Ep. 15 - Unusual Stamps: A Survey of Stamps With Unusual Features and Made of Unusual Materials.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2020
- A look at some of the most unusual postage stamps produced, from Poland's silk souvenir sheet, to Bhutan's "Talking Postage Stamps," to the latest hi tech releases. As postal systems around the world strive to earn money in the face of declining mail volume, they continually find new and innovative stamp features to attract collectors. Do any of these have a place in your stamp collection?
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So very neat! Unusual stamps I think helps to make philately such a great hobby!
Yes it does!
I love novelty stamps, I jut hadn't realised they started in the 60's... great video, thank you!
Thank you Karen.
Definitely some seriously funky stamps there. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on at least the science ones and that Rock of Gibraltar one is super cool . Again, another cracking production - Thanks!😉👍
God bless,take care and thank you very much
Thank you, Edgar.
Genius, pure genius
Thanks - you sessions are well done and informative as well as fun!
Thank you very much, Pius.
Great info and cool collection, and also Go Blue! LSA class of '90 here. I have a novelty Bhutan stamp from when I was a kid, one of the puffy ("3D") series with Gandhi on it.
Thanks, Paul. I call my Bhutan stamps my guilty pleasure, the way they are looked down upon by “serious philatelists.”
Never have I been more jealous of a stamp collection shared on TH-cam. Some exceedingly clever and creative stamps there. Austria has to be the most consistently innovative postal administration as far as novelty stamps. Outstanding video.
physics2112 Thank you. I agree, Austria continues to put out stamps that are particularly attractive to collectors. Did you see my previous video on the Austrian overprints? Those are some of my favorite modern issues.
@@tedtalksstamps I give the award to Bhutan, by a lot (even if I just learned here that Poland was first with silk) Austria did aromatic chocolate too (Bhutan had scratch-n-sniff flowers in 1975), Bhutan also printed on steel, molded cardboard (art brushstrokes) molded plastic, lots of lenticular - even a large circular space souvenir sheet. They even made CD's in 2008
@@steveradell859 I made TH-cam videos of the Bhutan CD ROM stamps. You can see them on my other channel:
m.th-cam.com/video/sGfm-ot5-Cw/w-d-xo.html
m.th-cam.com/video/hwvBAyHI3HY/w-d-xo.html
I really need to upload them to this channel.
Love learning new things everyday about collecting stamps! Keep it up!
I love unsual stamps, the Bhutanese record stamps are a personal favorite of mine. How many people can they say the heard a stamp 😁🇧🇹🎶
If you like to listen to stamps, be sure to check out the recent issue from Spain celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday, which is a record that plays an excerpt from his 5th Symphony.
@@tedtalksstamps I will be sure to look that up, Thanks Ted
@@tedtalksstamps Do these ever appear cancelled? I'm curious how that would be managed.
@@beth7467 I've never seen postally used copies, but I have seen first day covers. The records are self-adhedise, but, the cancel can be hard to see, as the ink does not adhere well to the plastic surface.
Never heard of embossed sealed coin stamps before. Those look cool!
That is impressive that Sworski would add crystals to the stamps.
Great video, thank you!
Per-Ivar Glaser Thank you very much.
Great video Ted!
Raul Menjivar Thanks a lot.
cool topic, I have enjoyed completing Bhutan's non-traditional issues (and did an exhibit in 2012.) I've acquired extras too, and many lenticular etc. from other places - lots of fun. I count the WW I Russia stamp currency as in this category too
I like that term, “non-traditional issues.” Sounds like you have a nice collection.
Thanks Ted
Great informative video
I have one of the stamps from Bhutan 3-D😄
Ray Grappone Thank you.
Bhutan set is so cool. I would love to have them in my collection.
Yes, Bhutan has some fun stamps.
Yeah, unfortunately, the Bhutan record stamps are absurdly expensive, due to their unusual nature.
Wonderful ❤️
Thank you, Atish. I appreciate it.
Hey Ted! I just recently viewed your vids and you're really nice and you do have a very calm and blissful style of explaining and making us learn philately! Thank you for that! I would really appreciate if you could make an video on your collection of Indian stamps or stamps of theme of "Ships". Thank you once again! I'd love to connect with you...
Waiting for your reply! Have a safe week ahead!
I appreciate the kind words, Ved. Thanks for watching.
Fantastic video!!! I love how different stamps can be. Truly fascinating.
Thank you, John.
For me my unusual stamps are my favorite first day covers with 22 carat gold foil in atlanta 1996 olympics featuring athletes in different sporting events and i like it very much thanks from edgar
excellent
Many many thanks, Debasish.
Awesome ,so informative!!!
Thank you, Ahamed.
Those Bhutan 🇧🇹 holographic stamp.
Go Blue!
Hail to the victors!
your program is about as exciting as your outfit..........yawn
Thank you for another great episode! I am not a fan of extraordinary stamp materials which do not fit in my albums. However, I am a country collector and I need to find every issue from the counties I collect - like Austria and Switzerland - both in MNH and used conditions.
There are two issues which comes to my mind when talking about interesting material;
1. 2019 Austria issue (Michel #3470) was the first Crypto collectible of the world. It has the same material and the size with a credit card. In 2020, Austria Post has issued another set of Crypto stamps which I have not received yet.
2. Another country I collect, Faeroe Island, has issued a single stamp (Michel #863, 2016) with fish skin affixed on. this looks really nice.
Anyway, thank you for sharing another great video with us...
I forgot to mention the embroidered stamp with a 24-carat real gold thread issued by Liechtenstein in 2019 (Michel # 1932)
I have the cod skin stamp and I made a slide to put in the closing slide show, but I forgot to include it when I put the video together. Thanks for watching.
That's funny. I had no idea Swarovski had any association with Austria. I used to work in Rhode Island and knew a lot of former and current employees in their plant in Rhode Island where they made what I thought was all of their crystal.
Yes, the company was founded in Austria in 1895.
I'm a huge gimmick lover, i'm hoping to buy a collection of them, i will bid on a few 3-D stamps this week the seller called them "stamps" so i guess he didn't like them. Great vid as always!
Ha ha. I love "stamps."
Never heard of a stamp that uses Fibers from a vessel incorporated into the stamp. That is unique to include HMS Victory parts to a bunch of Stamps.
I have never heard of a stamp that is a miniature record.
I remember being so excited when I was a kid and got my first triangle stamp. I thought that was the most unusual stamp until the day I got my banana stamp. I think I was 16 at the time. I was astonished a number of years ago when someone put a gold stamp on the envelope and the post office actually accepted it. I think it was issued maybe 20 or so years ago as a "collectible" novelty but it was not actually good for postage. I think it was gold foil similar in design to an actual stamp issue and was embossed. It was a nice design but other than the gold content I think it was worthless. On another occasion I got a Christmas card in the mail that had a Christmas seal instead of a stamp on it and nobody at the post office noticed it. I still have both but don't keep them officially in my stamp collection because they are not stamps. I keep them with my collection of interesting covers that are void of stamps next to my unused postcard collection. Generally, I don't seek out what I call oddball stamps. Such novelties don't really appeal to me. I have a small number and keep them but I don't seek them out and won't buy one for myself. to me a stamp is a piece of paper with a design printed on it, preferably with gum on the back and perforations around the perimeter. I would collect the wood ship stamps though. I think those are neat but I like old wood ships.
Thanks for your comments, nunya. The great thing about stamp collecting is that is easily adaptable to all interests and styles of collecting.
I have a full, unused, set of those Bhutan record stamps.
Very cool. I’m envious.
Sikkim to the west (as narrated on the record stamp) of Bhutan no longer exists as an independent nation. Sikkim joined the Indian union as it's 25th state in 1975.
That would be cool to have smell stamps like chocolate or roses 🌹. I don’t think the US has done smell stamps before but I could be wrong about that.
In 2018, the US Postal Service issued a set of scratch and sniff Frozen Treats stamps. www.linns.com/news/2018/may/frozen-treats-stamps-june-20-ceremony.html
Personally, my most unusual stamp is a stamp made of .999 silver from the netherlands.
I was not aware of that one. Is it a valid postage stamp or a silver facsimile?
@@tedtalksstamps They made valid postage stamps as well as cinderellas for the coronation of willem alexander in 2013. They are all stamps, and the ones with face values could be used for postage.
I have always loved the unusual so Bhutan was my favorite country to collect. I got my first 3D stamps from the 60's and I was hooked. I got all thre 3D's, gold foil, silk, steel and some that feel like they are printed on cardboard (they make the page hard to turn). Unfortunately my collection stops at 1970 so I do not have the record stamps. Question. If you play them, are they used? LOL!
I know what you mean. I call Bhutan my guilty pleasure. "Real" philatelists aren't supposed to collect Bhutan. These days, though, unusual stamps are the norm. I mean, a stamp printed on real toilet paper? (Yep. I ordered that one, too. LOL)
I remember being a young kid and going downtown to shop with my mother. We walked by a stamp store and I wanted to go in. There they were the 1967 Bhutan 3D stamps. I remember getting all excited and jumping up and down and saying "Mom look at these. Aren't they the neatest stamps you have ever seen". Can I have them please. She asked me how much I had. I emptied my pockets and came up with $2.00. She looked at the man behind the counter who gave me a big smile and he said "the young man is in luck because they are $1.78". Looking back now I am sure he lowered the price because he could see how excited I was. They were new so they were not pictured in my book so my mother gave me some photo mounts and I put them on a blank page. I was so proud I showed them to everyone who came over to the house. I just looked up the Scott value and they are $31.80. I will never know who that stamp dealer was but his generosity got me very excited about stamps that still continues till this day.
@@Robertbrown08049 I suppose "real philatelists" don't collect Bhutan. So, call me irresponsible. They are my guilty pleasure. :)
@@tedtalksstamps Real Philatelists collect whatever they like
@@Robertbrown08049 Absolutely.
And in 2020 Austria used toilet paper for their special stamp issue.
Yes, Austria Post has often displayed a sense of humor in their stamp issues.
Amazing Stamps! Do they really fit on an envelope? Can a record really stick to an envelope?
Virginia Chavez Yes. The records are playable on just one side. The backside has a peel-off backing that exposes the adhesive to stick it on the envelope. I have seen First Day Covers of the record stamps but no postally used ones.
I have never heard of anyone add meteor dust or volcanic ash to postage stamps.
I really enjoyed this episode. Do you know where i could get a listing of these unusual stamps?
No, I don't.I have not been able to find a comprehensive listing anywhere. I've only found a few sites that show a dozen or so stamps, and with many of the stamps srepeated from site to site. The site with probably the most extensive showing of unusual stamps is this one www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/05/peculiar-postage-unusual-stamps-from.html There is a also a part 2 of that blog; don't forget to click on that link.
Nice video
Thank you, JP.
Now if South Africa were to issue a sold gold stamp with diamonds I won't mind having that. Just saying, in case someone from the South African postal authority is reading this.
I wonder what the face value would be on a stamp like that.
Another great episode Ted. I have a friend who collects covers with stamps depicting active volcanoes. Any insight into where I can find the Iceland covered you showed?
Darrin Lettinga thanks a lot. I haven’t seen an FDC like mine since I got mine from the Iceland Post web site. There are a couple of listings for a 1948 cover with volcanoes on it on HipStamp. Search for Iceland Volcano Cover. I’ll let you know if I run across the other one.
@@tedtalksstamps thanks for letting me know Ted. I did that search as well. I am pretty sure he has the older ones. I just hadn't seen this newer one and thought it would make a nice surprise gift. I will keep my eyes open.
Hi Ted. Jersey uses pence and pounds, not cents!!!
Jason Parr Thanks Jason. You are right, of course, and I caught my slip while recording. But I kept slipping up during retakes, and finally had to settle for this. Hopefully that's the last time I have that problem.
Thanks for watching.
do you have the scott numbers for the austrian textile and leather stamps?
The edelweiss is Scott #2019, the lederhosen 2580, the dirndl 2632, and the hat 2757. Also from 2008 is an embroidered blue gentian flower, #2175.
@@tedtalksstamps how about for the superman series?
mike dziomba Those are Scott 1682-1688.
WHAT ARE THE VALUES?????????????????
I apologize for the late reply, Rory. I've been reluctant to mention value much, because many collectors are turned off about discussing values, and feel that other collectors' hearts aren't in the right place if they are concerned with it. I find nothing wrong with it, myself. As in any collectible area, there is a wide spectrum of values, from the ultra-expensive rarities, down to the cheapest ones which are "worth" less than the paper they're printed on. I will start incorporating catalogue and retail values into my presentations. I think it's important information to know, if only to provide a reference point and to let viewers know if this is a stamp they can afford to pursue.
Thanks for watching.