to keep tabs on the type of cattle breed which gave good production results for about 100 years period. To commemorate the 100 years of Record keeping of the Herdbook, Estonia Post issued a special gummed stamp with the flock technique which gave the stamp a smooth textured feel to the surface.

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Stamps with Hidden image - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Hidden image/Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs

The US Postal Service produced some stamps with a hidden image from the years 1997 to 2004. These hidden images/messages could only be viewed through a special device called the "Stamp Decoder".

The Stamp decoder is an optical lens manufactured for reading hidden images and symbols on selected US Stamp issues. Each decoder lens comprises thousands of tiny elongated lenses called lenticules.

On most of the stamps issues, the decoder needs to be placed horizontally (with the printed wording on the decoder facing up) to view the images while other stamps may require turning the decoder to a 15 degree angle to view them. 

The first US Stamp decoder was issued in 1997, reissued in 1998 in a different packing and finally in 2005 in the below packaging.

Front

Back

USA 1997 Mars Pathfinder Miniature sheet with USA perforation and a hidden image

Issue date 10 December 1997

In 1997, the Mars Pathfinder souvenir sheet was issued by US Postal Service picturing the Mars Rover Sojourner. 

Front Back

The perforations on the Souvenir Sheet have a special "USA" perforation. 

The reverse of the souvenir sheet has the facts of the Mars Pathfinder mission.

Hidden Image seen with a US Stamp decoder lens : “•MARS PATHFINDER•JULY 4,1997", "•USPS" (repeating)

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs

Canada 1996 Literacy Begins At Home stamp with Design Perforation   

Issue date 09 September 1996

In 1996, Canada Post worked with ABC Life Literacy Canada to develop a special edition stamp to raise awareness for literacy. The stamp features a special design perforation in the centre of the stamp.

The above stamps picture is from a booklet of 10 stamps

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Cloth Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Cloth Stamps/Scented Stamps

Hungary 2012 - 85th Stamp Day – Kalocsa Rose motif Embroidery stamp and Paprika scented Stamp

Issue date 6 July 2012

On 6 July 2012, Magyar Posta greeted the 85th Stamp Day – greatest festival for stamp collectors – by issuing stamps. In addition to the souvenir sheet with extra charge, a dual denomination stamp series and a special version came out. Magyar Posta devotes the surcharge sum (200 HUF per sheet) to supporting organised stamp collecting activity in Hungary. (HUF - Hungarian Forint).

The 80 HUF stamp of the series shows Kalocsa embroidery (top right stamp), while the 130 HUF stamp features a paprika string and part of the exterior of Kaposi’s Paprika Museum.

The stamps of the two denominations are arranged tete-beche, i.e. head to tail. Some unique mementos of religious art from the Kalocsa Archiepiscopal Treasury can be seen on the stamp image and the frame drawing of the numbered sheet. A special feature of the sheet is that a so-called Anti-Stokes layer supplemented the offset printing process used on it, thanks to which the stamp emits green light and sound when placed under infra-red light.

This feature has a safety function, since it can only be detected by instruments specially developed for this purpose. The special pigment layer – by the caption “Magyarorszag” in the stamp image of the sheet – emits green light under the HORUS 1019 light, while the same infra radiation is triggered in the form of a beeping sound when the stamp is inspected with the RADIR 2029 device.

The stamp sheet numbered from 1-10,000 is available in a special stamp selection titled 85th Stamp Day: Kalocsa Collection (My collection ID is 03739). In addition to the basic version of the stamp series, the series’ special version also forms part of the exclusive collection and can only be purchased as part of this selection.

A special feature of the 80 HUF denomination is that its Kalocsa rose motif is real embroidery, while the 130 HUF stamp image with a paprika motif has a layer of paprika fragrance coating which contains the special aroma of paprika sealed in microcapsules. This compilation was printed in 10,000 copies, which is equal to the number of copies made of the special version of the stamp series.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with 3D Hologram  

Hungary 1996 X Asiatic Exhibitions Taipei - Souvenir Sheet with Rat Hologram Stamp

Issue date 12 August 1996

Hungary Post (Magyar Posta) issued a commemorative Souvenir sheet for the X Asiatic Exhibitions Taipei '96 featuring a Panda Stamp and holographic stamp featuring a Rat (to represent the Year of the Rat) . The souvenir sheet also featured a dragon and the rat on the hologram facing right  (similar souvenir sheet was issued for the IX edition but with the dragon and rat hologram facing left).

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Stamps with Braille - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Braille / Odd Shaped Stamps

Croatia 2015 Valentine Day Heart Shaped Stamp with Braille Embossing   

Issue date 04 February 2015

Croatian Post issued a Heart Shaped Stamp with the motif "I Love You" in various language script along with the script in Braille for the occasion of Valentine's Day (14 February).

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Card Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Card Stamps

Kiribati 1993 Card Stamp 

Issue date 01 November 1993

Kiribati is a small island country in the Pacific Ocean close to the Island of Hawaii. The postal authorities of Kiribati has issued 4 credit card sized stamps made of tear-away card strip stamps. Each card is made of 6 stamps. The 4 cards has stamp values of $0.40, $1.00, $1.20 and $1.60.

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Scented Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Switzerland 2001 Chocosuisse Centennial Chocolate scented stamps 

Issue date 9 May 2001

To celebrate the centennial (100 years) of Chocosuisse (Association of Swiss Chocolate Manufacturers), Swiss Post has issued a sheet of stamps with a special scratch-and-sniff coating of a delicious chocolate aroma. The stamps has been printed on paper resembling a rather realistic piece of chocolate. A full sheet contains 15 stamps that together resemble the squares of a chocolate bar framed by crinkled foil.

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Stamps with Seeds - Update

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Subcategory - Stamp with materials affixed - seed

Singapore 2013 Our City in a Garden - Singapore’s First Biodegradable Commemorative Stamp with Real Flower Seeds

Issue date 13 July 2013

In 1963, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew started the greening campaign to make Singapore a garden city by planting the first tree.

Over the years with a network of green reserves, parks, tree lined roads and other natural areas have made living in Singapore pleasant.

To commemorate 50 years of greening, Singapore Post has issued four stamps of denomination 1st local, 50 cents, 80 cents and SGD 1.10. The 1st local Stamp features Singapore’s first biodegradable commemorative stamp with real flower seeds of the Portulaca Grandiflora for planting.

Portulaca Grandiflora is small sized creeper found everywhere in Singapore which thrives in full sun and requires very little water. Its flowers come in different colours such as pink, red, purple, yellow, bronze or white with some varieties having speckled pattern petals. These attractive flowers bloom throughout the year.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

Croatia 2015 Number 112 Day with Glow in Dark Printing  

Issue date 11 February 2015

The number 112 is an emergency number introduced in the European countries to provide overall help in cases of threatened health and lives of people as well as material goods and environment. 

The 112 System was operationally introduced in the Republic of Croatia on 11 February 2005 and to commemorate 10 years of operations, Croatian Post has issued a stamp depicting the number 112 overlapping the SOS (synonym for Save Our Souls)  which internationally means Call for Help. The number 112 on the stamp is printed with Phosphorescent ink which glows in the dark when the light is switched off.

The system is similar to the 911 numbers operational in the US and Canada regions.

11 February (hence number 112) was established as the European 112 Day by the European Parliament in 2009.

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Stamps with World Record - Update

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Subcategory - Stamp with World Records 

Spain 2015 Stamp Mosaic with a Guinness Record

Issue date 25 May 2015

Spanish Post has been given a Guinness World Record Certificate for creating the "World's largest stamp mosaic" featuring a letter Ñ which is symbol of the Spanish Post Brand 

The stamp has been issued along with a vignette with no postal value showing the winning mosaic from another perspective.

A total of 3,100 participants, including 1,900 pupils from 10 primary schools and 1,200 other individuals, assembled the largest stamp mosaic ever created. The event took place on 6 and 7 November 2014 at the José María Martín Carpena Sport Complex in Málaga. 

The mosaic contains 230,000 stamps provided by Correos and covers 220 square metres of a paper canvas on which a 17.5 x 12.5 metre panel was constructed. It took students, stamp buffs, sporting associations, Correos employees and the general public 22 hours over the course of two days to affix all the stamps. 

Prior to the Spanish post office winning the Guinness world record, it had been held by South Africa's postal service and Hatfield Tuition Collage since 2010 for having recreated the Johannesburg skyline. Their composition used 201,000 stamps, covered an area of 162 square metres and took one month to complete.

The stamps also features a perforation with the symbol Ñ

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

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

France 2013 Marianne Stamp with Interactive Code

Issue date 16 July 2013

La Poste France issued a Booklet (selling price : € 2.00) which included a large size (48 mm x 61 mm) self-adhesive interactive stamp (permanent "Green Letter 20g" rate of € 0.58). 

The new Marianne "Green Letter" is at the center of that special stamp with a border composed of different symbols (smileys, stamps, smartphones, magnifiers, envelopes, QR codes...).

The booklet entitled "Marianne les timbres... et vous" ("Marianne the stamps... and you") featuring the free smartphone application "Le Timbre raconte" ("The stamp says") which allows to view a digital animation of the Stamp in 3D. The stamp is composed of many special effects (augmented reality, 3D images) and provides a chronological gallery of the 28 Marianne stamps of the French Republic that preceded this new "Marianne and Youth" stamp.

The booklet indicates that there is also another free application "Timbre2.Ouf", also designed by the agency "Idées-3Com" for the French Post, for the teenagers who can customize a stamp in the form of a character and then share their creation on Facebook.

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