CRYPTO STAMPS
Welcome to the new and exciting
world of Crypto Stamp collecting. Before I list what has been issued I would
like to explain the definitions of the term Crypto and Stamps.
When we refer to Crypto, in this case it
being a Crypto Currency, Wiki defines it as such.
A cryptocurrency (or crypto
currency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that
uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation
of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.
When we refer to a postage
Stamp, it is defined as such,
A
postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal
administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the
cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the
stamp to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other
postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—that they wish to send. The
item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation
mark—in modern usage indicating date and point of origin of mailing—is applied
to the stamp and its left and right sides to prevent its reuse. The item is
then delivered to its addressee.
Postage stamp collecting has been around for
over a hundred years and people have long waited for the issuance of new stamps
to add their collections. But in the past year or two an exciting development
happened where the collecting of stamps AND the addition of a cryptocurrency
have been combined. I will go over the issued stamps after I explain Physical
Crypto Currency.
Physical Crypto currency collecting started
back in 2011 when the first physical incarnation of Bitcoin came to be in the
form of a Bitbills. This is when a public key and private key hidden behind a
hologram were placed on card and then loaded with Bitcoin. Other came
afterwards, particularly Casascius who introduced Physical Bitcoin in the form
of physical coins. Many came afterwards and this spawned a collecting niche
that is quite unique and exciting!
I will list in
chronological order the history of Crypto Philatelic items…
2017 PRIVATE ISSUE CRYPTO ENVELOPE
2017 PRIVATE ISSUE CRYPTO STAMPS
2017 PRIVATE ISSUE DIGITAL STAMP
2021 CYPHER POSTAGE CYPHER STAMPS
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