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| 1963: Chemistry for Freedom and Socialism |
"What is this?" was my first thought and "strange" my second when I found this shiny mini sheet in a postal mix. Now I think "cool" as it is an early example of stamps not printed on paper. In this case Dederon (a synthetic polyamide fibre) first made in East Germany in 1959 and one of the few products from the GDR still being produced today. Used for such things as shirts, aprons, bags, tights and even fence wire. Its selling point are - doesn't crease, dries quickly and folds well. The last attribute is not one usually sought after by stamp collectors. Immediately after release in 1963 the stamp series sold out.
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| 2003: The Secrets of Life :50th Anniversary Discovery of DNA and Genomes (Illustrator - Peter Brookes) |
Some human chemistry - DNA and the cartoonist Peter Brookes imagines the results of genetic engineering.
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Science - See It On A Postcard
5 comments:
You have found wonderful examples for today's topic!
Thank you for your contributions! Funny cartoon!
What an unusual - and valuable? - find!
Love the pig's tale!
wow...such great stamps! the one made of polyamide fibre is super cool just for that. And the other stamp is fun!
(I'm always late on Sunday bc I work EVERY Sunday....)
Violet - The used versions are the valuable ones. Most people would just buy and keep. Would be super interesting to see a used version as the stamps are not perforated, would people attach the full sheet or get the scissors out?
Marina - Ah such is the lot of life, any time is the right time
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