SOAR Stamp - Ireland

Stamps on a Roll (SOAR)

On 22 July 2010 An Post introduced Stamps On A Roll. The stamps are on rolls of 600 and are only given a denomination at the time of purchase. To distinguish these stamps from other stamp products, they are being given the name Stamps On A Roll or SOAR for short.  They are self-adhesive labels with the pre-printed designs, the country name, and upright sequential number in the lower right corner and at the point of purchase are printed with the face value, date of purchase, a unique identifier code for each stamp including the number of the post office and the device, and operational control numbers.

In January 12,2017, Ireland post issued  9th definitive stamp series - A history of Ireland in 100 Objects, a selection. The objects featured on the SOAR stamps are a Mesolithic Fish Trap, a Ceremonial Axehead, a Neolithic Bowl, a Gold Hoard, a Flint Macehead, Bronze Age Funerary Urns, the Tara Torcs and the Broighter Boat.  The stamps features Augmented Reality, If you scan the stamp with CEE App it will take you to www.100objects.ie/about/ .

I got the Funerary Urns on cover, The Bronze Age Funerary Urns (1900–1300 BC) were made to be buried with the dead. 

CEE App code Stamp - Ireland

On an Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, a group of Irish nationalists proclaimed Ireland's Independence from the United Kingdom. The Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army  made a Proclamation and it was read out by Patrick Pearse outside the General Post Office on Sackville Street.  

Though the Rising failed in military terms, the principles of the Proclamation to varying degrees influenced the thinking of later generations of Irish politicians.

Since the rising happened on an Easter day, it is called Easter Rising.

To commemorate 100th year of this event on January, 2016 An Post (Ireland Post) introduced 16  stamps under the 8th Definitive stamps series.  The stamps have been grouped as Leaders and Icons, Participants, Easter week and the Aftermath. 

These stamps features Augmented Reality, and when scanned by a smartphone with the CEE APP, will play the below video.

Disclaimer:  I have compiled whatever I have read and understood through the Internet.  If anything wrong please email me, I will make the changes.