Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet - Update

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Spain 2017 25th Anniversary AVE Madrid - Seville

Issue date 16 November 2017 

To commemorate 25 year in operation of AVE between Madrid and Seville, Correos Spain has issued a special odd shaped miniature sheet with one stamp and 2 vignettes. The locomotive is the stamp and leads the 2 vignettes.

The unfolded MS measures 240.5 x 24 mm

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3D - Motion Stamps Update

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Russia 2017 Fifa World Cup 2018 - Mascot Wolf Zabivaka Miniature Sheet  

 Issue date 02 July 2017 

Russian postal administration to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup (14 June - 15 July 2018) to be held in Russia, has issued a special Miniature sheet in a special folder featuring the official mascot - Wolf Zabivaka in 3D motion stamp "kicking the ball".

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Stamps with Rock Dust - Update

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Spain 2017 Estelas gigantes of Cantabria

Issue date 16 October 2017

Correos Spain has issued a special miniature sheet featuring the famous Estela de Barros in the foreground which is embossed and embedded/printed with stone dust.

The stamps shows some of the stelae exhibited in the Museum of Prehistory and Archeology of Cantabria. These stelae belongs to the ancient Celts that populated Cantabria in centuries V and VI BC.

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Postcard Fold Souvenir Sheets - Update

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Spain 2018 Charming Villages Series III

Issue date 22 March 2018

In the second series of "Charming Villages" of Spain, Correos Spain has issued stamps in the form of old-fashioned fold-out postcards with the reverse side of the stamp printed just like the backs of those cards used to be. The booklet has four self-sticking stamps and a vignette.


The towns chosen in this occasion are: Villanueva de la Jara in Cuenca, Chinchón in Madrid, Fornalutx in the Balearic Islands and El Castell de Guadalest in Alicante.

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Postcard Fold Souvenir Sheets


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Silver Stamps - Update

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Estonia 2018 Centenary of the Republic of Estonia silver stamp

Issue date 22 February 2018

Estonia Post has issued a special silver postage stamp to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. It was on 24 February 1918, the “Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia”, assembled by the Estonian Provincial Assembly, was printed in Tallinn. The manifesto had been read out to the public already a day before – on 23 February in Pärnu.

 With this independence manifesto, the Estonian people had practiced their right of national self-determination and the independent Republic of Estonia was born.

The stamps has been enclosed in a special plastic casing to prevent oxidation. 


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Photomosiac Stamps - Update

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Dominica 1999 Princess Diana 

Issue date - 31 December 1999

As part of the Millenium series of Photomosaic Stamps featuring Princess Diana issued by many countries celebrating the end of the Millenium, this sheet of stamps features the mosaic of Princess Diana. The photomosaic sheet contains small pictures of flowers which together makes the larger picture of the face of Princess Diana.

The Dominica souvenir sheets features the sentence "A World of Sharing".

Each sheet utilizes the technique of  "Photomosaics", which is a method of arranging thousands of tiny photographs that when viewed from a distance, combine to form a single larger image, the picture of the face of Princess Diana.

The sheets commemorate both the Millennium and the remembrance of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

The nine countries which have issued the photomosiacs are: The Dominica, Gambia, Grenada, Guyana, Micronesia, Nevis, Sierra Leone, St. Vincent, and Zambia.

The sheets measures a large 6½" x 9¾" and all were issued on December 31, 1999.

They are titled

Dominica - "A World of Sharing"

Gambia - "A World of Peace & Understanding",

Grenada - "A World Where Children are Treasured",

Guyana -"A World of Tolerance & Understanding",

Nevis - "A World Where Children Can Learn & Grow",

Micronesia - Numbered 62293,

Sierra Leone - "A Future of Hope",

St.Vincent - "A World Free of Poverty, A World for Rich and Poor",

Zambia - "A Future Free of Hunger & Want",

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Stamps with Crystals - Update

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Liechtenstein 2018 Tourmaline Personal Stamp with crystal 

Issue date 15March 2018

A special issue Personal stamp created by the a Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH as part of a subscription service, and issued by Liechtenstein Post, a  Tourmaline crystal stuck to the stamp featuring a butterfly on the stamp.

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Multi-Stamp Large Sheet Stamps

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China 1999 Ethnic Groups of China

Issued on 21 September 1999

China Post to commemorate 50 Years of the founding of Peoples Republic of China (1949 - 1999) has issued a special 56 commemorative stamps sheet - the highest number of stamps issued on a single sheet  till date featuring the 56 ethnic groups which make up the face of The Peoples Republic of China.
Ethnic Groups in China are listed left to right - top to bottom: Designs (stamp number following “56-” at LR):

80 Cents - Han (1). 
80 Cents - Mongols (2). 
80 Cents - Hui (3). 
80 Cents - Tibetans (4). 
80 Cents - Uygurs (5) 
80 Cents - Miao (6). 
80 Cents - Yi (7).
80 Cents - Zhuang (8). 
80 Cents - Bouyei (9). 
80 Cents - Koreans (10). 
80 Cents - Manchu (11). 
80 Cents - Dongs (12). 
80 Cents - Yao (13). 
80 Cents - Bai (14). 
80 Cents - Tujia (15). 
80 Cents - Hani (16). 
80 Cents - Kazak (17).
80 Cents - Dai (18)
80 Cents - Li (19). 
80 Cents - Lisu (20). 
80 Cents - Va (21). 
80 Cents - She (22). 
80 Cents - Gaoshan (23). 
80 Cents - Lahu (24). 
80 Cents - Shui (25). 
80 Cents - Dongxiang (26). 
80 Cents - Naxi (27). 
80 Cents - Jingpo (28). 
80 Cents - Kirgiz (29). 
80 Cents - Tu (30). 
80 Cents - Daur (31). 
80 Cents - Mulam (32). 
80 Cents - Qiang (33). 
80 Cents - Blang (34). 
80 Cents - Salas (35). 
80 Cents - Maonan (36). 
80 Cents - Gelao (37). 
80 Cents - Xibe (38). 
80 Cents -  Achang (39). 
80 Cents - Pumi (40). 
80 Cents - Tajiks (41). 
80 Cents - Nu (42). 
80 Cents -  Uzbeks (43). 
80 Cents - Russians (44). 
80 Cents - Ewenki (45). 
80 Cents - De’ang (46). 
80 Cents - Bonan (47). 
80 Cents - Yugur (48). 
80 Cents - Jing (49). 
80 Cents - Tartars (50). 
80 Cents - Drung (51). 
80 Cents - Oroqen (52). 
80 Cents - Hezhe (53).
80 Cents - Moiba (54). 
80 Cents - Lhoba (55). 
80 Cents - Jino (56).

Have included this as unusual as very few countries have issued a large number of different stamps on the same day 

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Card Stamps - Update

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Guyana 1993 Donald Duck Movie Posters Cards Stamps

 Issue date 16 December 1993

Guyana Post had issued a set of 50 stamp cards featuring Vintage Donald Duck Movie Posters highlighting the animated cartoons with movie synopsis and production credits on the back of each card stamp. The card stamps were issued both in English and French in sets of 50 Stamp cards as well as small collectible stamp packs of 10 stamp cards.

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Metal Foil Stamps - Update

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North Korea 2017 40th Anniversary of Joining the ICAO

Issue date 14 September 2017

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea joined on 15 September 1977 the Convention on International Civil Aviation (ICAO).  North Korea commemorated the 40th anniversary of its joining ICAO in 2017 by issuing a miniature sheet with one stamp featuring Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-204 with the flag of North Korea on the tail on the stamp with Pyongyang Sunan International Airport Building on the souvenir sheet printed on aluminium foil.

10000 copies of the perforated stamp sheets were printed while 1000 copies of the imperforate stamp sheets were printed.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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USA 2017 Bioluminescent Life Holographic Stamps

Issue date 22 February 2018

Bioluminescence — the ability of some living things to generate their own light — occurs on many branches of the tree of life. USPS has issued a pane of 20 stamps showcasing 10 examples of Bioluminescent Life.

At center top, the selvage — or area outside the stamps — features a transparent deep-sea comb jelly (Gregory G. Dimijian photo), surrounded by images of the firefly squid (Danté Fenolio). The title “BIOLUMINESCENT LIFE” appears on the selvage above the pane of stamps.


Eight stamp images represent the work of some of the top explorers of the bioluminescent ocean realm, and two portray land-based species. The stamps feature: deep-ocean octopus (Edith Widder); midwater jellyfish (Widder); deep-sea comb jelly (Widder); mushroom (Taylor F. Lockwood); firefly (Gail Shumway); bamboo coral (Widder); marine worm (Widder); crown jellyfish (Widder); a second type of marine worm (Steve Haddock); and sea pen (Widder).

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Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Malaysia 2018 Rivers of Malaysia - Sungai Rajang

Issue date 27 February 2018

POS Malaysia has issued the longest miniature sheet (160mm in length) ever produced by Malaysia Post featuring the Sungai Rajang river – the longest river in the country measuring at 563 km.

Size of S/S stamp: 160*30 mm (LxW)

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Odd shaped Miniature Sheet

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Flock Stamps - Update

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Armenia 2009 Christmas Tree Flock Stamps

Issue date 18 December 2009

Armenia Post issued the first triangle stamp featuring a Christmas tree printed with flock material.

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Stamps with Crystals - Update

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Liechtenstein 2018 Citrine Personal Stamp with crystal 

Issue date 01 March 2018

A special issue Personal stamp created by the a Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH as part of a subscription service, and issued by Liechtenstein Post, a  Citrine crystal stuck to the stamp featuring a sailing boat on the stamp.

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