Cloth Stamps - Update

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Indonesia 2026 Bandung 2026 Stamp Exhibition - National Costume - Kebaya Stamp with Fabric affixed on the Stamp Souvenir Sheet Overprint.

Issue date 27 August 2026

POS Indonesia at the Bandung 2026 Asian International Stamp Exhibition held between 27 and 31st August 2026, has reissued  the National Costume - Kebaya Stamp with Fabric affixed on the Stamp Souvenir Sheet with an Overprint of the Exhibition Logo (Gold foil) and Mascot.(Silver Foil)

The stamps were earlier released on 21 October 2025.(click link to see earlier post)

All the Stamp sheets are numbered 820/2000

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Cloth Stamps - Update

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Indonesia 2025 National Costume - Kebaya Stamp with Fabric affixed on the Stamp Souvenir Sheet

Issue date - 21 October  2025

Indonesia Post, to commemorate the Traditional Dress worn by Women in Indonesia - The Kebaya, has issued 4 Souvenir sheet featuring the Kebaya in different Flowery Prints with the shiny silk fabric been cut and affixed on the stamp as worn by the ladies on the stamps of the Souvenir sheet. The limited edition souvenir sheet has a high Stamp value of IDR50000.

My souvenir sheet is numbered 1633/2000 for all the 4 stamps from the folder.

Updated 18 September 2026

A fifth stamp with Yellow cloth (instead of yellow green) was recently discovered (Bandung Asian International Stamp Exhibition 2026) by a fellow philatelist to have been issued in February 2025 issue of "Philately". The dealer I had bought from had sent me 5 stamps with the folder and I was wondering why 5 and the fifth stamp with yellow cloth closely resembled the yellow green cloth from the stamp on the folder not knowing it was issued earlier.

My Stamp with the Yellow Kebaya Cloth issued earlier is numbered 1605/2000

The stamps side by side to understand the variation in the color of the Kebaya cloth of the 2 stamps - Left (Yellow Green) from folder - Right (Yellow) from an earlier issue.

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Crypto Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Crypto Stamps

Austria 2025  Heroes of Mythology - Helios Crypto Stamp with Gold Bar

Issue date 16 October 2025

Austria Post to complete the Heroes of Mythology series of Crypto stamp has issued a limited edition  (350 pieces only) Gold Crypto stamp featuring Helios - Greek Sun God.

Had bought this stamp to complete my collection of the Heroes of Mythology series of holographic Crypto Stamps but was very disappointed as it did not had the exuberance of holographic foil printing for the Sun God in all its brilliance.  Though the pricing was high (500Eur) due to the limited edition (350pieces only) and a 1gram gold bar (999.9 purity) it still featured the security code at the back with Scratch off printing to claim your Gold NFT. A NFC chip is also embedded on the stamp though the details of the stamp is not visible. The QR code is also missing on the stamp. The stamp is plastic with a self adhesive sticker at the back to allow it to be stuck on an envelope though I doubt any use of the high value stamp with a denomination of 500 EUR. It remains just a collectible item and high rate of impossibility it being used as a postage. Not recommended as postage stamp but maybe as part of the crypto stamp collection (though I have stopped collecting gold crypto stamps - this one was one off to completed the Heroes of Mythology Series)

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Surprised that I had not updated my blog on this sheet considering its one of the most sought unusual item among the Unusual Stamp collector's list. Rumored that it was sold at a Chinese Embassy to collectors to fund Morocco Development Fund (not substantiated with facts - no official statement on its release though mentioned on Morocco Post presentation on the innovations of Morocco Post in its stamp issues). Also rumored that a limited number was produced and distributed as gifts among the Moroccan and Chinese Officials attending the launch of the stamps in Morocco. No comments from my end but you just got to admire the beauty of the stamp presented on Silk and affixed with a porcelain jar. 

Morocco 2008 50 years of Diplomatic Relations Morocco - China Miniature sheet with Porcelain Jar affixed

Issue date 30 October 2008

Morocco Post to commemorate the 50 years of Diplomatic Relations between Morocco and China has issued a limited and special miniature sheet printed on Silk (Printed in China) with a special ceramic Jar affixed on the Silk Sheet. (Came in a green presentation Box)

There were 3 varieties of miniature sheet printed - Miniature sheet printed with normal paper, limited number of Miniature sheet printed on Silk and limited number of Miniature sheet printed on Silk with a Porcelain Jar affixed.

+Silk Version (enlarge and see the grainy image of the sheet)

+Normal Sheet 

Some information from the net regarding this stamp (Updated 28Jan2026 - from the Silk Road archives)

"In 2008, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Morocco and China, Morocco Post issued the first silk stamp inlaid with ceramic themed the 50th Anniversary for the Establishment of the Diplomatic Ties between the People’s Republic of China and Morocco. The patterns inscribed on three stamps were the ancient city gates of Morocco and the Great Wall of China, porcelain and windows of two countries. In addition, the minor stamp included the national flags of the two countries and characters reading “50”, and incorporated white porcelain canteen from Dehua county, China’s porcelain capital, to depict the route of Maritime Silk Road from Morocco to Quanzhou (600 years ago, Ibn Battuta, a great traveler of Morocco, has visited Quanzhou, Fujian province). "

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Switzerland 2022 Stamps with Chlorophyll Pigments 

Issue date 5 May 2022

Swiss Post as part of the Canvas Art Series has issued a special stamp printed with chlorophyll green pigments to represent a meadow designed by artist Monica Ursina Jager. Chlorophyll is the substance responsible for the green colour of plants and the pigment is living and will change over time depending on the effect of light. The sheet has a pane of 8 stamps.

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Switzerland 2023 Swiss Inventions - Hook and Loop Fastener - Miniature Sheet

Issue date 07 September 2023

Swiss Post to commemorate a Swiss invention of the Hook and Loop Fastener (common brand name Velcro TM) by Vaud engineer George de Mestral, has issued a special miniature sheet which features : a little piece of hook and loop fastener attached to the stamp.

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Subcategory - Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed /Stamps with NFC technology 

Portugal 2020 About Time for Hope Stamp with Graphene affixed and NFC technology

Issue date 06 November 2020

CTT Portugal, to show hope in the future to overcome the Covid 19 pandemic crises,  has issued  as special stamp with a Graphene material affixed incorporating NFC technology containing a coded message containing the poem “Contagion” by doctor/writer Miguel Torga, written in Coimbra and dated 15 September 1951.

Graphene being a nano material has been in the forefront research for its antimicrobial and diagnostics applications against Covid 19.

To be able to access this technology and see the message encoded in the philatelic block, you must first download the CTT Filatelia App available on the App Store or Play Store, and then bring the camera closer to your device - which must contain the technology looking for the area where NFC frequency is being used.

All the following 3 conditions must be met to have the desired effect:
1. The cell phone must have the NFC chip and the option should be activated!
2. You must a have a QR reader app installed or you can install it now after activating the NFC option! You must then proceed to install the Portuguese Post Office CTT app for which a QR is provided in the last photo (green colour) or manually install the free app from App or playstore and its called: CTT Filatelia

3. Now open the app.....then bring your cell phone in very close proximity to the stamp for the "chip" to activate the desired effect or activate the passive content on the stamp!

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Subcategory - Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed / Odd Shaped Stamp / Extra Large Stamps

Spain 2020 Philatelic Collectors

Issue date 02 October 2020

Correos Spain to honour the hobby of Stamp Collection has issued a special odd shaped Cardstock Stamp with a plastic magnifying glass attached to the stamp. The magnifying glass being one of the important tools in stamp collecting. The stamp features the famous painting The Philatelist , the work of the Swiss painter François Barraud, from 1929.

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Odd Shaped Stamps

Extra Large Stamps

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Azerbaijan 2019 100th Anniversary of State Border Service 

Issue date 20 August 2019

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Postal Authority has issued a special miniature sheet with 3 Stamps

A 3 AZN stamp depicts a jubilee medal issued in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the SBS of the AR

A 3 AZN stamp depicts the badges of the Academy and the Specialized School of the State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

A 3 AZN stamp depicts an Azerbaijani border guard with a weapon on his shoulder and looking through binoculars. The binocular lenses are coated with a special material that imitates the effect of the lens.

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Stamps with NFC Technology - Update

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Portugal 2019 Christmas Souvenir sheet with LED attached

Issue date 22 October 2019

CTT Portugal has issued a special souvenir sheet for Christmas 2019 which has a LED light built into the miniature sheet and gets activated with the NFC (near field communication) touch of the smartphone (need to activate the NFC capability in your android smartphone. For iphone users some models have limited NFC capability e.g. iphone XS, iphone XR and iphone XS Max - the LED blinks only once when sheet is put across the iphone whereas in an NFC activated android phone the LED continuously blink)

Seen on a Huawei P20 Pro Android phone

Seen on a Iphone XR model

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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My first Chile Unusual stamp

Chile 1972 Nationalization of Copper Industry Souvenir Block

Issue date 11 July 1972

Correos De Chile to commemorate the Nationalization of the Copper Industry has issued a special commemorative ungummed souvenir block with 2 imperforate stamps and a commemorative copper medallion attached onto the sheet block.

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Materials Affixed - Amber Stone 

Liechtenstein 2017 Amber Room Miniature Sheet with Amber Tile affixed - Personalised Stamp

Issue Date 06 December 2018

The Amber Room was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg. Constructed in the 18th century in Prussia, the original Amber Room was dismantled and eventually disappeared during World War II. Before its loss, it was considered an "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Originally commissioned by the Prussian King Frederick I for Charlottenburg Palace, it went in 1716 as a gift to the Russian Tsar Peter I to Saint Petersburg. It was given its final appearance under Catherine the Great when it was moved to its summer palace, the Catherine Palace, just outside St. Petersburg. 

The Amber Room was looted during World War II by the Army Group North of Nazi Germany, and brought to Königsberg for reconstruction and display. Its current whereabouts remain a mystery.

This is a special issue Personal stamp created by the a Philatelic company Hermann E Sieger GmbH in collaboration with Liechtenstein Post. 499 pieces were issued. The minisheet features the picture of the Amber room with a piece of real amber tile attached to the middle stamp.

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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This subcategory is started to address miniature sheets issued by some countries with materials affixed on the sheet and not on the stamps

Belgium 2015 - the Grand-Place of Mons featuring the annual folk festival of the " Doudou"

Issue date 01 June 2015

Bpost has issued a special miniature sheet commemorating the City of Mons which has been designated as European Capital of Culture for the year 2015.

The miniature sheet with 5 stamps features the main buildings in the Grand Place in Mons -  a. Hotel of the White Greyhound b . City Hall c . Chapel of St. George . Hotel Imperial Crown e . Theatre Royal

The Ducasse de Mons or Doudou is a popular festival that happens every year on Trinity Sunday (57 days after Easter) in the town of Mons in Belgium. 

During Sunday's Trinity, the first Sunday after Pentecost, the Grand Place is transformed into a large battlefield for Lumeçon. This is the fight between Saint George, which represents the good, and the dragon, symbolizing evil. 

The combat happens on the central square of Mons. The length of the dragon is about 10 metres long. The end of his tail is covered with horses' hairs.  The dragon gives also attacks the public with his tail.  People try to take the mane of the tail because it is said to bring luck for a year.

It is for this reason that a horse horsehair is offered during the show . This authentic hair is fixed on the miniature sheet and can be easily removed . It measures about 25 cm, the ideal size to carry it around the wrist to bring a year of good luck.

 
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Stamps with Seeds - Update

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Belgium 2010 Blossoming Flowers Miniature Sheet with Seeds

Issue date 15 March 2010

Belgian Post has issued a miniature sheet on the occasion of the Flower and Plant Exhibition at Ghent. The miniature sheet  features 2 blossoming flowers - Nicotiniana Alata and Lychnis Coronaria along with seeds on the bottom left end gutter of the Miniature sheet. These seeds can be planted in the moist soil for growing the 2 plants featured on the miniature sheet.

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