Saturday, 13 May 2023

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

Category - Sight / Sound
Sub Category - Stamps with Augmented Reality code

Switzerland 2023 100 years of SUISA stamp with AR code



Issue date 09 May 2023

Swiss Post to commemorate 100 years of SUISA - A Cooperative that acts as an agent for music copyrights throughout Switzerland and works to ensure fair payment for musicians. The Stamp has an Augmented Reality feature that is activated on the Smartphone when the stamp is scanned with the Swiss Post App scanner. An audible animation is activated.

The video captured on the smartphone is shown below



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Friday, 12 May 2023

Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Australia 2022 Australian Bred Roses - Dusky Moon






Issue date November 2022

Australia Post as part of the Impression Series has issued a special limited edition Rose Scented Minisheets as part of the Australian Bred Roses - Lorraine Lee. In addition to this another Rose-Scented Minisheet part of the Australian Bred Roses - Dusky Moon was also issued to Domestic Australian Stamp Collectors. So if you have a friend in Australia ask him/her for one.

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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Stamps with Rock Dust - Update

Category Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Rock Dust

Switzerland 2023 Art in Architecture




Issue date 09 May 2023

Swiss Post in the third series of Art Collection has issued a set of Special Stamps commemorating the use of Concrete in Art. To give the concrete wall depicted in the design a tactile dimension, cement pigments were added to the ultra-matt finish.

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Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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

The Isle of Man 2023 The Kneale Archives Glow in Dark under UV Stamps




Issue date 18 April 2023

The IOM Post office has issued a set of 6 stamps highlighting the works of world-renowned Isle of Man author Nigel Kneale (1922-2006).

The stamps feature scenes from 
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Tomato Cain
- The Quatermass Productions
- The Year of the Sex Olympics
- The Stone Tape
- Beasts

The Stamps were printed with hidden messages which appear to Glow in the Dark Under UV Light

Spoiler Alert - Images of stamps from my collection below reveal the messages under UV Light









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