Slovak Post (Slovenska Posta) is marking Easter with a new stamp with the scent of the narcissus.
Issued last week, the new stamp which has the scent added during the colour printing process, just need warmth or friction to release the fragrance, costs just ˆ 0.33.
Scented stamps go back to at least 1973, when Bhutan issued a set of six stamps depicting roses. Then in 1999, as part of a campaign to highlight the dangers of forest fires, Brazil issued four smoke scented stamps.
In 2001, Switzerland introduced a chocolate scented stamp. Stamps using scent-impregnated inks generally last for three to four years.
