New issues -
🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -
4 July 2024 - “Crypto miniature sheet - tribute to European Football 2024” - 1 miniature sheet containing 16 x £5 stamps sold for £80. “This exclusive limited edition release combines the timeless tradition of stamp collecting with the latest in blockchain technology”. “Exquisite design: the miniature sheet features 16 stunning £5 stamps, each showcasing the iconic Gibraltar’s Trinity lighthouse against a breathtaking view. The sheet is further enriched with football themed elements,paying tribute to the excitement and passion of the sport”.
“Unique NFTs: Each miniature sheet includes two QR codes linking you to unique NFT digital collectibles. The top QT code connects to an NFT featuring the Barbary macaque, a symbol of Gibraltar’s wildlife.QR Code 4 provides access to an NFT centred around the opening match of the European football tournament, capturing the event’s energy and excitement”….
“Limited edition: This miniature sheet is the first in the Gibraltar crypto miniature sheet collection series, with subsequent editions set to be released later this year. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to own a piece of philatelic history….”.
Designed by Stephen Perera using photographs by ingimage.com and Charles Cruz and lithographed by Cartor.
Rating:- 0. Believe me, there are better ways in which a stamp collector can blow £80 all in one go. And there is more of this stuff to come later in the year!
🇱🇹 Stamperija (Exploitative Lithuanian producer and purveyor of philatelic items with contracts to do so with a number of African governments/postal services including those of two Commonwealth countries) -
Products noting the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) (as reported on Joint Stamp Issues internet site edited by Richard Zimmerman -
🇸🇱 Products inscribed Sierra Leone -
2024 - 150th anniversary of the UPU - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp (I assume that there are other products in this “issue”).
2024 - 150th anniversary of the UPU - 1 stamp issued in a sheetlet 8 identical stamps (I assume that there are other products in this’issue’).
This post shows just how much trash appears on the new issue market and emphasises a phrase used regularly here - Caveat emptor!
From the Gibraltar philatelic website:
ReplyDelete"Today Gibraltar continues to adopt a conservative stamp issuing policy thus maintaining its high reputation amongst the philatelic fraternity."
They can change this text now...