Sticker Stamps in Japan

Postcards & Mail Mail, stamps & postal info
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Hello there, postcrosser currently living in Japan here.
Japan Post makes new stamps almost every month and it is a joy to mail them.
However, many of these stamps are now new “sticker types” instead of the old style which you could peel and collect easily.
So, just a heads-up for stamp collectors, please state in your profile that you are a collector so we can avoid the stickers for you!

Happy postcrossing everyone!

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Sticker stamps are refered to as pressure sensitive adhesive.

The old style are gummed stamps or water activated gum.

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I’m a collector, and I like sticker stamps fine :slight_smile:
As I collect the whole envelope.

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Same as the above poster.

I’m a stamp collector, but I prefer to keep stamps on postcards.

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Japan Post uses water soluble ink in its sticker stamps so philatelic collectors who want to collect used stamps can still do so.

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