Mystical Scale — Crypto stamp Comic #1

Q: What is the Crypto stamp Comic #1?

It is the comic booklet Crypto stamp Island: Rückkehr aus der Dunkelheit, published by Österreichische Post on 21 October 2024 in a numbered run of 2,000 copies. Every booklet contains an integrated NFT called Mystical Scale on Polygon — it is a companion product to the Crypto stamp Dragon, not a postage stamp.

Mystical Scale

Österreichische Post published *Crypto stamp Island: Rückkehr aus der Dunkelheit* (Return from the Darkness) on 21 October 2024 — its first comic booklet and, per the post, the world's first crypto stamp comic. Each of the 2,000 sequentially numbered booklets (0001 to 2000) carries an integrated NFT, the *Mystical Scale*, whose existence is woven into the story. The NFTs mint from their own ERC-721 contract on Polygon and use the same five-colour scheme and distribution key as classic Crypto stamps. The first 500 copies were sold only as a set with the four country editions of the Crypto stamp Dragon; the rest went to stamp subscriptions and special sales such as the Vienna Comic Con.

Variants

Variant	Color	Rarity
Red	#C8281F	1
Yellow	#F5C518	2
Blue	#1F4FA8	3
Green	#3F8B3F	4
Black	#1F1E1C	5

Image: Österreichische Post AG

Crypto stamp Comic #1 — Mystical Scale (October 2024)

Detail	Value
Date	2024-10-21
Comic issue	#1 — Crypto stamp Island: Rückkehr aus der Dunkelheit
Integrated NFT	Mystical Scale (CSC1)
Copies (numbered)	2,000
Face value	none (comic booklet)
Retail price	not published
Blockchain	Polygon (ERC-721)
Contract	`0x3f2e5cd3b0a0e1fbdde40094b82c4f749259695c`

Österreichische Post published Crypto stamp Island: Rückkehr aus der Dunkelheit (Return from the Darkness) on 21 October 2024 — its first comic booklet, released on the same day as the Crypto stamp 5.2 Dragon and described by the post as the world's first crypto stamp comic. The booklet was produced with Kirschgrau (the creative agency behind ASH – Austrian Superheroes) and the Customized Hub Agency VIOLET; the illustrators Thomas Aigelsreiter and Andreas Paar laid the foundation of the Crypto stamp Island universe here. The story gathers the crypto animals of the first five years — unicorn, panda, lion, llama, honey badger and whale — against a dark threat, and asks what role the new dragon plays; an AR activation lets readers experience the Dragon stamp in the booklet.

Each of the 2,000 sequentially numbered copies (0001 to 2000) contains an integrated NFT, the Mystical Scale, whose existence is written into the plot: the scales must never come close to each other again, so every reader guards one. The NFTs mint from their own ERC-721 contract on Polygon (on-chain name "Crypto stamp Comic Mystical Scale") and use the same five colours and distribution key as classic Crypto stamps. The first 500 copies were sold only as a set with all four country editions of the Dragon (AT, NL, LU, BE) in the post's online shop and in selected subscriptions; the rest went to special sales such as the Vienna Comic Con.

Curator note: modelled as collection_marker — a comic booklet with an integrated NFT, no franking value, sold as a companion to the Dragon release. Total 2,000 confirmed on-chain (totalSupply) and in press; per-colour counts and a standalone price are not published. Images pending. Reviewed 2026-09-20.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Crypto stamp Comic #1?

It is the comic booklet *Crypto stamp Island: Rückkehr aus der Dunkelheit*, published by Österreichische Post on 21 October 2024 in a numbered run of 2,000 copies. Every booklet contains an integrated NFT called *Mystical Scale* on Polygon — it is a companion product to the Crypto stamp Dragon, not a postage stamp.

How was the comic sold and what did it cost?

The first 500 copies were only available as a set with all four country editions of the Crypto stamp Dragon in the post's online shop and in selected stamp subscriptions; further copies were sold at special events such as the Vienna Comic Con. No standalone retail price has been published in the sources we checked.

Which colour variants does the Mystical Scale NFT have?

The same five as classic Crypto stamps — black, green, blue, yellow and red — with the same distribution key, according to the post. Exact per-colour counts for the 2,000 NFTs have not been published.