Lestrout - I don’t know for sure, but my best guess is that the “nice shiny stickum” trout stamps will be a thing of the past come this spring. My understanding is that your driver’s license is scanned, and your fishing license with all your info, is printed out on the spot. I doubt that the trout stamp will be affixed afterwards. Perhaps the manual system with stamps will be still available for those who do not have a driver's license. You can call the PFBC to find out for sure.
The system is a definite leap forward. The PFBC will have a electronic listing of all license buyers. Verification of a valid license will be very simple. I would hope that WCOs will have laptops, and have the capability to verify a license without having a fisherman mail in their license for verification.
Maurice is surely in the loop with this license info, maybe he can tell us.