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Luxembourg now joins Croatia, Netherlands, the United Nations, Switzerland & Austria in issuing a stamp with a crypto currency value.  What is a crypto stamp?A crypto stamp is a stamp made up of two parts: a physical stamp and its digital twin. The digital twin is an image that you can collect, exchange and trade on the blockchain.Features of the Luxembourg issue: Price of the stamp: €9,00 Design: Sandra Smulders, Vormgoed (NL)Printing: color offset and screen print on Inverc …

Last year, the Spainish city of  Teruel  hosted the National Exhibition of Youth Philately Being an exhibition aimed at a younger audience, the aim was to recover the dinosaur-themed series that in 2015 consisted of the Ankylosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Diplodocus stamps.In 2023, the dinosaur chosen was the Aragosaurus ischiaticus, which consists of a stamp in which we see a representation of what its image was and a vignette in which an illustration of some of the rema …

The USPS provides a Scrambled Indicia Stamp Decoder tool that allows you to view hidden images and symbols on select commemorative stamps issued between 1997 and 2004. You will need the decoder to view hidden images on this Pathfinder Souvenir Sheet.  The decoder lens is a precision optical device manufactured with the same acrylics used for prescription eyeglass lenses. Will you be able to decipher the code in the $3 souvenir sheet?  Stampcenter.com is offeri …

Native Americans have been featured on US postage stamps since 18981. The stamps were issued to honor American Indians and their contributions. Below is a list of those stamps along with their denomination and date of issue:SubjectDenominationDate IssuedIndian Hunting Buffalo4¢June 17, 1898Pocahontas5¢May 8, 1907American Indian14¢May 1, 1923National Parks: Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde4¢September 25, 1934Indian Centennial3¢October 15, 1948Will Rogers3¢November 4, 1948Frederic Remington, Artist of the …

County Stamp Center has a category called "Strange and Unusual" to define stamps that fall outside the usual one-dimensional pictorial commemorative.  These stamps can have scents, 3D type motion, heat sensitive inks, hidden messages revealed under ultraviolet light, or unusual textures.Switzerland's most recent stamp celebrating the centenary of the Swiss Music Copyright organization "SUISA" breaks new ground in this category. This stamp that can actually play music! The special featu …