Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 

Rearranging an earlier post

Switzerland 2011 50 years of Swiss National Anthem MS Glow in Dark under UV set of 4 Stamps

Issue date 05 May 2011 

Leonhard Widmer (1809–1867), a music publisher, journalist, lyrical poet and friend of Zwyssig from Zurich, had sent him patriotic lyrics and asked him to set them to music. Zwyssig chose the melody he had composed using the “Diligam te Domine” (I will love thee, O Lord) psalm text for a priest installation mass in 1835, when he was master of music at Wettingen Abbey. Adjustments were made to Widmer’s lyrics to fit them to the music during the autumn of 1841. Finally, on Monday, 22 November 1941, “on the eve of St. Cecilia’s Day”, Zwyssig rehearsed his “Swiss Psalm” with four citizens of Zug, in the parlour on the first floor of the St. Carl mansion with its view of the lake and town.

The Swiss Government rejected numerous initiatives between 1894 and 1953 to make this song Switzerland’s official anthem on the grounds that a national anthem should not be imposed by State decree but freely chosen through its regular use by a country’s citizens.

In 1961, the Federal Council therefore decided to provisionally adopt the “Swiss Psalm” as the official Swiss anthem because it was unmistakable and a homegrown creation. The “Swiss Psalm” was provisionally confirmed as the national anthem in 1965. The Federal Council finally declared the “Swiss Psalm” to be the national anthem on 1 April 1981, citing in support of its decision that the Psalm is a wholly Swiss, dignified and solemn song – qualities the majority of Swiss citizens want from a national anthem.

Special miniature sheet feature: under UV light, the first verse appears in Switzerland’s four national languages.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 


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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet - Update

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Subcategory - Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet/Odd shaped stamps    

France 2004 Gardens of France - Jardin des Tuileries

Issue date 07 June 2004

La Poste France has been issuing odd shaped souvenir sheet featuring the various Gardens of France. The 2004 souvenir sheet features Gardens of Tuileries.

Two odd shaped stamps are also featured on the Souvenir Sheet

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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet
Odd Shaped Stamps

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Scented Stamps - Update

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

Liberia 2011 Chocolate Theme Cocoa Export - Cocoa Scented MS


Issue date 21 Jun 2011

The African nation of Liberia will issue two sheets of chocolate themed postage stamps commemorating one of their leading exports, cocoa. Postage stamps on the first sheet are designed to appear as blocks of chocolate in an unwrapped candy bar, while the second sheet portrays a box of truffles–each stamp depicting a different gourmet confection. Both sheets are cocoa scented. 

These attractive designs strive to educate philatelists in the process of making this beloved dessert, from harvesting the beans to packaging chocolate products. The incorporation of a quick response (QR) barcode supplies additional information on this process and gives the stamps a modern touch.

The QR code can be scanned by most smartphones and read with a built-in decoding program which will reveal a document entitled, “From Bean to Bar: The Making of Chocolate.”

Each sheet features 9 stamps.

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


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Cloth Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Cloth Stamps 

Grenada 2014 Year of the Horse Embroidery Stamp

Issue date 20 January 2014

For Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse, Grenada Post has issued a special self adhesive embroidery stamp featuring white horse with an orange background

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Cloth Stamps

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Embossed Gold Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Embossed Gold Stamps / Odd Shaped Stamps


Bhutan 1975 King Jigme Singye Wangchuk´s 20th Birthday Round Gold foil Embossed Stamps  

Issue date 11 November 1975  

Bhutan Post on the occasion of the King Jigme Singye Wangchuk´s 20th Birthday, reissued a set of 9 embossed gold foil round stamps (a similar set was earlier issued in 1966). 

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Embossed Gold Stamps

Odd Shaped Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - 3D Hologram   

Indonesian 2014 150th anniversary of first Indonesian stamp with 3D holograph stamp 

Issue date 01 April 2014 

Indonesian Post issued the first Netherland Indies stamp on 01 April 1864 - to commemorate this 150th Anniversary, Indonesian post reissued the first stamp with holographic printing.

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3D - Holographic Stamps

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Stamps with Hidden image - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Hidden image

USA 2004 National WWII Memorial Stamp with Hidden Image

Issue date 29 May 2004

The National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., constructed of bronze and granite, is dedicated to all who served during World War II, in the military and on the home front.

The image of an American flag is visible below the denomination when viewed through a U.S.P.S. Stamp Decoder lens.

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Metal Foil Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Metal Foil Stamps - Tin foil

Bolivia 1986 Tennis Greats on Tin Foil Miniature Sheet

Issue date 25 September 1986

Bolivia Post to commemorate the Tennis Greats of that time has reissued a stamp on stamp. The original stamps featured were issued during the  South American Tennis Championships 1965 in La Paz, Bolivia.

The souvenir sheet featured Tennis Greats - Steffi Graf, Boris Becker and Guillermo Vilas.

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Metal Foil Stamps



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Stamps with Rock Dust - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with matter affixed - Rock dust

Costa Rica 2016 Archeological Site featuring Stamps with pulverized Rock Dust 

 
Issue date 23 June 2016

Correos de Costa Rica ( Costa Rica Postal Authority) to commemorate the second anniversary of the declaration of the four Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquis archaeological sites ( Finca 6, Batambal, Grijalba-2 and El Silencio sites) in Costa Rica as World Heritage. 

Stone Sphere in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica.

The archeological sites are famous for Stone Spheres or Stone Balls and are found scattered on the Diquís Delta. These sites features stone spheres alignments, statues, funeral remains and architectural structures, which are examples of cultural and artistic traditions of the indigenous groups in South Central America. 

At the Finca 6 site has the only two alignments of stone spheres that remain in its original location. In addition, two spheres were found in front of a ramp associated with an artificial mound. 

Batambal features sites with ceremonial functions.  On this site there are four areas of medium-sized stone that are associated with structures made of boulders.  In a structure archeologist found three small areas associated with a lot of sculptures intentionally fragmented in pre-Columbian times (one of the fragmented sculpture found on the sheet).

El Silencio (Silence) is the largest stone sphere found to date in the Diquís region.  It measures 2.57 m in diameter and weighs about 20 tons. The discovery of stone tools near the sphere, the first recorded in an archaeological excavation provides information on the production process. 

In Grijalba-2 there are five well-preserved mounds and a ball in its original position with ceramic and stone surrounding the main area.  The structures are above the ground and are surrounded with limestone walls with extensive paved areas to the front.  The use of limestone is a distinctive element of this settlement. 

The two stamps features photographs of an excavation of stone spheres and a photograph of a stone sphere of the area and printed with particles of a pulverized stone from the Diquís Delta area.

Dust particles printed can be seen when viewed at an angle

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