Category: Odd Shaped Stamps

Bottle Shaped Stamp – Angostura -Trinidad & Tobago 2000.

Bottle Shaped Stamp – Angostura -Trinidad & Tobago 2000.

Trinidad & Tobago issued a bottle-shaped stamp on 27 Jan 2000 to mark 175th Anniversary of Angostura Bitters.

Angostura Aromatic Bitters was started in 1824 by Dr Johann Siegert. It was bitters used as medicinal Tincture to alleviate stomach ailments. Angostura is a town in Venezuela. DrSiegert served as Surgeon General in Simon Bolivar’s Army moving to Angostura , Venezuela from Germany in 1820. In 1870s Dr Siegert sons migrated to Trinidad and one of them Don Carlos Siegert pioneered the brand Angostura Bitters as an integral ingredient in cocktails and food.

In this hour of challenging times when we are combating COVID19 Angostura has created and donating hand sanitizers to fight COVID19.

TRINIDAD BOTTLE STAMP
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2000- ANGOSTURA BITTERS – BOTTLE STAMP.

Stamps on ASEAN Submarine Cable Network – Singapore 1980.

Stamps on ASEAN Submarine Cable Network – Singapore 1980.

Singapore issued a set of Four round-shaped stamps on ASEAN Submarine Cable Network marking the completion of Singapore -Indonesia section. The stamps show the route on Map. The Stamps in the denomination of 10c, 35c,50c & 75c were issued on 08 Aug 1980.

SINGAPORE 1
SINGAPORE 1980 -CABLE NETWORK.
SINGAPORE 2
SINGAPORE 1980- CABLE NETWORK.

Odd-Shaped Stamps on Phila Nippon 2001- Japan 2000.

Odd-Shaped Stamps on Phila Nippon 2001- Japan 2000.

Japan issued a set of odd Shaped Stamps on International Stamp Exhibition Phila Nippon 2001. All stamps are of 80 Yen Denomination.

80 Yen – Bean Goose and White Wagtail.

JAPAN 2000 PHILANIPPON1
JAPAN 2000 PHILA NIPPON -Goose & Wagtail

80 Yen -Pansies & Roses and Puppy & Kitten

JAPAN 2000 PHILANIPPON2
JAPAN 2000 PHILA NIPPON – Pansies & Roses, Puppy & Kitten

80 Yen – Children and Letter.

JAPAN 2000 PHILANIPPON3
JAPAN 2000 PHILA NIPPON – Children with Letter.

Stamps on 10th Anniversary of Accession of Emperor Hirohito – Japan 1999.

Stamps on 10th Anniversary of Accession of Emperor Hirohito – Japan 1999.

Two 80 Yen odd-shaped stamps were issued to commemorate 10th Anniversary of Accession of Emperor Hirohito on 12 Nov 1999.

80 Yen – Paulownia & Bamboo Embroidery (Manzairaku Costume)

80 Yen – Chinese Phoenix Costume (Engiraku Costume)

JAPAN HIROHITO
JAPAN 1999 -ACCESSION OF EMPEROR HIROHITO.

Greetings Stamp – Japan 1998.

Greetings Stamp – Japan 1998.

Japan issued odd-shaped Greetings Stamps on 13 Mar 1998. All are 80 yen Stamps and feature  Puppy, Budgerigars, Kitten, Pansies & Rabbit.

JAPAN GREETINGS 98-1
JAPAN GREETINGS 1998- Puppy & Budgerigars.
JAPAN GREETINGS 98-2
JAPAN GREETINGS 1998- Kitten, Pansies and Rabbit.

Greetings Stamp – Japan 1999.

Greetings Stamp – Japan 1999.

Japan issued odd-shaped Greetings Stamps on 23 Mar 1999. All are 80 yen Stamps and feature Kitten, Roses, Puppy, Brown Rabbit & Grey and White Rabbit.

JAPAN GREETINGS 99-1
JAPAN GREETINGS 1999-KITTEN & ROSES
JAPAN GREETINGS 99-2
JAPAN GREETINGS 1999- PUPPY,BROWN RABBIT,GREY & WHITE RABBIT

Stamps on Letter Writing Day – Japan 2001.

Stamps on Letter Writing Day – Japan 2001.

Japan issued a set of stamps on 23 July 2000 to mark Letter Writing Day. The stamps are odd-shaped stamps.

80 Yen – Chicks, Hen & Pig.    80 Yen – Rabbit & Flowers   80 Yen – Boy & Rabbit.

JAPAN LETTER 5
JAPAN 2001 – LETTER WRITING DAY.