Odd stamps : 01d Perfumed stamps

I have posted previously some perfumed stamps.
Perfume smells good (or at least so it was ment to be), but there is more into a nose then picking up good odors.
No, I'm not talking about sticking your nose into someone else's business, actually the stamps I'm presenting today ARE everyone's business...

preserve nature - Brazil 1999

This set of stamps is special in 2 ways.
First of all it is printed on recycled paper, and that is of course a blessing for the already threatened forests, especially in Brazil.

Second special fact, is the centre of the 4 stamps.
Each of the 4 auto adhesive stamps shows a nature related image:
we see an ant eater, a flower, a leaf and the bark of a three.
One corner of each stamp is 'burning' and the four stamps together gives the impression that the middle part of the block is burned away.
The stamps warn us to prevent wildfires.

'smelly' centre of the 4 stamps

60 % of the Amazon rainforest are located in Brazil.
Wildfires (whether or not intentionally caused) are a threat to the deforestation of the largest green lung of the world, and in the end also the entire humanity.

The stamps do not only show 'fire', they also smell like burned items.

protect nature - detail

Stamps are printed as one big image spread of the 4 stamps.
The perforation is uncommon and absent towards the corners of the stamps.
The set was issued in 1999 by Brazilian postal services.

Odd stamps : 08 Stamps with special cuts - 06 h

When I started posting hexagonal stamps (and even earlier, pentagonal stamps, or even square stamps), I never had the intention to post only regular hexagons.
However, as that is a natural shape, ask the bees, it's also the most common shape when it comes to odd geometrical stamps.

And of course, the reason why I write this, is of course because today I'm presenting a non-regular hexagonal stamp.

non-regular shaped hexagon

This is one of the most odd shaped stamps I have in my collection.
Later on I will mention the odd stamps with free shapes, but this on, surely is very special.

The stamp was isssued in a small sheetlet, and as far as I know, it was also only emitted as a sheetlet.

Malaysia - sheet with hexagonal stamp

Odd stamps : 08 Stamps with special cuts - 01 j

What's the best way to post an Easter article...
with eggs of course.

In this series of 'round' stamps, I also included some oval stamps before.
Since 'eggs' tend to be more oval, the following two sheets deal with oval stamps.

Let me situate the origin of the stamps.
They come from a tiny island 'Bequia'.
To find it, we go to the Caribbean :

Map of the Caribbean

We zoom in into Saint Vincent and Grenada islands :

The island below Saint Vincent is Bequia Island.
It's not really a country, but part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
This island emits its own stamps.
The stamps are good quality, but as there are less then 10,000 people living on the Islands, and Saint Vincent issues its own stamps, it's an emission that can be discussed.

However, the article of today is about the odd stamps :

sheet 1 :

Full sheet - 3 eggs

 

3 eggs - Bequia

Egg n° 1 : Ruff
Egg n° 2 : Spotted Sandpiper
Egg n° 3 : Sharp-Shinned Hawk

sheet 2 :

Full sheet - 1 egg

1 egg - Bequia

Egg of Great Crested Flycatcher

Happy Easter

Odd stamps : 06 a Stamps on cotton /silk

France is the next country to be added to the list of countries who have issued 'odd' stamps.
This year, 2011, the french postal services 'la Poste' issued a booklet of 12 stamps, printed on cotton paper.
They are used for letters within France, up to 20 g.
All stamps depict an item related to protection of nature, or recycling. The 12 stamps are only emitted in a booklet of 12 different auto adhesive stamps.

Detail 1

 Detail 2

Detail 3

For all collectors of France,  you will have noticed lately the change in text at the bottom of the french stamps.
As they are printed by 'Phil@poste' you will notice this name at the bottom of each stamp.

You will see the Greek φ (phi) in the corner of stamps (not in this issue however).  

As φ is the abbreviation of 'phi'l@poste.
Some stamps by the way were printed in two different ways, just check the bottom of the french stamps next time.