Odd Shaped Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Odd Shaped Stamps
  

Turkey 2014 Mothers Day miniature sheet featuring a heart shaped stamp              

Issue date 17 April 2014

On the occassion of Mother's Day, Turkey Post has issued a heart shaped stamp to commemorate the occasion.

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Odd Shaped Stamps

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Stamps with Photochromic Ink Printing

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Photochromic Ink Printing / Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

New Zealand 2015 Children's Health: Being SunSmart photochromic Miniature Sheet 

Issue date 2 September 2015

The 2015 Children’s Health stamps highlights the SunSmart principles of Slip, Slop, Slap & Wrap to prevent melanoma during the summer months in New Zealand.

‘Slip’ is as simple as staying covered - slip on a long-sleeved shirt with a collar then slip into some shade, under either a big leafy tree or a sun umbrella. The girl on (80c + 10c) stamp takes this seriously by slipping under the biggest sun umbrella she can find.

‘Slop’ on some sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays. You need to apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before heading outside, for it to be an effective protective measure, and reapply at least once every two hours - even more often if you’re hitting the water or working up a sweat.

‘Slap’ on a hat to keep your face and neck from  being sunburned, As the girl on the ($2.00 + 10c) stamp shows, the bigger the better when it comes to hats - wide-brimmed hats or caps with flaps are best for protecting your face and neck.

 ‘Wrap’ on some sunglasses to protect your eyes from harmful UV rays. The best ones to go for are wrap-around sunglasses with 100% UV protection.

Ten cents from each stamp in this issue goes directly to Stand Children’s Services Tū Māia Whānau (formerly known as Children’s Health Camps) to aid the valuable service it provides to children and their families in need around New Zealand. New Zealand Post has been supporting Children’s Health Camps since 1929.

The die-cut miniature sheet features a large umbrella that’s white and yellow at first glance, but expose it to the UV rays of the sun, and it turns purple and green!

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps 

New Zealand 2015 All Blacks Jersey Cloth Stamp

Issue date 2 September 2015

New Zealand Post has issued a special collectible folder featuring a $15 stamp which contains real fabric supplied by Adidas from the All Blacks 2015 Home Replica Jersey with the All Blacks logo, Adidas logo and AIG logo. 

For the un-initiated, All Blacks is the National Rugby Team from New Zealand.

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Cloth Stamps

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Stamps with Seeds - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamp with seeds

Austria 2011 – International Year of the Forest – Seeds in miniature sheet sachet




Issue date: 08 September 2011

In cooperation with the Federal Forestry company, the Austrian Post Office has come up with a special sachet stamp block, designed by Michael Rosenfeld. In the form of a small envelope, the block contains a specially selected mixture of seeds from Austrian spruce trees from the Tyrol, the Salzkammergut, the Waldviertel, Styria and Carinthia.

The mini-sheet, is covered with what appears to be a satellite image, with a light transparent overlay acting as a mask of a cut out area depicting the shape of the country of Austria. In the upper right hand corner of the sheet is a single €1.70 denomination stamp showing a forest scene.

Re-arranging my earlier blog to reflect correct category.

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Stamps with Hidden image - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Hidden image

USA 2003 Harry Houdini - Stamps with Hidden Images

Issue date 3 July 2002

The US Postal Service (USPS) issued a special 20 stamp sheet of 37 cents each featuring the image of Harry Houdini - the famous escape artist and magician. This stamp was issued in conjunction with SAM (Society of American Magicians) 2002 Centennial Convention held from July 3-6 at the Hilton New York.


The 2002 issuance of the stamp coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Society of American Magicians. Houdini served as president of the society from 1917 until his death on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1926.

Houdini's birth name was Ehrich Weiss until he changed it in the early 1890s as a tribute to the famous French illusionist, Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874. His family immigrated to the U.S. when he was four and settled first in Appleton, Wisconsin.

When viewed with a special decoder issued by USPS, the image of Harry Houdini appears to be wrapped in chains.

Harry Houdini - Hidden image - 4 Chains

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