Originally sold for $22, released in Jan 2018. Has a different kind of crypto on it. "Group" something...when I first looked into these, face value was $1100  so yeah...the Austria crypto stamps are definitely not the first.  Gibraltar, December 6, 2018 QRG – is born, as a collectible crypto stamp, released in May of 2018 by the National Post office of Gibraltar. A limited supply, only fifty thousand blocks of four stamps have been produced. Each block has a QR code printed next to the stamps, which when scanned generate 200 QRG Coins per block in an Ethereum wallet (e.g. MyEtherWallet) there will never be more than 10,000,000 tokens issued. One Stamp Collector, who attempted to purchase QRG stamps on opening day said, “Several of us tried, but the Gibraltar Post Office sold out quickly. We received polite notes saying “the QRG issue is no longer available”. QRG – UTILITY – QRG has already been accepted as payment by some collectible dealers, private collectors and auction houses. The 200 crypto coins embedded in each block of four QRG Stamps and the anticipation of the coins listing on exchanges has created a scarcity of supply. Collector and World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov, a world-renowned philatelist puts it eloquently: “The collectables world, philatelic and Crypto communities will welcome the advent of block chain and distributed ledger technology to facilitate the transfer of value between buyers and sellers. The Gibraltar QRG Coins will be a leading light in illuminating the transparency of such transactions and thereby increasing the trust and confidence of participants on both sides.” https://www.crypto-universe.net/2018/12/05/gibraltar-crypto-currency-qrg-opens-at-22-00-on-the-idcm-io-exchange/https://qrg-stamps.com/Thanks a lot for this info. Reading this: One Stamp Collector, who attempted to purchase QRG stamps on opening day said, “Several of us tried, but the Gibraltar Post Office sold out quickly. We received
polite notes saying “the QRG issue is no longer available”. Makes me believe one or a few whales bought most of the whole contingent, so probably a very centralized distribution, which I don't find very appealing. - Still, it's probably the *real* first crypto stamp, which makes it obviously extremely special. Compared to this distribution, despite all the appropriate critique about snail-mail and an online-shop that was on-and-off several times a day, the way the Austrian stamps were distributed seems much fairer. I know that almost all crypto-enthusiats that I know of were able to get at least a few stamps. Also, looking at the order I just received, I think it might be more likely that they do indeed have some protection in place, to prevent the sending office from pre-scanning and selecting (red & yellow) stamps. Austria is a tiny country, but they are not idiots and regarding crypto they are actually ahead in many ways compared to quite a few larger EU countries. |
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Btw: Your chances for one or more red stamps is 40.5% if you ordered 50
Yes indeed, i got the same 1-(1-1500/150000)^50=0,405 That being said, the exact calculation involves the hypergeometric distribution. However i agree that, in this case, the binomial distribution can be used instead. Best regards The only thing i am worried about this calculation is if it’s truly a random selection that they are offering to people. I hope so too...but then where humans are involved  Jup, I am very suspicious of that too. Today my first order of 25 stamps arrived... Very poorly results. - 18 black - 4 green - 3 blue I might just be very very unlucky... but chances are, some orders might be tempered with by some of the employees doing the packaging and are actually prescanned (mostly for reds but possibly also for yellow ones). can you please check if the Token ID for those stamps is serialized, you can check very easy via crypto.post.at / opensea i got so far one delivery via online shop that had continous IDs would be interesting to see if you have some missing/sorted Yes, I am checking this with a group of people who also bought stamps. There were some inconsistencies, but mostly it's continous IDs. However: I am retracting my suspicion that orders might be pre-scanned for now.Today I got a purchase of 13 unstamped and 25 stamped ones, including a few yellow ones and... yes... one red one. Super happy right now.  There is a larger order pending, with a bigger sample size I will report back again then, as it will be easier to see with a high confidence level, if pre-scanning probably occured or not. However with this relatively small order I just received I definitly got very lucky and find it super unlikely, that pre-scanning occured. |
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Reservations updated & bump.
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Limited time offer, valid until end of 26th of June: Buy 25 8 or more chips (as solos or in a box) and get a 5% discount. Example: a full box only costs 522,50€ + 0.025 for the BTC funding right now.  Thanks for all your orders made. Now closed. |
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Originally sold for $22, released in Jan 2018. Has a different kind of crypto on it. "Group" something...when I first looked into these, face value was $1100 so yeah...the Austria crypto stamps are definitely not the first. Cool, thanks for brininging these up. Saw these once, but totally forgot about them. "A limited supply, only fifty thousand blocks of four stamps have been produced" So 200.000 in total and they sell for $1100 now?! That's amazing and a good sign for the Austrian stamps I hope. |
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Btw: Your chances for one or more red stamps is 40.5% if you ordered 50
Yes indeed, i got the same 1-(1-1500/150000)^50=0,405 That being said, the exact calculation involves the hypergeometric distribution. However i agree that, in this case, the binomial distribution can be used instead. Best regards The only thing i am worried about this calculation is if it’s truly a random selection that they are offering to people. I hope so too...but then where humans are involved Jup, I am very suspicious of that too. Today my first order of 25 stamps arrived... Very poorly results. - 18 black - 4 green - 3 blue I might just be very very unlucky... but chances are, some orders might be tempered with by some of the employees doing the packaging and are actually prescanned (mostly for reds but possibly also for yellow ones). |
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Thanks for that lovely cat picture and dramatic story of the destruction of a satori chip.
Btw: Interesting to see how the peeled holo looks... definitly unusual!
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I haven't recieved anything except an email right after I ordered. Cant read the email though so no clue what it says. My name and address and my payment amount are in the mix of the email so i just supposed it was a confirmation of my order like most online shops send you after you order.
I'm on the same boot...Nothing since i placed my order online, exactly a week ago (on 06/18). I hope they didn't forget to send my stamps... Btw, just curious, for those who ordered, how many stamps did you bought? Personally, i bought 50 stamps...Yesterday, i dreamt i had a red one in the lot...Perhaps, it is not just a dream...I still hope so... Have a great day. Uhh nice! Good luck with it. Really hope they will fill all the orders made. Btw: Your chances for one or more red stamps is 40.5% if you ordered 50 @ tweetious: It was actually announced in most German-speaking tech media as well. But still most of us didn't expect them to sell out so quickly... @frank: Then again, regarding the low mintage of 1.5k worldwide... I guess demand will be higher than availability. |
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Great effort for that list, KillYou. Even though I wish it wouldn't need to exist.
Good luck to all in search of their stolen crypto-collectibles!
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Hi All, Finally the stamps I ordered cleared the customs and coming home tomorrow or Wednesday, just wanted to check if someone is interested in any particular colors that they would like to buy? (these are the ones that one of my friend picked up from 3 different Post Office, still waiting on the direct shipment from the Austrian post to ship) Don't expect any payments till I have these in hand and post some pictures. Just asking people if they do like to reserve some. Black Stamps - 0.0025 BTCGreen Stamps - 0.005 BTCBlue Stamps - 0.01 BTCYellow Stamps - 0.025 BTCRed Stamps - With my luck I highly doubt that I will get any of these in my order.  Well if someone is interested in buying singles or multiple, do let me know, willing to work on the prices if you are buying multiples. Thanks!! Nice, I am guessing a lot of people are still waiting for some nice crypto stamp orders. Wish I had done the same, ordered with friends directly from a post office, but they still don't even have confirmation that our order got through... Anyway, good luck with the red ones! Regarding prices, that's way below of what I saw on ebay etc., so I don't see a problem, should sodl. @Bavi: You can fly to Austria, but that won't help much, as they seem to be sold out. Online and at offices. I actually made a trip to Austria last week (Monday) and already most offices were sold out. And for the math geeks, here are your chances for red stampa depending on your size of order (numbers on x-axis):  DARK BLUE = Chance to get exactly ONE red stamp. RED = Chance to get exactly TWO red stamps. YELLOW = Chance to get exactly THREE red stamps. GREEN = Chance to get exactly FOUR red stamps. DARK LIGHT BLUE = Chance to get FIVE OR MORE red stamps. BROWN = Chance to get exactly NINE red stamps. |
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The following were given randoms as their numbers were already taken
Kryptowerk
zap
STT
coblee
Mirae
Bs241
Icygreen
Mr.Ease
Arriemoller
Thanks man, sorry I missed it was already taken! |
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33 - Kryptowerk
Wow, thank you!
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Block #582125
Hash: 0000000000000000001840b2d132247bc5943c93c31f0979b1958d6cb7ef1042
2 WINS
MF Kryptowerk with one bid!
CHEERS
Please PM shipping details
Wow. That was unexpected. Congrats buddy.. Thanks man. Finally got a few prefork chips to add to my collection. Also ty for hosting this at a very good price and ty @all for playing. |
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Block #582125
Hash: 0000000000000000001840b2d132247bc5943c93c31f0979b1958d6cb7ef1042
2 WINS
MF Kryptowerk with one bid!
CHEERS
Please PM shipping details
Wow. That was unexpected. |
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Uno randumo per favore.
trix it: fc082c57224e580fc64dc76da8893944506826cf134e844ebde2faa7551927ab
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Hy there, i'll take two matt finish and two red ones, please advise Great! Gave you #57, 58 & 92, 93 (two matt, two red, lowest available). Thanks - PM sent. |
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Bump. Postcards available!
Special offer: 3 cards for 11,25€ still applies.
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12 to match my "The Great Bitcoin Hatching"
Me too please 12 to match my "The Great Bitcoin Hatching"
Thanks, you got it!  Postcards of the Hatching coming soon. Matching numbers will be free for TGBH owners. |
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Info- print on brushed aluminium (alu-dibond with polymere core) - size: approx. 50 x 35 cm (20 x 14 inches) - limited to only 16 - featuring my Bitcoin-hive artwork in high-resolution (see my postcard with the same motive here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5144498.0) - embossed KW 2019 text + serial number Please note: The print looks best (shiny/bright and saturated) when artificial light hits from the side(s). Direct sunlight exposure on the aluminium creates the least interesting effects / less saturation.Photos The motive.   MoonBits chip + XMR card for size comparison.  Closeup of the embossed serial + "KW 2019". Reservations
1: reserved for auction
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