Philately: July 2017

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Odd World - United Arab Emirates

My UAE collection of Odd and Unusual stamps

Coffee scented stamp

Transparent stamp

3D stamp
2008 40th anniversary of centre for Documentation and Research

Diamond shaped and special coat on pearl

Odd shape - Tete beche stamps

Box shaped stamp

Odd shaped stamp

Monday, 17 July 2017

Odd World - Armenia

My Armenia collection of Odd /Unique stamps.

Odd shape : Apple shaped stamp

Friday, 14 July 2017

USPS's First Thermochromic Ink stamp

USPS's First Thermochromic Ink stamp

USPS's First Thermochromic Ink stamp was released on June 20th, 2017 to commemorate the August 21st Total Eclipse of the Sun. The stamp has a black circle in the middle, when it is exposed to light/heat the image of the moon will appear. Thermochromic inks are vulnerable to UV light and should be kept out of direct sunlight as much as possible to preserve this special effect. Since the stamps on the cover are traveling a long way, they are exposed to sunlight and obviously they lose their special feature. In order to preserve the Mint stamps, USPS is providing some special envelopes at an extra cost.