Stamps with Scratch Off Printing - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Stamps with Scratch Off Printing

France 2008 Baby Gender Reveal Stamps with Scratch off Printing

Issue date 29 Mar 2008

La Poste France issued two Set of self adhesive stamps for Baby Gender Reveal (It's a Boy or It's a Girl) stamp with scratch off printing in 2008.

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Stamps with Scratch Off Printing 

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed - Update

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

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 

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Miniature Sheets with Materials Affixed 

Cloth Stamps

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

Category - Hearing/Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codes 

United Kingdom 2010 Great British Railways Stamps with Augmented Reality

Issue date 19 August 2010

Royal Mail has issued a set of 6 Stamps to commemorate the Golden Era of Great Britain Steam Locomotives. 

These stamps are touted to be the world's first "intelligent" stamp and the first to work with image recognition technology (Augmented Reality). Viewing the stamp via a smartphone using "Junaio" (an image recognition application) takes users to a related webpage (Royal Mail Webpage or Channel as it was called) featuring a short film showing Bernard Cribbins reading W.H.Auden's famous poem The Night Mail.

The 6 stamps featured are 

1st Class – LMS Coronation Class Coronation at Euston Station, 1937

1st Class – BR Class 9F – Evening Star at Midsomer Norton, 1962

67p – GWR King Class – King William IV photographed near Teignmouth, 1935

67p – LNER Class A1 – Royal Lancer (location unknown), 1929

97p – SR King Arthur Class – Sir Mador de la Porte at Bournemouth Central, c.1935–39

97p – LMS NCC Class WT – Engine No 2at Larne Harbour, c.1947

Commemorative folder with Stamps

The JUNAIO App was later purchased by Apple to be used in their App Store.

To understand how the stamp worked see the video below

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Stamps with Interactive (Augmented Reality) codes

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Transparent Stamps - Update

Category - Sight
Sub Category - Transparent Stamps/ Stamps with Holes

Armenia 2023 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Armenian Cinema Transparent Stamp

Issue date 15 November 2023

HayPost (Armenia Post) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Armenian Cinema has issued a souvenir sheet with a Postage stamp. The souvenir sheet and the stamp is printed on a transparent self adhesive film like material with projector sprocket holes as in a film roll.

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Transparent Stamps 

Stamps with Holes

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Scented Stamps - Update

Category - Smell 
Subcategory - Scented Stamps

Switzerland 2022 National Guide and Scout Movement Stamps with Smell of Campfire Smoke

Issue date 5 May 2022

Swiss Post to commemorate the national Guide and Scout Movement has issued a special set of stamps depicting a Campfire. The stamp smells of smoke and marks the National Jamboree that takes place once every 14 years.

The smell of smoke on the stamp evokes memories of campfires.

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Scented Stamps 

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Stamps with Interactive Games - Update

Category - Sight
Subcategory - Stamps with Interactive Games 

Japan 2017 Winter Greetings Stamps with Find the difference in the Stamps

 

 

Issue Date 01 December 2017

Japan Post has issued a set of special stamps with minute difference in printing between the two stamps featuring a snowman on the mini sheet with 10 adhesive stamps. Find the difference between the 2 stamps.

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Stamps with Interactive Games

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Silver Stamps - Update

Category - Touch

Subcategory - Stamps made from different materials - Silver

China 2014 China's First Moon Landing Silver Stamp

Issue date 01 January 2014

China Post in collaboration with China's Largest Bank - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has issued a special silver double pane stamp titled "In Commemoration of China's First Moon Landing," showing the Chang'e 3 lander and the six-wheeled Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover opposite each other as part of a double pane 1.2 and 1.5 yuan stamps.(Also general release of the double pane stamps on paper). Dec. 14 2013 marked the first moon landing in 37 years.

The stamps have been enclosed in a special plastic casing to prevent oxidation inside a special folder with the original double pane paper stamp along with a personalized sheet featuring the various moments in the moon landing mission. The front and back of the folder feature holographic foil printing.

My Silver stamp has a Certificate of Authenticity 11056 (Limited to 40000 pieces)

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Silver Stamps

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