Category - Touch/Sight
Subcategory - Thermochromic Stamps
Subcategory - Thermochromic Stamps
Finland 2006 Snow Art Stamps with thermochromic ink printing
Issue date 22 September 2006
Finland Post has issued a special booklet of 4 self adhesive stamps depicting Ice and Snow Art. The first stamp depicts an ice horse sculpture, sculpted by a team comprised of Steve Brice, Charles Dash, Carl Eady and Michael Gresham for the Blue Ice Art event in Pello in 1999. The second stamp shows the high wall of Kemi Snow Castle. The Third Stamp shows an ice wall built by Kimmo Frosti, the bricks of which are made of ice from Lake Saimaa. The fourth stamp shows a snow lantern made of snowballs.
The blue ink of the face values turns white when touched. The heat-sensitive ink on the stamps will keep for roughly 1.5 years, after which the face values will stay white.
The face value 1 is blue generally
The face value 1 changes to white when heat applied
MI Catalog number = FI MH1815-1818
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