Crypto Stamps (Official) - The Digital Philatelist

A Crypto Stamp is a tangible postage stamp that has an NFT twin in the blockchain.

The first official Crypto stamps were issued in May of 2018 by the National Post Office of Gibraltar. On 11 June 2019, Austria Post released what it claimed to be the world’s first blockchain stamp.

Official Crypto Stamps are issued by an authorised postal authority. Official postal authorities that have released Crypto stamps are:

- Bhutan
- Croatia
- Curacao
- Faroe
- Gibraltar
- Japan
- Liechtenstein
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Switzerland,
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- United Nations

To obtain the Crypto Stamp, owners of the tangible stamp usually need to scan a barcode on the stamp. Once scanned, the owner is provided with the NFT version that is assigned a scarcity rating. Ratings usually start from Common to Rare (with variations).

Crypto Stamps are highly popular and they usually sell out within days of release. They can be bought and sold aftermarket.