Thursday 26 November 2020

Stamps with Crystals - Update

 Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Materials affixed - Crystals

Liechtenstein 2020 Chrysokoll Personal Stamp with Crystal


Issue date 03May 2020

A special issue Personal stamp created by the Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH as part of a subscription service, and issued by Liechtenstein Post, a Chrysokoll crystal stuck to the stamp featuring a background picture of a Steam Engine locomotive "Jupiter" on the stamp.

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Wednesday 25 November 2020

Stamps with NFC Technology - update

Category - Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with NFC technology 

China 2020 40th National Stamp Popularity Poll Miniature sheet with NFC technology 




Issue date 27 September 2020

China Post has issued its first postage stamp incorporating an NFC (near field communication) chip titled "In Commemoration of the 40th National Stamp Popularity Poll".

The miniature sheet has an ultrathin 120 micrometre NFC chip inserted within it. Stamp Collectors can download a digital app from China Post which can be scanned on any digital device with NFC functionality. By placing their device close to the number "40" that is on the stamp's face, the app will authenticate the stamp and provide information such as its serial number.  It is the world's first postage stamp with a read-write chip (note the words read-write chip - indicating the NFC can be written on with information from the China Post App). The NFC chip incorporated on the Humming Bird Stamp by Caribbean Netherland Post is a read-only NFC Chip.

NFC technology allows for the contactless exchange of data over close distances. Invented during the early 21st century, it has been commonly used around the world in areas such as the mobile payment and anti-counterfeit measure fields. 


Have tried to find the China Post App but have not yet been available to find the link to the stamp for download. However, have tried reading the NFC chip with a third party NFC App available on the Net just to detect the NFC Chip on the miniature sheet.


Video is just to show detection of the NFC chip

You can see the embedded chip when raised the stamp against a light source and you will see the shadow of the embedded NFC chip in the miniature sheet




Tried to check the stamp serials with a Smartphone with NFC detection capability but it gives a message of Error in Reading the NFC chip. I guess I need to find the China Post App.


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Tuesday 24 November 2020

Stamps printed on Special Paper - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps made from Special  Paper

Austria 2020 Covid 19 Toilet Paper Stamp


Issue date 30 October 2020 

Austria Post has paid tribute to the Global Pandemic Response to the Covid 19 virus by issuing a miniature sheet with a stamp printed on Toilet Paper (where the bathroom tissue was a global symbol for an early pandemic struggle).

The stamp features a scaled measure of “1 meter,” which is the amount of space, local health officials have ordered between individuals in public spaces — as well as the average length of a baby elephant.

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Monday 23 November 2020

Stamps with Crystals - Update

 Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Materials affixed - Crystals

Liechtenstein 2020 Rhodonit Personal Stamp with Crystal



Issue date 03 May 2020

A special issue Personal stamp created by the Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH as part of a subscription service, and issued by Liechtenstein Post, a Rhodonit crystal stuck to the stamp featuring a background picture of a Steam Engine "No.119" on the stamp.

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Sunday 22 November 2020

Stamps made of Aluminum Plastic Composite

 Category - Sight/Touch

Subcategory - Stamps made of Aluminum Plastic Composite

Austria 2020 - Ski Tip Stamp 



Issue Date 23 October 2020

Austria Post in a tribute to Skiing as a sport has issued an unusual odd-shaped stamp in the form of a ski tip made with a genuine ski coating.

As in the production of actual skis - a thin layer of aluminum-plastic composite was cut out to the shape of a ski tip using a CNC-controlled milling machine. The silvery surface of this aluminum composite was brushed, and when viewed from the side looks like the edges of a ski. Then a special acrylic glue was used to apply the yellow original ski coating, specially adapted in strength for the stamp. 




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Saturday 21 November 2020

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations / Odd Shaped Stamps / Odd shaped Miniature Sheets

Liechtenstein 2020 Chinese Lunar New Year of the OX Stamp with perforations



Date of issue 16 November 2020

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar Zodiac “Year of the Ox 2021” the Liechtenstein Philately has issued a odd shaped miniature sheet with 4 stamps designed as filigree silhouette and produced using the very latest laser technology.



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Friday 20 November 2020

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations / Odd Shaped Stamps / Odd shaped Miniature Sheets

Liechtenstein 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat Stamp with perforations



Date of issue 11 November 2019

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar Zodiac “Year of the Rat 2020” the Liechtenstein Philately has issued a odd shaped miniature sheet with 4 stamps designed as filigree silhouette and produced using the very latest laser technology.



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Thursday 19 November 2020

Crypto Stamp - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Crypto Stamp / Stamps with QR code

Croatia 2020 Stamp Day Crypto Stamp

For illustration purpose from the net (due to privacy of each stamp)


Issue date 10 September 2020

To commemorate Croatian Stamp Day, Croatian Post has issued it's first Crytpo Stamp in cooperation with the Croatian blockchain community gathered around the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association. The stamp has been issued in five categories, with five different motifs depicting various means of transport: a van (60,000 stamps), a train (25,000 stamps), a ship (10,000 stamps), an airplane (4,000 stamps), and a drone (1,000 stamps).



Video below- when stamp is scanned with the smartphone camera, only one of the motif appears- in this case it is a Train





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Wednesday 18 November 2020

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations / Odd Shaped Stamps / Odd shaped Miniature Sheets 

Liechtenstein 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig Stamp with perforations



Date of issue 12 November 2018

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar Zodiac “Year of the Pig 2019” the Liechtenstein Philately has issued a odd shaped miniature sheet with 4 stamps designed as filigree silhouette and produced using the very latest laser technology.


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Tuesday 17 November 2020

3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

 Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps 

Liechtenstein 2020 Christmas Stamps




Issue date 16 November 2020

Liechtenstein Post has issued a special set of 4 stamps "Glistening Snow" (face value: CHF 0.85), "Sparkling Night" (face value: CHF 1.00), "Candle Glow" (face value: CHF 1.50) and "Tinsel Rain" (face value: CHF 2.00) with holographic foil printing which brings out the colourfulness and vividness of the Christmas stamps in a glittering and shimmering fashion designed by Designer Annett Höland.




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Monday 16 November 2020

Metal Foil Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Metal Foil Stamps - Gold foil

New Zealand 2020 The Four Wind


Issue date 03 June 2020

New Zealand Post, in celebration of Matariki, has tried to highlight stories associated with Ngā Hau e Whā or The Four Winds with the issue  of a limited edition special Gold Foil miniature sheet featuring an artist rendition of the four Winds with four stamps issued. The four winds are Te Hau Rāwhiti (the easterly), Te Hau-ā-uru (the westerly), Te Hau Tonga (the southerly) and Te Hau Raki (the northerly). Hau can mean air, breath, aura, but it is best known as wind.

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Friday 13 November 2020

Gold Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Gold Stamps 

Caribbean Netherlands 2020 - Queen Maxima Gold Stamp



Issue date 18 October 2020

Caribbean Netherlands through Netherlands Post has issued a special Gold stamp featuring the Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

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Thursday 12 November 2020

Gold Stamps - Update

Category - Touch

Subcategory - Gold Stamps

Caribbean Netherlands 2020 - King Willem-Alexander Gold Stamp 




Issue date 18 October 2020

Caribbean Netherlands through Netherlands Post has issued a special Gold stamp featuring the King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands


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Wednesday 11 November 2020

Stamps with NFC Technology

Category - Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with NFC technology 

Caribbean Netherlands 2020 Amazing Humming Bird Stamp with NFC




Issue date 15 September 2020

Caribbean Netherlands in its first unusual stamp issue has issued a special stamp with a NFC chip attached at the back of the stamp which when scanned with a NFC enabled smartphone will activate a video link on Humming birds on your smartphone via NFC.











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Monday 9 November 2020

Metal Foil Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Metal Foil Stamps - Silver foil  

New Zealand 2020 Ross Dependencies - Seasons of Scott Base Gold foil Stamp




Issue date October 2020

New Zealand Post has issued a special limited edition miniature gold foil sheet which highlights the different states of light captured in winter, spring, summer and autumn in Scott Base on Ross Island, Antarctica.


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Sunday 8 November 2020

Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing - Update

 Category -  Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Thermochromic Ink Printing

New Zealand 2020 Ross Dependecies - Seasons of Scott Base 



Issue date 7 October 2020

New Zealand Post has issued a special set of 4 stamps which highlights the different states of light captured in winter, spring, summer and autumn in Scott Base on Ross Island, Antarctica, with heat-activated ink revealing the stunning sights of the southern skies. 

Antarctica is most often described as having only two distinct seasons – summer and winter. 

Image of stamps under heat





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Wednesday 28 October 2020

Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet - Update

 Category - Sight
Subcategory - Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet / Odd shaped Stamps


Spain 2020 Book Mobile

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Issue date 06 July 2020

Die-cut in the form of a bus, it is presented as a book, where you can turn the pages to read the titles of wonderful literary works like Blindness by José Saramago, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, the hilarious cartoon adventures of Mortadelo y Filemón by Francisco Ibáñez, and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

The 77 bookmobiles which now roam Spain visit 2006 municipalities, 81% of which have fewer than 1000 inhabitants, and 68% have fewer than 400.


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Tuesday 27 October 2020

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations / Odd Shaped Stamps / Odd shaped Miniature Sheets

Spain 2020 The 2010 Generation






Issue date 21 September 2020

The Generations series continues with an issue dedicated to the decade running from 2010 to 2019.

A block sheet that brings three new stamps together, dedicated to three of the most significant events of this decade chosen by the Philately Subscribers from many no less significant others.

The first stamp has an image of the King Emeritus, Juan Carlos I and his son King Felipe VI.

This stamp references the historical moment in Spain on 19 July 2014 when Juan Carlos I abdicated in favour of his son who became King Felipe VI of Spain.

The second stamp represents the greatest triumph of the Spanish National Football Team: the World Cup in South Africa. On 11 July 2010, after a tense match against the Netherlands, Spain won the World Cup, which is the reason for this stamp.

In the 26th minute of overtime, Andrés Iniesta scored the winning goal that saw the Spanish Team lift its first World Cup.

The third and final stamp of this block sheet shows Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris engulfed in flames, an image from 15 April 2019. This event has become ingrained in our minds. The whole world watched helplessly as one of France's greatest symbols was lost to the flames.

The block sheet, which has the 1 and 0 embossed, also includes the image of a Spanish flag representing both the succession of the Spanish Crown and the successes of the Spanish football team, which can be seen at the bottom of the sheet together with the coach Vicente del Bosque.

The Eiffel Tower rises above the flames above Notre Dame Cathedral in testament to a moment that France and the rest of the world would like to erase.



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Monday 26 October 2020

Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell/Sight 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps / Odd shaped Minature sheets / Augmented Reality (AR)

Spain 2020 Gastronomy in 
Extremadura. Caldereta de Cordero




Issue date 08 July 2020

As part of the stamp series Spain Gastronomy in 19 Dishes,  Extremadura is the first stop, to showcase one of its most iconic dishes: Caldereta de Cordero.

The stamp features one of these typical recipes, the caldereta de cordero (Lamb stew).

 Caldereta de cordero is made from small pieces of lamb seasoned with salt, olive oil, wine, water, garlic, onion, pepper and laurel. It is traditionally cooked in an iron pot over the fire.

The mini sheet framing this stamp shows the image of one of the chefs from Extremadura who best combines modern cuisine with the philosophy of traditional gastronomy from Extremadura, Javier Garcia (featured in the AR video below). In fact, it is his version of Caldereta de Cordero that is featured in this issue.

The image is completed by an image of a meadow in Extremadura: the augmented reality that depicts the  preparation of this dish  and the smell of lamb given off by the stamp paper,  as if this exquisite dish was sitting right in front of us. (Personal opinion - I did not get the smell of lamb from the mini sheets unless my smell cells are not working properly due to the autumn weather)

The Augmented Reality video can be accessed through the RA app issued by Correos Spain to view the video specifically. (I find over time due to memory constraint most AR videos are not operational over time. To preserve this I have attempted to try and save the video for future reference). Look for the "Sellos RA Correos" app in Google Play store and the Apple Store.



Augmented Reality Video




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Sunday 25 October 2020

Stamps with Rock Dust - Update

 Category Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Rock Dust

Spain 2020 Mineral - Jet



Issue date 29 May 2020

The famous Asturian jet is an organic gemstone, highly valued for its excellent cutting qualities, and attaining a typical shine and intense black colour after polishing. Specialist studies determine that the woody material , which becomes a humic carbon, peri hydrogenated during the Kimmeridgian age (Late Jurassic) around 155 million years ago, underwent particular circumstances while it formed, such as impregnation with hydrocarbons, which gives it some of its unique features and exceptional stability for use in jewellery making.

The image shows one of the old abandoned mine entrances in the Oles area. This is the only one that can be visited and is the end of what is known as the “Jet Route” (PR-AS.199). 

A small sample of the prestigious Oles jet is impregnated exclusively in this Premium Sheet.




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Saturday 24 October 2020

Stamps with Interactive Folds - Update

 Category - Touch / Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Folds
 
Spain 2020 
Spanish air mail centenary



Issue date 30 June 2020

Good Friday 1920, 1 April. Four post office planes departed from and arrived at an aerodrome in Alicante simultaneously. They were part of the opening ceremony for the first air mail route in Spain. It was a route that covered Barcelona - Alicante - Málaga, although its departure point was Toulouse, which was where the airline Latécoère, which operated the flight, was based.

The commemorative issue for this centenary has been done in the form of a die cut, simulating a biplane dropping the correspondence while it flies.










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Friday 23 October 2020

Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

Category - Touch                                                                                 
Subcategory - Stamps made from different material - Wood / Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs

Spain 2020 Elms of Cabeza del Buey





Issue date 17 September 2020

The seven ancient Elms in the town of Cabeza del Buey, loom large over the chapel of the Our Lady of Belén sanctuary, are believed to be the last examples of the urban elm trees in Extremadura despite the Graphiosis, a serious disease that affects elm trees and that has reduced the population of this tree species in Spain and the rest of the world.

The Elms represented Spain in the 2018 European "Tree Of The Year" competition, finishing in second place with 22,323 votes, the best placing by a Spanish candidate in a competition of this type.

The stamp issued by Correos dedicated to this type of tree and, specifically, to this vintage and historical elm, is printed on wood paper in the form of a cut trunk where its rings can be seen, which not only give information as to the age of the tree, but also details about the kind of life it has led.

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Thursday 22 October 2020

Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

Category - Touch                                                                                 
Subcategory - Stamps made from different material - Wood

Spain 2020 Discoverers of Oceania - Miguel López de Legazpi



Issue date 22 June 2020

The stamp dedicated to the great explorer Miguel López de Legazpi is printed on wood-based paper and contains an illustration of Miguel López de Legazpi along with another of the islands he conquered.

The expedition that left his name carved into the history books set sail from Puerto de Navidad on 21 November 1564, with Legazpi as captain-general and with secret instructions to change course for the San Lázaro islands. In January they made out the Ladronas islands (Marianas) and took possession of the largest one, Guam. They renamed Leyte as the Philippines in honour of the future king, Philip II, and Mindao island as Césarea Karoli.

They were received by chief Camatuhan and his son, regulator of Samar island, and carried out diplomatic work which gave rise to the foundation by Legazpi, on 8 April 1565, of San Miguel island.

In Cebú, they found the famous image of the Boy Jesus which must have come from a previous expedition.

Subsequently, in 1570, Legazpi entered the town of Manila, which the natives called Maynilad, a prosperous, commercial, Muslim enclave in the south of Luzón island.

After numerous clashes and conflicts, Rajah Matanda handed Maynilad over to López de Legazpi.


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Tuesday 6 October 2020

Stamps with Crystals - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Materials affixed - Crystals

Liechtenstein 2020 Kyanite Personal Stamp with Crystal



Issue date 06 August 2020

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


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Tuesday 15 September 2020

Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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

France 2012 Gardens of France - Saint Cloud Garden



Issue date 18 June 2012

La Poste France has issued a special miniature sheet featuring the Gardens of Saint Cloud and displays a glow in dark image of the Chateau of Saint Cloud under UV light .







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Monday 14 September 2020

3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Stamp

Singapore 2017 Light Up Singapore MyStamp Sheet



Issue Date 04 August 2017

Singapore Post has issued a special Mystamp sheet with a 3D holographic Deco tab featuring 
1 - The Central Business District, a bustling financial hub by day. 2- Gardens by the Bay, a lush paradise of greenery. 
3 - Esplanade, a space where art and passion collides. 
4 - Clarke Quay, where the Singapore River flows, carrying with it dreams of immigrants past. 

The 3D holographic icons brings out the elegance of the night life with its skyscrapers, colonial shophouses, spikey domes and Supertrees with their bright luminous lights shining as beacons, lighting up the Singapore night sky.




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Sunday 13 September 2020

Silver Stamps - Update

 Category - Touch

Subcategory - Stamps made from different materials - Silver

Estonia 2020 100 years of Olympic Gold silver stamp 



Issue date 28 August 2020

Estonia Post to commemorate the first Olympic games gold winner  Alfred Neuland (1895-1966) from Valga, who won the gold medal in weightlifting with a result of 257.5 kg in the men’s lightweight class (men under 67.5 kg) at the VII Olympic Games in Antwerp. 

Alfred Neuland fought in World War I and the Estonian War of Independence, he worked as a businessman, a weightlifting coach and a sports referee and he published several articles on weightlifting. A monument is erected in his hometown, Valga, and memorial competitions are organized in his honour. This year marks the 125th birthday of the first Estonian Olympic winner.

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

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Saturday 12 September 2020

Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch 
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations

Singapore 2020 Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat Collector Sheet



Back view


Issue date  08 January 2020

Singapore Post has issued a special SGD10 collector sheet with laser cut perforations to commemorate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Chinese Zodiac sign Rat. This limited edition collector sheet comes in a special folder with Red Packets.

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Thursday 10 September 2020

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycled Plastic Stamps

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycled Plastic Stamps

Liechtenstein 2020 PET Embroidered Stamps



Issue date  07 Sep 2020

Liechtenstein Post with Hammerle & Vogel in Lustenau, Austria has issued an embroidered PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Stamp featuring a GLOBE made from the polyester yarn thread from 3100 recycled PET bottles with a volume of 600ml.

The Embroidered Stamp of 6.30 Euros shows an Embroidered Globe in the centre and three green leaves symbolizing an Eco-friendly Environment. 

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Wednesday 9 September 2020

Crypto Stamp - Update

Category - Sight 
Subcategory - Crypto Stamp / Stamps with QR code

Marshall  Islands 2019 Mi10 Crypto Stamp



Issue date 01 April 2019

Marshall Island Posts in collaboration with Inter Governmental Philatelic Corp (IGPC) has issued a special limited edition stamps sheet with 6 stamps featuring the beaches of Marshall Island along with 6 QR codes which will automatically link to a crypto Wallet for first time user who can collect the new crypto currency coins when scanned with the smartphone or tablet.


The QR code allows the user to redeem 100 Mi10 Cryptocurrency tokens/coins for each block of these stamps, one time only per unique serial number.

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