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9 masks of the 1960 independence-year "Native Masks" set (B…
9 masks of the 1960 independence-year "Native Masks" set (Bété, Guéré, Baoulé, Sénoufo, Gouro)
Native Masks is the NFT stamp drop of La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire on Stampsdaq of 14 October 2022. It digitises the 9 stamps of the "Native Masks" set of 1960, the year of Côte d'Ivoire's independence, showing masks of the Bété, Guéré, Baoulé, Sénoufo and Gouro peoples. Each of the 9 designs exists in 5 digital variations from Common (10,000) to Unique (1). The NFTs were sold in packs of 6 (16,667 packs, 25 MATIC per pack) on Polygon. With this drop La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire became the second postal operator to offer Stampsdaq's travel-benefits programme to its collectors.
Variants
| Variant | Variant | Mintage | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unique | 9 | 1 | |
| Ultra Rare | 90 | 2 | |
| Super Rare | 900 | 3 | |
| Rare | 9,000 | 4 | |
| Common | 90,000 | 5 |
Native Masks (October 2022)
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2022-10-14 |
| Issuer | La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire |
| Platform | Stampsdaq (Polygon, ERC-721) |
| Designs | 9 (the 1960 "Native Masks" set) |
| Rarity tiers per design | Common 10,000 / Rare 1,000 / Super Rare 100 / Ultra Rare 10 / Unique 1 |
| Packs | 16,667 packs of 6 NFTs, 25 MATIC per pack |
| Total NFTs | 99,999 |
Announced by press release on 10 October 2022, the drop digitises the 9 stamps of the "Native Masks" set of 1960 — the year of independence — with masks of the Bété, Guéré, Baoulé, Sénoufo and Gouro peoples. CEO Isaac Gnamba-Yao framed it as the continuation of La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire's digitisation of its entire philatelic heritage with Stampsdaq. Collectors of Côte d'Ivoire NFT stamps were also enrolled in Stampsdaq's travel-benefits programme.
Curator note: the press release names the date, the 9 designs and the Common (10,000) to Unique (1) span; the intermediate tiers, the pack count and the 25 MATIC price come from crypto-stamps.org only. The total of 99,999 NFTs is arithmetic (9 × 11,111), not a published figure.
References
- officialThe evolution of digital stamps collecting continues on Stampsdaq — press release, 10 Oct 2022en
- officialL'évolution de la philatélie avec les timbres numériques se poursuit sur Stampsdaq — communiqué, 10 oct. 2022fr
- officialStampsdaq marketplaceen
- communityIvory Coast — crypto-stamps.org catalogueen