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Holography and Philately: Postage Stamps with Holograms

Holography and Philately: Postage Stamps with Holograms

Bjelkhagen, Hans I.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Antiques & CollectiblesStamps

ISBN13: 9798890902306
Publisher: Expresso Publishing
Published: Feb 23 2026
Pages: 352
Weight: 2.42
Height: 0.96 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Holograms on postage stamps have become a new topical subject in philately, and there has been a growing interest among philatelists in collecting such items for many years now. It was more than 35 years ago when the first definitive postage stamp with a hologram was issued in Austria in 1988. Since then many countries have issued hologram stamps or souvenir sheets, some of them on more than one occasion. Up until 2025 holographic stamps have been issued in approximately 80 countries, and the total number of different postal items containing holograms is estimated at 500 pieces. There was a peak in the number of hologram stamp issues at the turn of the 1999/2000 century celebrations. The use of holograms on postage stamps seems to be more of a new and attractive decoration, however, rather than a security device, which role has been adopted by holograms used on credit cards and passports.

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