Odd Shaped Miniature Sheets - Update

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

On a snowy day with 40 cm of snow.. thought I pick up one of the many odd shaped miniature sheet in my collection to update on my blog ...Hope you like it.

Belgium 2024 Universe Stamp shaped Miniature sheet 

Image taken from the net for illustration purpose

Issue date 26 August 2024

BPost or Belgium Post has issued a self adhesive miniature sheet in the shape of a stamp with 10 round stamps depicting the planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in eight stamps. The ninth stamp depicts the James Webb telescope which confirmed the existence of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. The tenth stamp depicts the 7 planets around the star TRAPPIST-1 habitable zone, located about 40 light-years from Earth.

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Odd shaped Miniature Sheet

Odd Shaped Stamps

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Stamps with Interactive Games - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Games 

Belgium 2024 Brecht Evens: Flora Stamps with hidden items

Issue date 10 June 2024

Belgium Post to commemorate the works of Belgian comic book artist Brecht Evens has issued a special artwork featuring a colorful field of flowers with stamps featuring a collection of flowers with hidden enchanting elements.

Spoiler alert - Following image of the stamp highlights the hidden elements among the flowers. Need to magnify to see the elements.

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Stamps with Interactive Games

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Extra Small Sized Stamps

Category - Sight
Sub category - Extra Small Size Stamps 

Belgium 2025 Micro-animals Small sized Stamps

Issue date 13 October 2025

BPost has issued a minisheet with 5 stamps of the small size 10mm x 20mm featuring 5 microscopic animals

a. Daphnia pulex - the water flea 

b. Cyclops strenuus - the copepod 

c. Caenorhabditis elegans - roundworm 

d. Rotifera, Philodina sp. - the rotifer 

e. Tardigrada, Hypsibius sp. - the tardigrade

As compared to a normal Stamp from BPost

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Extra Small Sized Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps

Belgium 2025 Heroes of Mythology - Athena Crypto Stamp with holographic foil printing

Issue date 18 September 2025

Belgium Post BP Post in association with Austria Post, Netherland Post, Luxembourg Post and Portugal Post has issued a special Crypto Stamp with holographic foil printing featuring Athena - Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare. 

The other crypto stamps issued in the series are - Zeus(Austria Post), Hera (Austria Post), Artemis (Luxembourg Post),  Hermes (Netherland Post) and Poseidon (Portugal Post).

The NFT with my Crypto Stamp is Blue


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Crypto Stamp
Stamps with QR Code
Stamps with NFC technology 
3D - Holographic Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps / Stamps with QR Code / Stamps with scratch off Printing/ Stamps with NFC technology

Belgium 2024 Dragon Crypto Stamp

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Issue date 21 October 2024

Belgium Post in collaboration with Netherland Post, Austria Post and Luxembourg Post has issued a special Crypto Stamp with Holographic Foil printing. The Crypto Stamp comes with its associated NFT image of the Dragon (in colors Red Yellow Blue Green Black) which can be claimed to one's online wallet by scanning the QR code and saving it in one's online wallet with code obtained by scratching off the covered area behind the stamp card.

The NFT associated with my stamp is Green

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Crypto Stamp

Stamps with QR Code

Stamps with NFC technology 

Stamps with Scratch Off Printing

3D - Holographic Stamps

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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

Belgium 2024 Luminous Nature Stamps with Glow in the Dark under UV

Issue date 26 August 2024

Belgium Post to highlight the natural occurrence of bioluminescence or fluorescence in living organism that actively emit or reflect light. 

a. Omphalotus illudens – False luminous clytocybe, 

b. Lamprohiza spendidula – Splendid glowworm or splendid lampyre, 

c. Fluorite at night, 

d. Fluorite by day, 

e. Noctiluca scintillaus – Single-celled algae

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

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Stamps with Interactive Folds - Update

Category - Touch / Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Folds

Belgium 2022 The Delicious History of Belgian Fries

Issue date 28 August 2023

BP Post has issued a special cut-out miniature sheet to commemorate the Belgian Fries, the miniature sheet which can be folded into a real mobile fries stand.

The stamps featured on the miniature sheet are shops or mobile shops which sold fries in Belgium

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Stamps with Interactive Folds

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations

Belgium 2022 Toots 100 Vinyl-Shaped Stamps with Holes

Issue date 21 March 2022

BP Post has issued a special vinyl-shaped single that comes in a record sleeve featuring the life of  Toots Thielemans.

The sheetlet has a hole in the center as in any long-playing vinyl record.

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/CutOuts

Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

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Stamps with Interactive Folds - Update

Category - Touch / Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Folds

Belgium 2022 Jean Capart and Egyptology in Belgium Stamp sheet with interactive folds

Issue date 13 June 2022

BP Post has issued a special sheetlet commemorating Jean Capart the founder of Belgian Egyptology. The sheetlet is specially cut so that it can be folded into the shape of a pyramid.

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Stamps with Interactive Folds

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut Outs - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Holes/Odd-shaped Miniature sheet

Belgium 2022 Region Cheeses Stamp sheet with holes

Issue date 24 January 2022

BP Post has issued a special sheetlet with a special shape, in the form of a slice of cheese with holes. The sheetlet features a map of Belgium and the regions where some of the different types of Cheese are found.

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Stamps with Holes/Design Perforations/Cut-Outs

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3D - Motion stamps - Update

Category - Sight / Touch
Subcategory - 3D - Motion Stamps

Belgium 2021 Wheres the Patry? Lenticular stamp

Issue date 14 Jun 2021 

BP Post to celebrate the start of the Euro Cup Football tournament has issued a lenticular miniature sheet with 2 Stamps featuring a full stadium with supporters, holding colored signs forming the Belgian tricolor, that change color by the effect of lenticular movement: . 

The stamp and the stamp sheetlet have a lenticular effect, which simulates movement.

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3D - Motion Stamps

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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

Belgium 2021 Europa - Endangered Wildlife Glow in the Dark Stamp

Issue date 14 June 2021

Belgium Post has issued a miniature sheet showing 2 endangered species - field rat and the field snake in their natural habitat. 

The upside down pictures of the sheet shows the reflection of their endangered situations.

The stamps are printed with black light ink. When shining with a black light lamp over the stamps, the skeletons of the animals appear.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

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Unusual Postal Stationery - Update

Category - Hear
Subcategory - Unusual Covers, Envelopes, Folders and Postcards 

Belgium 2018 Tomorrowland LP Postcard 

Issue date 11 June 2018

Tomorrowland is an electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Belgium. Tomorrowland was first held in 2005 and has since become one of the world's largest and most notable music festivals.

BPost and Tomorrowland has collaborated to issue a special Postcard and Stamp set - which contains a sheet of five postage stamps, together with five musical postcards. 

The Postcard can be played like a vinyl record or just hold your smartphone against the card and surf to tomorrowland.com/stamp, where you can also listen to the Symphony of Unity performed by Universal Nation.

The postage stamp displays the Tomorrowland icon and is printed with a rosé golden effect and the slogan “Live today, Love tomorrow, Unite forever” is included on the sheet. Stamps can only be used in Belgium.

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Unusual Postal Stationery


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Stamps with Thermographic printing - Update

Category Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Thermographic printing

Belgium 2017 Europa Belgian Castles 

Issue date 12 June 2017

The Europa Annual theme 2017 was dedicated to Castles and BPost has issued a special miniature sheet featuring a fictional sand castle with 5 stamps.

The sheet and stamps has special sand-effect feel when touched with the help of thermographic printing. Red shiny particles are noticeable on the printing giving it a depth feel.


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Stamps with Thermographic printing

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Stamps featuring Inverts - Update

Category Sight
Subcategory - Stamps on Stamps  - Inverts

Belgium 2009 Stamp issued featuring the Inverted Dendermonde stamp

Issue date 03 November 2009 

The inverted error Dendermonde stamp was issued by Belgian Postal Authorities on 05 August 1920 featuring the town hall of Dendermonde. Only one sheet of 25 stamps was issued. This stamp was featured on a souvenir sheet for the promotion of Belgium philately. 

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Stamps featuring Inverts

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Silver Stamps - Update

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Subcategory - Silver Stamps

Belgium 2015 175 years of Independence Silver Stamp pack

Issue date 21 July 2005

Belgium issued a silver stamp, commemorating 175 years of Belgium and 25 years of federalism. The Stamp features the first King of the Belgians, Leopold I and the 6th (current) King Albert II. The stamp was sold in a souvenir box, together with a sheetlet, depicting all royal couples.

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Silver Stamps


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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamp with materials affixed - seed

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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Stamps with Seeds
Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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