Post Modern



Postage stamps of odd shapes and sizes have been around for decades.
The Pacific island nation of Tonga released coin- and star- shaped stamps in the 1960’s; Sierra Leone once produced a kola nut- shaped offering; New Caledonia has had stamps shaped like turtles and other sea mammals...

In the past decade, a dozen or so places have released scratch-and-sniff and lick-and-taste stamps. Switzerland had a chocolate-scented version, Britain a eucalyptus one, New Zealand a magnolia-smelling stamp and Hong Kong one that tasted of green tea...

Britain has also produced a stamp with a hologram, and Switzerland a Braille stamp.

Bhutan was the first to release 3D stamps, silk stamps, steel stamps, scented stamps and even a stamp that could be played on a tiny record player...

To read more please visit Time website for this great article by Simon Robinson.




Time