Stamps Made Of Cloth, Polymer, Metal, Wood Etc

Liechtenstein
PET - Recycling
September 7, 2020
The stamp was made by the Hämmerle & Vogel embroidery company in Lustenau, Austria from recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) yarn.

Spain
Discovery of Oceania
June 22, 2020
The wood stamp commemorates Miguel López de Legazpi (1502-1572) who established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies.

France
French Lace
October 8, 2011
The stamp set contain real lace from Alencon, Calais, Chantilly, and Puy en Velay. The stamps are produced by Cartor Security Printing.

Spain
Elm Trees of Our Lady of Belén
September 17, 2020
The stamp is printed on wood paper in the form of a cut trunk with tree rings.

Austria
Ski Tip
October 15, 2020
This stamp, with the shape of a ski tip, is made of an aluminum-plastic composite material. The design was produced by screen printing and the edge shows the brushed aluminum.

A week or two ago I received from a dealer in the Netherlands a package of stamps for my French and topical photography collections. The envelope was mailed in mid December, registered and bore in addition to three conventional stamps, two heavy metallic foil stamps.

These are highly reflective, so that under an office incandescent or LED, or in sunlight, one can barely see that there are figures and words on them. Fortunately, they scan fairly well.

Both say Netherlands and "aangetekende," which is "registered."
The left one is of Jacob van Heemskerk, the explorer, and was very heavily scratched. The right is of Juliana, the former Queen, and arrived in much better shape although a corner was bent as you can see.

The foil is substantial, and resists being bent back flat. Kind of sharp, too. It also resists marking, the cancellations did not take well at all, just traces stuck. And it seems a marker monkey tried but failed to deface poor Heemskerk with a ball point that only scored the stamp.

I do not collect the Netherlands, so I do not have a catalogue at hand. I have googled a bit and checked in an online catalogue that shall not be named, but I cannot find these listed or represented anywhere.

Austria
Dominic Thiem
October 25, 2021
This round stamp is printed on felt fabric.

Spain
Traditional Trades - Leather Embossing
October 25, 2021
The self-adhesive, die-cut stamp is printed on leather.

Austria
Mitten
November 12, 2021
The mitten-shaped self-adhesive stamp is made of a blend of cotton and polyester and is printed in a special heat-pressure process.

Spain
Ludwig von Beethoven
November 9, 2020
This round-shaped minisheet is printed on cardboard. It can be placed on record player and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 will play.

Austria
It Does Not Hurt
March 15, 2022
This vaccination promotion stamp is printed on adhesive plaster, simulating a Band-Aid.

Vatican
Restoration of Ecosystems
September 1, 2022
This stamp is made from recycled yarn.

Spain
Explorer of Oceania
July 25, 2018
This stamp printed on wood pulp paper honors Alvaro de Mendaña y Neira (1542-1595), a Spanish navigator who led the discovery of the Marquesas, Cook Islands and Solomons.

Austria
Österreichische Post Staff Shirt
October 21, 2022
The stamp is printed on pulp made from shredded old shirts worn by PostAG workers.

As well as the adhesive plaster stamp already posted, Austria issued two other COVID-19 related stamps made from material.

That for the Combat Covid Campaign, issued 30 October 2020, shows the key distance marker (1m = one baby elephant) printed on reinforced toilet paper, a reference to the rush on the product in shops, and then, on 16 September 2021, the mini FFP2 mask made with two layers of non-woven embroidered fabric.