Trilogy of the world's first three postage stamps as phygital crypto stamps on VeVe · 2024
Stanley Gibbons Phygital VeVe Series
Trilogy of historic British postage stamps as phygital crypto stamps on VeVe. Three editions: Penny Black (06.10.2024), Penny Red (20.07.2025), Two Penny Blue (Q4 2025). Collectors of Secret Rare NFTs additionally receive physical original stamps from Stanley Gibbons authenticated stock — linking NFT and antique stamp.
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History
In October 2024 Stanley Gibbons launched a phygital crypto stamp trilogy in cooperation with VeVe, built around the three oldest postage stamps in the world: Penny Black (1840), Penny Red (1841), and Two Penny Blue (1840). Structurally the first true phygital bridge between NFT and rare antique stamp — Stanley Gibbons supplies physical originals from its own authenticated stock to the Secret Rare buyers.
Edition overview
| Edition | Date | Mintage | Phygital tier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Black | 06.10.2024 | 8,888 | 150 ex Secret Rare → physical 1840 Penny Black |
| Penny Red | 20.07.2025 | 8,633 | 110 ex Secret Rare → 100 physical 1841 Penny Red NK |
| Two Penny Blue | Q4 2025 (date estimated) | TBD | Common Special Edition + Secret Rare (first time with 2 phygital tiers) |
Structural position
Stanley Gibbons is the wiki's first philatelic dealer (kind: philatelic-dealer) — not a postal company. The membership of the VeVe / Immutable X cluster is therefore no longer purely postal: USPS (02.11.2021) and NZ Post (10.06.2023) remain the postal pioneers; Stanley Gibbons (06.10.2024) adds the phygital-pioneer claim to the cluster.
Tech stack
VeVe platform on Immutable X (Ethereum L2). Mobile-app activation, AR photo mode, 2.5% secondary-market fee. Identical to the USPS / NZ Post stack.
Editions in this family
| Issued | Edition | ISO | Chain | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | Stanley Gibbons Phygital – Two Penny Blue 1840 | GB | immutable-x | art |
| 2025-07-20 | Penny Red 1841 | GB | immutable-x | art |
| 2024-10-06 | Penny Black 1840 | GB | immutable-x | art |