printed on silver foil
![](//lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwPvN63zI/AAAAAAABS_o/GVCaQmhCFWs/s400/tr7iutr6u6u.jpg)
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwO9kOtnI/AAAAAAABS_g/2sVHYnSSKcs/s400/triudr6ur6u6.jpg)
glow in the dark:
![](//lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwODnKaYI/AAAAAAABS_Y/KAnqK9CuY5M/s400/e56ujrth6utj.jpg)
wooden stamp made from 120-year-old fir trees:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj235azequYAbW24Z8tfIeWbW03hHVwtakqgOom9_ez46rDwq4cPfxe7ZGYLxkSHtvk-SAEWS53lhRd1FD1ISN3Adf3j_a_-HQSxEEkUrY-9KYD-Tol6JaXwCikjg0K-JNGuSbsZpdMb5kj/s400/ti7t67iut6u6.jpg)
embroidered stamp
![](//lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwSLkft8I/AAAAAAABTAA/3GChgz4lvjw/s400/i7t6iutr6u6u.jpg)
![](//lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwSukFO5I/AAAAAAABTAI/N5QGInxc4JE/s400/rt6urdyr5y.jpg)
world’s first stamp made of soccer ball material
![](//lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwTEX4H7I/AAAAAAABTAU/ffevFNBjZfs/s400/tr6ur5yr5y5.jpg)
(on the right: famous Lufthansa's soccer ball airplane paint scheme)
The stamp contains 0.03 grams of dust from a meteorite
![](//lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwTqHE4bI/AAAAAAABTAc/gawb_SPhB2I/s400/56uer5y.jpg)
cloth stamps
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwUj6jUMI/AAAAAAABTAk/2iFrJfDkAlQ/s400/tr6udr6ur5yu.jpg)
pieces of rock from the famous landmark:
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwVP4J1hI/AAAAAAABTAs/S0dXjbnF4PQ/s400/t6ur5yer5yy.jpg)
thinly sliced cork
![](//lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwV4H3TYI/AAAAAAABTA0/qzYwH43VCSk/s400/r568ur77rthdtht.jpg)
beads on a sheet shaped
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwXIMF4OI/AAAAAAABTA8/w4yRJaEpeW4/s400/tf7itf6u6u76.jpg)
scented stamps
![](//lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwXoR8ZxI/AAAAAAABTBE/GMe086FCGcY/s400/t7itr6r8ut6u6u.jpg)
stamp bearing the aroma of sweet and sour pork (above, right).
stamps smell of burnt wood:
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwYVagaBI/AAAAAAABTBM/UvrIYpaDxPE/s400/tf7itr67udry5.jpg)
this stamp is scented with the aroma of coffee,
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwYySmeoI/AAAAAAABTBU/Ntf1MTyUU9s/s400/t87i9tr7ti6.jpg)
the stamp merely smells like chocolate
![](//lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwZmMFsXI/AAAAAAABTBc/-KiwElFUXR4/s400/rt67iur6ur5yu.jpg)
stamp with the scent of eucalyptus.
![](//lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwaF2IMUI/AAAAAAABTBk/9ph7AF7JFuc/s400/ri6udr6yudr5y5.jpg)
The stamp shown above right is giving off sandalwood scent; it comes from India.
Several countries have placed moving images on their stamps. This one from Austria includes forty eight images, which allow a three second “movie” to appear when the stamp is viewed from certain angles.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t9Zp7Id_nTUBgEmevoRhJ9cbcgshiCAQ1cPn8a9puxjkVOZ0nN__1gWXfdwWvQKW1RIMh8N8fxYurJwfFvQDRieLtHRJHDfI8n1LdL7sCib1XfXd_Rsi3I5Uu0ICPONU_JNw=s0-d)
made of steel:
![](//lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwaqmFr8I/AAAAAAABTBs/IPg9vny-umU/s400/rt56uruyr56ry5.jpg)
These embossed stamps, depicting famous world leaders, are printed on plastic:
![](//lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwbV3mtoI/AAAAAAABTB8/OVV-6917pUc/s400/t67iurd6uydr5yr.jpg)
real phonograph records.
![](//lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwcbf_njI/AAAAAAABTCM/ZS4wBr8w38g/s400/rt6t5r6u8dtr6u6.jpg)
actual CD-ROMs.
![](//lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwbzSKClI/AAAAAAABTCE/90FcxnKYsmM/s400/rt7diuy6udryu65.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwPvN63zI/AAAAAAABS_o/GVCaQmhCFWs/s400/tr7iutr6u6u.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwO9kOtnI/AAAAAAABS_g/2sVHYnSSKcs/s400/triudr6ur6u6.jpg)
glow in the dark:
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwODnKaYI/AAAAAAABS_Y/KAnqK9CuY5M/s400/e56ujrth6utj.jpg)
wooden stamp made from 120-year-old fir trees:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj235azequYAbW24Z8tfIeWbW03hHVwtakqgOom9_ez46rDwq4cPfxe7ZGYLxkSHtvk-SAEWS53lhRd1FD1ISN3Adf3j_a_-HQSxEEkUrY-9KYD-Tol6JaXwCikjg0K-JNGuSbsZpdMb5kj/s400/ti7t67iut6u6.jpg)
embroidered stamp
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwSLkft8I/AAAAAAABTAA/3GChgz4lvjw/s400/i7t6iutr6u6u.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwSukFO5I/AAAAAAABTAI/N5QGInxc4JE/s400/rt6urdyr5y.jpg)
world’s first stamp made of soccer ball material
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwTEX4H7I/AAAAAAABTAU/ffevFNBjZfs/s400/tr6ur5yr5y5.jpg)
(on the right: famous Lufthansa's soccer ball airplane paint scheme)
The stamp contains 0.03 grams of dust from a meteorite
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwTqHE4bI/AAAAAAABTAc/gawb_SPhB2I/s400/56uer5y.jpg)
cloth stamps
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwUj6jUMI/AAAAAAABTAk/2iFrJfDkAlQ/s400/tr6udr6ur5yu.jpg)
pieces of rock from the famous landmark:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwVP4J1hI/AAAAAAABTAs/S0dXjbnF4PQ/s400/t6ur5yer5yy.jpg)
thinly sliced cork
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwV4H3TYI/AAAAAAABTA0/qzYwH43VCSk/s400/r568ur77rthdtht.jpg)
beads on a sheet shaped
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwXIMF4OI/AAAAAAABTA8/w4yRJaEpeW4/s400/tf7itf6u6u76.jpg)
scented stamps
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwXoR8ZxI/AAAAAAABTBE/GMe086FCGcY/s400/t7itr6r8ut6u6u.jpg)
stamp bearing the aroma of sweet and sour pork (above, right).
stamps smell of burnt wood:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwYVagaBI/AAAAAAABTBM/UvrIYpaDxPE/s400/tf7itr67udry5.jpg)
this stamp is scented with the aroma of coffee,
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwYySmeoI/AAAAAAABTBU/Ntf1MTyUU9s/s400/t87i9tr7ti6.jpg)
the stamp merely smells like chocolate
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwZmMFsXI/AAAAAAABTBc/-KiwElFUXR4/s400/rt67iur6ur5yu.jpg)
stamp with the scent of eucalyptus.
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwaF2IMUI/AAAAAAABTBk/9ph7AF7JFuc/s400/ri6udr6yudr5y5.jpg)
The stamp shown above right is giving off sandalwood scent; it comes from India.
Several countries have placed moving images on their stamps. This one from Austria includes forty eight images, which allow a three second “movie” to appear when the stamp is viewed from certain angles.
made of steel:
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwaqmFr8I/AAAAAAABTBs/IPg9vny-umU/s400/rt56uruyr56ry5.jpg)
These embossed stamps, depicting famous world leaders, are printed on plastic:
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwbV3mtoI/AAAAAAABTB8/OVV-6917pUc/s400/t67iurd6uydr5yr.jpg)
real phonograph records.
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwcbf_njI/AAAAAAABTCM/ZS4wBr8w38g/s400/rt6t5r6u8dtr6u6.jpg)
actual CD-ROMs.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TACwbzSKClI/AAAAAAABTCE/90FcxnKYsmM/s400/rt7diuy6udryu65.jpg)