WORLD’S FIRST FOR FINLAND

Finnish stamps go green, and when we say green we mean 100% green!

New stamps will be issued in Finland on May 4. The themes include being green, joyful moments in spring and summer, the World Fair, and sculptures. There will be a stamp booklet, a miniature sheet, and individual stamps. Moreover, a new personalized stamp frame will be published.

Its easy to choose a more enviromentally sound for sending mail with these stamps. All deliveries with these stamps (read more)

published May 7th, 2010

Personalised Stamps The issue on 16 April is the sixth so far and Norway Post has announced that there will be more! Personalised stamps are a success all over the world. Initially (late 1990s) they were not proper stamps, just perforated labels to affix beside the stamp. As time went by, a number of postal administrations decided to go all out and upgraded the label to a stamp with a value and a country name. (read more)

published April 1st, 2010

If you’re expecting a letter from Germany any time soon, you might want to follow your nose.

Germany’s Finance Ministry this week, in an annual tradition, issued new postage stamps designed to support charities. In a twist, the stamps are scratch and sniff, with customers able to choose between apple, strawberry, huckleberry and lemon scents.

German daily the Berliner Zeitung reported that the scent -which is only released upon scratching the stamp’s surface – is made possible with scented oils wrapped in miscroscopic capsules.

The stamps have been available in German post offices since early this year, reported the ministry.

published March 17th, 2010

The French post office, known as La Poste has released semi-postal to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake.

The cost of the stamp is 1 euro (US$.1.45). For each one sold the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. (read more)

published March 15th, 2010

The South African Post Office has issued a set of stamps on the 29^th January 2010 “hand signs” for a unique South African sign language. Taxi hand signs have been dubbed South Africa’s 12^th official language. This is because of the millions of commuters that use this unwritten language to indicate taxi drivers where they wish to go.  (read more)

published March 12th, 2010

The Royal Mail has introduced stamps that are tamper-proof to stop them being reused. The stamps have two strips, one either side of the Queen’s head, which are left on the envelope when the stamp is peeled away. They also have “Royal Mail” printed on them. Although stamps are franked at the sorting office, the markings on reused ones are not always picked up by staff. (read more)

published February 25th, 2010

Outskirts Press, the fastest growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company, recently announced it is making available to its family of over 4500 published authors an opportunity to feature their book cover on customized first-class US postage stamps.

Every envelope they send out can then promote their own books with these new eye catching stamps. These are legitimate, custom First Class U.S. Postal stamps, and they come in quantities of 120, each with a color image of the author’s book cover (read more)

published February 22nd, 2010

Welcome to the world little Mali, Melbourne Zoo’s newest addition to the elephant herd born 16 January 2010.

Initially called ‘Baby’ by her devoted keepers, the calf was named via an online public competition, with the overwhelming favourite being the Thai word for jasmine: ‘Mali’.

The Magic of Mali Souvenir Stamp Sheet celebrates another successful birth due to the mammoth efforts of the Australasian Conservation Breeding Program. Part of the proceeds of this stamp sheet go to the Melbourne Zoo to help in the conservation of the endangered Asian Elephant.

The breeding program is already off to a great start with Mali born in Melbourne, two male calves at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and another pregnant elephant at each zoo. Personalised sheets as these ones are being issued during the breeding program

published January 21st, 2010

A Miniature Sheet of Gold and Silver Stamp will be issued by Hong Kog Post on Lunar New Year Animals -Ox/Tiger The Issue date will be the 6th February 2010

Under the subject, bid farewell to the “Year of the Ox” and welcome the “Year of the Tiger” the stamps are a perfect example of how great Hong Kong stamps look like thanks to its innovative designs and vibrant colours!

Embossed and hot-foiled with genuine 24K and 22K gold as well as 99.9% silver, this special edition is so enchanting that you can hardly bear to put it down

Original Post: Hong Kong Post Stamps

published January 14th, 2010