On 10 October 2023, POST Philately will issue Luxembourg’s first Crypto stamp. This creates an opportunity – not only for stamp collectors and fans but also for anyone interested in the potential offered by the digital world – to purchase, collect and exchange NFTs.
What’s special about the Crypto postage stamp is that it is stored as a digital twin on the blockchain as a complement to the physical, paper-based version. This guarantees seamless traceability across all former owners of the digital copy.
Each physical stamp is given a QR code that takes you to the website of the corresponding digital image, which exists in 5 different colours.
- Price of the stamp: €9.00
- Design: Sandra Smulders, Vormgoed (NL)
- Printing: color offset and screen print on Invercote Creato matt 240 g/
- m2 paper, PET film for NFC chip, silver metallic, film and varnish, NFC chip
- 384 bytes, AES-SUN NDEF security by Variuscard GmbH, Vienna (ÖS)
- Stamp dimension: 43 x 53 mm
- Stamp sheetlet dimension: 53.98 x 85.6 x 0.79 mm, 1 stamp per sheetlet.
What’s special about the Crypto postage stamp is that it is stored as a digital twin on the blockchain as a complement to the physical, paper-based version. This guarantees seamless traceability across all former owners of the digital copy.
Each physical stamp is given a QR code that takes you to the website of the corresponding digital image, which exists in 5 different colours.
What can I do with a Crypto stamp?
The first thing to do is to check its authenticity; this requires activating the NFC function on your smartphone (this function is preinstalled on newer smartphones). Hover your phone’s camera over the Crypto stamp and wait a second or two. In the case of the Luxembourg Crypto stamp, a lion’s head will appear in your display.
You’ll find all the technical information you need, as well as a detailed explanation of the various options and corresponding processes, on the cryptostamp.lu website
