What are Non-Denominated Stamps?

Non-paper stamps, as the name suggests, are stamps made of materials other than paper. The stamps are made of metal, plastic, or wood.

Non-paper stamp

Non-paper stamps, as the name suggests, are stamps made of materials other than paper. The stamps are made of metal, plastic, or wood.

The first wooden stamp in the world was a sheetlet issued in Gabon in 1982 to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has a face value of 2000 CFA francs and is perforated. In 1983, Djibouti in Africa issued a wooden stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Air France. In 2004, Gabon issued a set of two commemorative stamps and a wooden sheetlet to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Gabon, and commissioned a stamp factory in Beijing, China.

In 1955, Hungary issued aviation stamps printed with aluminum foil to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of domestic aluminum. The above picture shows an aircraft flying over the factory. It is stamped with aluminum with a thickness of 0.009 mm and can be used like ordinary stamps.

Gold foil stamps are probably the most expensive of all stamps. The first gold foil stamp in the world was issued in 1965 by Gabon in memory of Dr. Switzer, a French philosopher, musician and theologian, in honor of the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1952. Due to the uniqueness, first appearance, and rarity of gold stamp materials, the first batch of 50,000 sold out. The gold leaf stamp issued by Tonga is embossed with gold leaf, making the gold leaf stamp practical.

The world's first silver stamp was issued in the Soviet Union before 1961. In 1965, a set of six silver foil stamps issued by the UAE was the world's first set of silver foil stamps.

The world's first silk stamp was printed by Poland in 1958. This is a silk pamphlet printed by Poland to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the country's post. The picture is a scene of an ancient mail car Mercedes, which is very memorable.

The "Chemistry for Peace and Socialism" leaflet issued by the former German Democratic Republic is the world's first plastic stamp. ^[1]