Stamps with Leather - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with material affixed - Leather / Stamps with Leather

Indonesia 2026 Bandung 2026 Stamp Exhibition - Stamp with puppet piece made of buffalo hide 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 Stamp with puppet piece made of buffalo hide with an Overprint of the Exhibition Logo (Gold foil) and Mascot.(Silver Foil)

The stamps were first released on 18 June 2012 at the Jakarta 2012 World Stamp Championship .(click link to see earlier post)

All the Stamp sheets are numbered 0578.

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Stamps with Leather

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps /Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

Indonesia 2026 Bandung 2026 Stamp Exhibition - Stamp with Batik Cloth 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 Stamp with Batik Cloth with an Overprint of the Exhibition Logo (Gold foil) and Mascot.(Silver Foil)

The stamps were first released on 18 June 2012 at the Jakarta 2012 World Stamp Championship .(click link to see earlier post)

All the Stamp sheets are numbered 0578.

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Cloth Stamps

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps /Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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

Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps / Stamps with Leather

Indonesia 2026 Wayang Puppets - Stamps on Silk Sheetlet

Issue date 20 April 2026

Indonesian Post has issued a special sheetlet with 5 stamps printed on Silk titled "Wayang Puppets" commemorating the Indonesian Shadow Puppets. The stamps feature puppet characters of the Mahabharata epic - Yudhistira,  Bhima, Arjun, Nakula and Sadewa with a Cinderella stamp on the Sheetlet.

The stamps are printed with varnish type raised printing and Gold embossed hand puppet printed on the selvage of the silk souvenir sheet.

My stamp sheets are numbered 0769/3000

The Wayang Puppets folder also features the Overpint of the 2012 Indonesia World Stamp Exhibition sheet with a leather puppet piece printed on the 20000 IDR stamp.

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Cloth Stamps

Stamps with Leather

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps /Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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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Cloth Stamps

Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed

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Multi-Sensory Stamps Sets - Update

Category - Multi - Sensory 
Subcategory - Stamps set with different printing technology

Indonesia  2025 Thailand 2025 International Philatelic Exhibition Stamp sheets with Holographic foil / Glitter and Silk Mini sheets.

Issue date 29 July 2025

Indonesia Post to commemorate the Thailand 2025 held in Bangkok from 8-12 August 2025 with the issue of 4 Special limited edition mini sheets with 2 se-tenant self adhesive Stamps each (Borobudur Temple and Thai Dancers). Two of the mini-sheet has been printed on holographic foil with one having the glitter spots effect. The other 2 mini-sheet has been printed on a silk fabric - one with perf and the other imperf stamps.

My mini sheet is numbered 0145/1100

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Cloth Stamps

3D - Holographic Stamps

Stamps with Glitter

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch / Sight
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps / Embossed Stamps / Stamps with Glitter

Indonesia 2025 Phila Korea 2025 Traditional Dresses Silk Stamps

Issue date 17 September 2025 

Post Indonesia to commemorate the World Stamp Exhibition (Phila Korea) 2025 held in Seoul Kores has issued a set of 3 self adhesive Limited edition Silk Mini sheet featuring 2 stamps of Traditional costumes worn by ladies in Indonesia (Kebaya) and South Korea (Hanbok).

The silk mini sheet was limited to 2000 sets of three sheets only. (My sheets are numbered 1509 / 2000)

One of the mini sheet is perforated with embossed varnish, The second sheet has imperf stamps with embossed Varnish while the third mini sheet has perf stamps with embossed varnish and Glitter.

Embossed Stamps with varnish

Embossed Stamps with Varnish and Glitter

Embossed stamps with glitter

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Cloth Stamps

Embossed Stamps

Stamps with Glitter

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps

Indonesia 2025 Lunar New Year of the Snake

Issue date 22 January 2025

POS Indonesia to commemorate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake has issued a limited edition of Miniature sheet with 4 self Adhesive Stamps with holographic foil printing

My sheet number is of 1597/2000

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3D - Holographic Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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

First stamps arrives after Christmas through private courier

Indonesia 2024 China 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition

Issue date 29 November 2024

Indonesia Post had issued 2 special limited edition mini stamp sheet - one with holographic foil printing and the other sheet with hexagonal stamps featuring hens and mandarin ducks to commemorate their participation at the China 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in east China's Shanghai on Nov. 29, 2024.

My sheets are numbered 1541/2500

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3D - Holographic Stamps

Odd Shaped Stamps

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Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell/ Sight
Subcategory - Scented Stamps / Stamps with Varnish / Glow in Dark under UV Stamps

Indonesia 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition Scented Stamps

Issue date 3-7 July 2024

Indonesia Post to commemorate the 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition and Competition has issued a set of 5 rose scented Souvenir sheet for each day of the 5 day event. The souvenir sheet is printed with Glow in the Dark under UV printing on all the sheets and varnish has been applied to some areas of the Sheet.

Special thanks to Irene Chen for her help in obtaining these sheets. The sheets are numbered 0453/1000.

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Scented Stamps

Stamps with Varnish Printing

Glow in Dark under UV Stamps

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Cloth Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Cloth Stamps

Rearranging my earlier posts to reflect correct country category.

Indonesia 2012 – World Stamp Championship Jakarta – Stamp with Batik Cloth

Issue date 18 June 2012

Indonesia Post issued a special Souvenir sheet on 18 June 2012 during the World Stamp Championship held at Jakarta from 18-24 June 2012 which features batik cloth prints on the stamps while the bigger stamp features a piece of the Batik Cloth.

The form of batik motifs is a reflection of social culture, philosophy of life, customs of people of Sunda, an ethnic group of West Java people. 

A limited edition of overprint was issued for the 2022 Indonesia World Stamp Championship with a limited run of 1000 pieces, My sheet number is 0756 / 1000

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Cloth Stamps

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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps - Update

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

Indonesia 2017 Bandung World Stamp Exhibition Wood MS

Issue date 7 August 2017

The World Stamp Exhibition was held in Bandung City, Indonesia from 3rd to 7th August 2017. During the exhibition a special wood Miniature sheet featuring the exhibition logo flower Patra Komala (Caesalpinia Pulcherrima) was issued. This was sold as part of an entire set of philatelic products issued during the exhibition on the final day of the exhibition. Only 500 sets has been produced.

The stamp is imperforate and the stamp holes on the stamp are meant just for display. 


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Wood and Wood Paper Stamps


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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet - Update

Category - Sight / Touch
Subcategory - Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet / Odd shaped Stamp 

Indonesia 2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional XIX Games

Issue Date 9 September 2016

2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional is the nineteenth edition of the National Games to be held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scheduled to be held in September in Bandung, West Java, the 2016 PON will cover 64 sports.

The souvenir sheet issued by Post Indonesia is odd shaped with an round stamp and one embossed gold medal printed on the side of the stamp.

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Odd Shaped Stamp
Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet


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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D Hologram   

Indonesian 2014 150th anniversary of first Indonesian stamp with 3D holograph stamp 

Issue date 01 April 2014 

Indonesian Post issued the first Netherland Indies stamp on 01 April 1864 - to commemorate this 150th Anniversary, Indonesian post reissued the first stamp with holographic printing.

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3D - Holographic Stamps

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - 3D Hologram 

Indonesia 2016 Indonesia - Thailand Joint Issue Hologram Souvenir Sheet

Issue date 05 May 2016

Indonesian Post has issued a souvenir sheet with special stamps printed as a 3D hologram stamp to commemorate the 66 years of the Diplomatic Relations between Indonesia and Thailand. 

One of the stamp features a Mural painting from the Emerald Buddha temple in Thailand while the other stamp features the paintings of Kamesan. The stamps are self adhesive.

A limited edition of overprint was issued for the 2016 32nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition in Thailand with a limited run of 10000 pieces, My sheet number is 00517 / 1000

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3D - Holographic Stamps

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

Category - Sight 
Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps / Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes

Indonesia 2016 Total Eclipse Miniature Sheet stamp with glow in the dark effect 

Issue date 23 February 2016 

Indonesian Post on Tuesday officially issued a Total Solar Eclipse special stamp on a miniature sheet with glow in the dark effect. A total solar eclipse occurred on March 9, 2016 and could only be seen from parts of Indonesia.

Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, and the three bodies align precisely.

The 2016 Total Solar Eclipse stamps consisted of three parts with the background of total solar eclipse chronology, combined with the Indonesian tale of Bathara Kala (God of Time) who swallowed the sun. In mythology, he causes eclipses by trying to eat the Sun or the Moon. 

The stamps are special in that they glow in the dark under UV light. 

The series of the stamps were also the first to be able simulated in Augmented Reality (AR) of total solar eclipse through Android gadgets in 4D-id application. When scanned using the AR app, a picture of the Balinese Hindu God Batara Kala (God of Time) about to swallow the Sun can be seen.

4D id app for Android phones

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps 
Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes

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Stamps with Hidden image

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Hidden image

This category of stamps require a polarized viewer to see the hidden image on the stamp. These hidden images are printed as a security feature.

Indonesia 2014 Postal Service with Image Scanner

Images hidden on Stamp seen through an image scanner

Image Scanner

Issue date 26 August 2014

POS Indonesia has issued two stamps to commemorate the Postal Service in Indonesia. These stamps feature 3 hidden image each as a security feature which can only be seen with a polarized image scanner.

On the stamps you find the following hidden image "10" or "20", "NKRI" and the "Garuda" silhouette.

These are anti-forging security features implemented by POS Indonesia.

HongKong Post had issued stamps featuring an image scanner sometime back with the Tangram sheetlet

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