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  • čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
  • Discover the world's most unusual, strange, peculiar, weird and downright bizarre postage stamps in this top 10 countdown.
    Correction: the "lemon" stamp is a quince fruit. (I still smell lemon ;)

Komentáře • 149

  • @LadyTomoyo1
    @LadyTomoyo1 Před 6 lety +9

    In 2014 Bpost (Belgium) issued a stamp sheet for "earth hour". Part of the image was only visible under uv light, so you received a little light with the sheet when you bought it.
    Thank you for the video!

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      A reminder to turn your lights off... ah thats very clever (and pretty cool). Thanks for watching :)

  • @VondaInWonderland
    @VondaInWonderland Před 3 lety +3

    That was a great one!!! I need to get some record stamps, and total eclipse of the sun stamps! My daughter and I drove to Wyoming to see it in totality. It was the most incredible experience! It was a super hot day, but when the sun was totally covered, we got so cold, just that fast! When the sun came back out, I started sweating again. It was mind blowing ♥

  • @willardtaylor6249
    @willardtaylor6249 Před 3 lety +1

    Along with the 1973 record stamps shown in this video, Bhutan issued a large number of 3 dimensional stamps in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. These used plastic to create the effect. Italy issued 2 stamps in 1956 that appear 3 dimensional with special glasses.

  • @siam1883
    @siam1883 Před 6 lety +2

    Delighted to see you back in action! I'll keep my eyes open as I go through international stamp mixtures and send on any unusual examples.

  • @DennisMorrison1955
    @DennisMorrison1955 Před 5 lety +18

    I went to eBay after looking at this thinking it would be really cool to add the record stamps to my collection. Holy Smoke, those are expensive!!!!! But they are awesome cool. I will have to wait a bit!

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +4

      You are not kidding... the full set is up there in the $300 range.. I settled for just one, and then someone sent me another. Super awesome though :)

  • @sarahgoodman6279
    @sarahgoodman6279 Před 3 lety +1

    What?! A talking stamp?! This list was incredible!! Definitely going to try and get some of these for my collection! Thanks for introducing us to these unique stamps!

  • @andriy3863
    @andriy3863 Před 5 lety +1

    Love your video's, please continue recording them!

  • @johnhowe50
    @johnhowe50 Před 5 lety +3

    I have a small collection of novelty stamps including chocolate smelling from Switzerland, from Austria a glass stamp and one embedded with Swarovski crystals also from Austria an inset of leather to celebrate football (soccer), a pure silver stamp from France, silk from Thailand also a granite dust speckled stamp, many rose-scented issues and gold issues showing the king in ceremonial robes, Hungary has issued a minisheet displaying the royal crown in gold and pieces of coloured glass to represent jewels and a few from the UK's Royal Mail.
    My favourite unusual stamps are those using lenticular images making the illusion of movement on the stamp.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +1

      I think novelty stamps are just wonderful. Your collection sounds pretty interesting. I have the chocolate smelling ones, but I'd really like to see the Swarovski ones at some point. Thank you for sharing John :)

  • @zelphx
    @zelphx Před 5 lety +2

    What can I say? I greatly enjoy your videos and have not found their equal among philatelic posters on CZcams. Thanks a TON, from NorCal.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      Thank you Bradley! Glad you found the channel and like the videos, more to come 😃. Thanks for watching in NorCal!

  • @juliebooton1360
    @juliebooton1360 Před rokem

    That was a very impressive list - I was just thinking unusual shapes! The UK had a series of stamps with stickers that could be arranged as desired - 2003 Royal Mail Self Adhesive 1st class x10 sheet Fruit & Veg MINT c/w face stickers

  • @LouisGedo
    @LouisGedo Před 5 lety +4

    Another great episode!

  • @sallyw3000
    @sallyw3000 Před 4 lety +2

    Great episode. I love the lenticular stamps like the Art of Magic U.S. stamp that has the rabbit popping out of the hat.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 4 lety

      I love those as well! I use them on my outgoing mail and have a few for my collection as well 🙂

  • @AaronHuber
    @AaronHuber Před 6 lety +1

    Highly entertaining, great choices for these unique stamps.

  • @thegreenviking1422
    @thegreenviking1422 Před 6 lety +1

    very nice episode. :). quite a novelty area of collectability. thematic was taken to another level..lol

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      LOL, you are not kidding. Definitely an area of collectability... Although I dont come across many collectors that specialize in novelty stamps.

    • @abhishekpurwar9932
      @abhishekpurwar9932 Před 5 lety

      Myself from India do collect Novelty stamps and MSs

  • @MillerMeteor74
    @MillerMeteor74 Před 3 lety +1

    It's all very interesting. I have many kinds of unusual stamps from Bhutan. I have some of the steel foil stamps, the embossed plastic stamps, the 3D stamps, the circular foil stamps, and the scented rose stamps, though the scent is long gone from them. I also have some of the die-cut self-adhesives from Tonga. Most of these I've had since the 80s, I'd guess, a long time anyway.

  • @janpiwowarczyk2858
    @janpiwowarczyk2858 Před 4 lety +3

    There is actually one made of silver with John Paul II and there is a one from Buthan portraying Penny Black with some gold.

  • @philallen2841
    @philallen2841 Před 6 lety +1

    Many thanks for yet another interesting video. Whilst 'novelty' stamps are not my cup of tea, they do bring a quirky touch to philately.
    Many thanks again for your videos, I am working my way through them, and finding them very interesting and informative.
    More, more....please.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      Thank you Phil, and welcome to the channel. Glad you are enjoying the videos, more videos are to come :)

  • @garyholdener2470
    @garyholdener2470 Před 6 lety +2

    I had no idea these novelty stamps existed; so, this is a very good video about a segment of philately with which I was unfamiliar. As always your video is excellent! Thank you for continuing this philatelic journey. I've never enjoyed this hobby more!

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      I had no idea as well, it turns out there is a lot more out there of some crazy stamps, just reading a few of these comments point me to others. Thanks for watching :)

  • @antoniosousa621
    @antoniosousa621 Před 6 lety +2

    Great...you´re back...don´t forget the portuguese stamps made of cork and the postage stamps inside a tin of preserves that celebrates the Portuguese canning industry...

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Wow, I just looked those up, very cool! I must get ahold of a cork stamp. The tin can is a brilliant idea!

  • @hobbiescentrale7105
    @hobbiescentrale7105 Před 6 lety +1

    Great work. Keep them coming.

  • @bakatstravarenmattsson3418

    Embossed stamps were the very first gimmick stamps i think. i'm a big fan of gimmicks so thanks for the tips!!

  • @tedmenzies2934
    @tedmenzies2934 Před rokem

    In 2019 New Zealand issued a set of stamps to celebrate the country's "space pioneers". Including famous astronomers and rocket scientists. To make the stamps extra special, they were dusted with meteor dust. They are quite out of this world. 😅

  • @FilipiKnows_TV
    @FilipiKnows_TV Před 5 lety +3

    you are so amazing!!! I love your videos!!!

  • @jxavier3876
    @jxavier3876 Před 4 lety +1

    A cover sent with the folded bird would be an interesting piece.

  • @StefanoBertacchi
    @StefanoBertacchi Před 6 lety +1

    Great video and great stamps! I will provide the list of my top 10 unusual stamps soon! :D

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Excellent! There is no shortage of unusual stamps, so I am curious to see what you come up with :) Glad you liked the video.

    • @abhishekpurwar9932
      @abhishekpurwar9932 Před 5 lety

      Pls share your list with me too

  • @compuwarrior
    @compuwarrior Před 3 lety

    a set of commemorative stamps was done to mark the 10th anniversary broadcast of Sherlock by the BBC the stamps have hidden text on them related to the episodes that can only be seen if you put them under a UV light

  • @srinathnarayanan7343
    @srinathnarayanan7343 Před 3 lety +1

    Very informative video.. I have the Origami stamp from Spain as well as the stamp having the fish's scale from Faroe Island.

  • @hugolallemand4571
    @hugolallemand4571 Před 6 lety +1

    Really nice stamps and very original !

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      Thanks Hugo, I enjoyed looking out for these stamps... There are a lot more crazy and unique ones out there.

  • @abhishekpurwar9932
    @abhishekpurwar9932 Před 5 lety +1

    Pls. Keep posting your videos. I really love them

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you, I will try keep posting more videos, thanks for watching :)

  • @abhishekpurwar9932
    @abhishekpurwar9932 Před 5 lety +3

    I too collect odd shaped stamps and have many. Pls. Make more videos on this theme

  • @indiancurrencyandstamps7079

    Great job sir, keep it up this gives us knowledge and joy at the same time, thanks

  • @spencerphillips5023
    @spencerphillips5023 Před 6 lety +1

    Right after you showed the total solar eclipse stamp, I went to the Mystic Stamp Company webpage and bought it.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Thats a great one to own! you will be glad you got it :)

  • @mustangrebus
    @mustangrebus Před 6 lety +1

    Recently Canada post released a woven stamp celebrating the Toronto Maple Leafs 100 anniversary. I bought the first day cover.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      I remember those coming out last year, they look really cool... the first day cover would make a great collector's item for both the philatelist AND the Leafs fan.

    • @mustangrebus
      @mustangrebus Před 6 lety +1

      ...and that's what I bought.

  • @davidlandsnes326
    @davidlandsnes326 Před 5 lety +1

    Svarovski crystals and meteorite dust on Austrian stamps pale in comparison to some of these examples. Thank you on bahelf of myself and countless stamp collectors by playing a Bhutanese phonograph stamp!

  • @Figy7
    @Figy7 Před 5 lety +1

    Interesting collection!

  • @abuobaidah2531
    @abuobaidah2531 Před 5 lety +1

    Your videos are super amazing 🤗🤗🤗

  • @burtigame7073
    @burtigame7073 Před 4 lety +2

    record stamp what the hell thats so cool

  • @MultiOzwaldo
    @MultiOzwaldo Před 5 lety +1

    Still smiling! Joint issues are a great idea also.

  • @bodhisattyaguha1443
    @bodhisattyaguha1443 Před 6 lety +2

    Very intresting video. I have seen diamond shaped stamps from Siera Leone and stamps with metal foil stamps from Russia.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Interesting, I have seen the diamond ones, those would be cool to get. But I didnt know about the metal foil ones.

  • @kathleenm.padovano4827
    @kathleenm.padovano4827 Před 4 lety +1

    fascinating thank you really enjoyed your sharing your collection

  • @JohnWiedenhoeft
    @JohnWiedenhoeft Před 3 lety

    Oh man, you completely missed Austria! They made stamps from porcelain, leather, lace, glass as well as a miniature ski 😅

  • @mocanualexandru1983
    @mocanualexandru1983 Před 6 lety +1

    Very good idea!!! I have only Iceland volcano stamp and maybe i will have US solar eclipse stamp

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      Those Volcano ones are epic, dont lose them!! :) Does Romania do any novelty/unusual stamps that you know of?

    • @mocanualexandru1983
      @mocanualexandru1983 Před 6 lety

      Exploring Stamps no :(

  • @claire2470
    @claire2470 Před rokem +1

    WOOOOOOOW!
    AS IN WOOOOOOOW!
    ALL are amazing and interesting! And number 1 deserved it. . .
    (Meanwhile. . .checking again my collection for some unusual😅)

  • @MihneaRaducu
    @MihneaRaducu Před 5 lety +1

    Bhutan issues also scanable stamps with music. Liechtenstein issued Swarowski stamp. And Austria and Italy issued textile stamps. Ah, Austria also ceramic and wood stamp :) And U.S that magic rabbit stamp.... I am so lucky ; )

  • @NisargSutaria
    @NisargSutaria Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome :-)

  • @NoSpaInHere
    @NoSpaInHere Před 6 lety +1

    There is always something new in philately, thank you for this video!
    Austria has some unusual stamps, which I may send to you if you need them for another video ;-) : stamps made of wood, china, glass or leather, with tree semen, Swarovski crystals, football plastic and dust from a meteor, with knitware and some more!

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Woah, I didnt know about several of these. a stamp with meteor dust is crazy! I got to look these up, thanks for the information, and thank you for watching :)

    • @NoSpaInHere
      @NoSpaInHere Před 6 lety

      If you google for "Austria meteor stamp", you'll find it. If you need any help getting it, just let me know. I'd love to send you a little "Thank you" for your entertaining vidoes, which must cost a lot of time!

  • @rbullmb
    @rbullmb Před 5 lety +2

    I see you mentioned Tonga, they make several odd shaped stamps, round, island and heart.

  • @Searow-ot9uw
    @Searow-ot9uw Před 6 lety +3

    Welcome back!! :-p

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      Thank you, just popping in and out of the CZcams world, posting the odd video ;)

  • @sauravkumar5589
    @sauravkumar5589 Před 5 lety +1

    Amazing video!!

  • @mrleast313
    @mrleast313 Před 6 lety +1

    Keep up the good work 🙂

  • @markchoma9822
    @markchoma9822 Před 3 lety +1

    I have the volcano stamps and all of the Tongan banana stamps. They're my favorites.

  • @yvescote1231
    @yvescote1231 Před 3 lety

    Fantastiques timbres!

  • @igorsantana6599
    @igorsantana6599 Před 4 lety +1

    Another unusual stamp is the Corinthians centenary (2010), made with fabric

  • @abhishekpurwar9932
    @abhishekpurwar9932 Před 5 lety +1

    You can make a video on unusual Miniature sheets too. Nowdays, India also has forayed into it

  • @g.k.chauhansr.chemistctpp4327

    I have unusual stamps on covers commercially used and that is so cool and interesting.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      Excellent, unusual stamps on covers prove that they can be used on mail and not just something for a collector to put in their album :) Cool that you have them, thanks for watching!

  • @HelmarBHerman
    @HelmarBHerman Před 2 lety

    Uganda, 1895. The stamps were typed on a typewriter by the missionaries

  • @002DrEvil
    @002DrEvil Před 5 lety +1

    I'm disappointed I don't own any of these stamps but there's always hope for the future.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      Definitely keep a look out for them, also a lot of countries seem to be coming out with more and more unique stamps, so they may be some more crazy ones to come out in the future. Thanks for watching :)

  • @christinebravomom5711
    @christinebravomom5711 Před 2 měsíci

    I sincerely hope the USPS never, ever does scented stamps. I am highly allergic to fragrances. I got a rose-scented postcard once from some marketer. It not only made me sick, but stunk up all the mail in my box!

  • @senemorcaykalyoncu6369

    THE BEST EPISODE EVER...

  • @TsukiCondor
    @TsukiCondor Před 6 lety +1

    I like this idea of new series,Very celver title

    • @TsukiCondor
      @TsukiCondor Před 6 lety +1

      6:55 Woah you own one 😁🤘🇧🇹

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      Good to know, just trying the idea of it out, maybe I will make more countdown videos about other stamp topics..

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      You called it!!

  • @dddeeevvvx
    @dddeeevvvx Před 6 lety +1

    The UK 2001 Nobel prize set has a hologram stamp I believe

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      I'll check them out! Thanks for letting me know and for watching :)

  • @arturogarciadeparedes2394

    To celebrate the 500 year of the foundation of the city of Panama. Panama issue a set of five stamps on 2019 a pulverized stone powder from the stones of the ruins was added to the stamps you can actually feel the grainy surface of the stamps.
    Thus you can have a piece of history

  • @user-he1ce9fs3l
    @user-he1ce9fs3l Před 5 lety +2

    i have never seen a video with 0 dislikes

  • @moritztraub3706
    @moritztraub3706 Před 6 lety +1

    The most unusual stamp is in my opinion the porcelain stamp from Austria.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      That sounds unusual! I will look out for it, thanks Moritz!

  • @wolfgangbischoff4514
    @wolfgangbischoff4514 Před 3 lety

    Checkout Austrian stamps, we have stamps made of textile, the tip of a ski, with metroid dust, ... :)

  • @ringpop6177
    @ringpop6177 Před 6 lety +1

    Great Video Hope they make a US volcano ash stamp from Hawaii

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety

      Oh I think they really should! I had the same thoughts while watching the news coverage of the Kilauea Volcano there.

  • @JH-ct9fj
    @JH-ct9fj Před 6 lety +2

    Nbr. 1 is so sick

  • @SarahPiper-rc6qr
    @SarahPiper-rc6qr Před 4 lety

    My mum just came back from the post office and she brought 5 stamps. 3 say “I love you. We shouldn’t be apart a minute longer” and 2 say “ I always thought that I’d be the person that you’d cheat with, not on”.

  • @stephanhawthorne4432
    @stephanhawthorne4432 Před 4 lety

    How are you meant to soak stamps?
    Have you done a Long video of that?
    How did they used to take stamps off paper in the old days?
    Do different countries use aggressive glue?
    France?
    Africa?
    Does removing hinges hurt stamps?
    I find it difficult to soak stamps.
    Very difficult.

  • @rbullmb
    @rbullmb Před 5 lety +1

    TEXTURED STAMPS: store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/have-a-ball-S_474904

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      I love these! I got myself a set ⚾️⚽️🏀🎾

  • @justinlowery1006
    @justinlowery1006 Před 3 lety

    I remember you saying on a vid you liked danzig stamps got some if your interested

  • @hansproebsting7391
    @hansproebsting7391 Před 5 lety +1

    Australia produced a stamp printed on wood in 2015. It depicted trees.

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      Ah awesome, I have to keep a look out for those. I got ahold of a cork stamp from Portugal that someone recommended in the comments, I love it.

  • @bobbiwest6625
    @bobbiwest6625 Před 2 lety

    The first odd stamp ive ever seen is a pink and gold heart from Tonga. Its thick like a piece of thin cardboard. I dont know the year of issue. And its large. Take care.

  • @1048choci
    @1048choci Před 4 lety +1

    Subscribed 😇😍😀

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 4 lety +1

      Yay :D thank you!

    • @1048choci
      @1048choci Před 4 lety

      Exploring Stamps Thank you very much for posting the videos...in this time of lockdown I thought its better to revisit my childhood collection and I wanted to learn more on how to preserve the stamps and study their origination...your channel is the perfect one to follow...gaining knowledge and entertained...keep posting more videos...ton of thanks from Hyderabad, India

  • @lucatoscani1525
    @lucatoscani1525 Před 5 lety +1

    the one from bhutan is amazing ahah

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +1

      It sure is! Someone sent me another record stamp from that set, it includes a folk song from Bhutan. Epic!

    • @lucatoscani1525
      @lucatoscani1525 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ExploringStamps i don't really care about the value but i checked on ebay and they go minimum for 90 $ each

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +1

      Thats crazy. I think I once saw the set for $400 at a stamp show... They appeal to stamp collectors and Vinyl collectors I suppose, so that could increase the price.

  • @rbullmb
    @rbullmb Před 5 lety

    Tonga 3D Sedan Chair Stamp: czcams.com/video/sTQ439L61WA/video.html

  • @dausk675
    @dausk675 Před 5 lety +1

    I want them all, I don't think it's going to be cheap though

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety +1

      The Bhutanese records are expensive, especially if you try to get the full set. But the other ones are not too bad, keep an eye out for them.

  • @S.I.M.P.L.E.T.O.N
    @S.I.M.P.L.E.T.O.N Před 4 lety

    You left out the Grenada UFO stamp that was talked about on the Xfiles. It's real and the background story would make at least a half hour CZcams video.

  • @stampsparadise624
    @stampsparadise624 Před 5 lety

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @AJSMON
    @AJSMON Před 3 lety

    Stampex2020!!!

  • @rayanali7954
    @rayanali7954 Před 5 lety

    You should own a post office you'll make great money 😀😀😀

  • @coincollectingfun
    @coincollectingfun Před 5 lety +1

    Like 171

  • @abuobaidah2531
    @abuobaidah2531 Před 5 lety +1

    Pakistan in 1976 also issued a gold embosed stamp printed by silk screen process by cartor france on the ocassion of birth centenary of founder of pakistan muhammad ali jinnah

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 5 lety

      Very cool, I will have to keep an eye out for one of those stamps. Thanks for sharing! :)

  • @AaaAaa-yb4qp
    @AaaAaa-yb4qp Před 5 lety

    لدي مكموعة من الطوابع النادرة ارغب بمشاركتها معكم

  • @GULFRAZMAJEEDseye8eyes

    Origami Stamp Great China

  • @sriraamk9380
    @sriraamk9380 Před 6 lety +1

    Great video !
    I do love these kind of unique stamps - though they may be “ gimmicky “ :) I believe in this new age , these kind of stamps keep the enthusiasm about stamps going on ! You never know , they might kindle interest in some young people :)
    I always follow a blog about these stamps
    philaquelymoi.blogspot.com/?m=1
    I don’t know the blogger , but I give him the due credit and he does have a huge collection of these stamps

    • @ExploringStamps
      @ExploringStamps  Před 6 lety +1

      I agree with you. They can definitely inspire interest into the hobby, and I believe they add a whole new dimension to the story that the stamps can tell. Thank you for introducing me to this blog, I did not know about it... Awesome :)

  • @Esa294
    @Esa294 Před 4 lety

    Hi sir. How are you.? Your videos is very good. Its very interesting. I am from india. i have a youtube channel ( telling about stamps)

  • @shari249
    @shari249 Před 4 lety

    Unusual? well, stamps made of Gold. actual gold n not gold foil. It might not be new to other countries, but it is to mine. Brunei Darussalam. It was a 2017 issue to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaullah.

  • @kmashlock
    @kmashlock Před 3 lety

    stampex2020

  • @kLkTk
    @kLkTk Před 6 lety +2

    First