HK · 2024
China Post Hong Kong
China Post Hong Kong Co. Ltd. is the Hong Kong subsidiary of national China Post. On 18 January 2024, China Post HK issued the Jia Chen Year (Year of the Dragon) stamp — a crypto stamp with physical gold content on the Polygon blockchain. The issue was produced in collaboration with DGS Fintech, the University of Hong Kong, and the Beijing Longyuan Traditional Culture Exchange Promotion Center. Japan Post had previously issued crypto stamps (Posukuma) on 16 January 2023, though these ran on the private Rakuten blockchain.
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- First crypto stamp
- 2024-01-18
- Country
- HK
- Blockchains
- polygon
- Official website
- www.hongkongpost.hk
- Crypto stamp platform
- www.hongkongpost.hk
China Post Hong Kong
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong (China) |
| Crypto Stamp Debut | 2024-01-18 |
| Tech | Polygon (public blockchain) |
| Pioneer Status | First Asian RWA crypto stamp with physical gold |
China Post Hong Kong initiated a historic stamp program in January 2024: Jia Chen Year (Year of the Dragon) — China's first crypto stamp collection. Issuance occurred on 18.01.2024 at Hong Kong Cyberport as a coordinated alliance of several actors:
- China Post Hong Kong Co. Ltd. — postal operator
- DGS (Hong Kong) Fintech — tech partner for blockchain implementation
- University of Hong Kong, Centre for Financial Innovation and Development — academic validation as RWA use case
- Beijing Longyuan Traditional Culture Exchange Promotion Center — cultural curation
Pioneer Status: Real World Assets (RWA)
Unlike typical crypto stamps (NFT linked to physical stamp), the Jia Chen edition integrates physical gold with certified purity into the crypto stamp structure. Four gold tiers (0.1g, 9g, 49g, 99g) make each edition a tokenized real-world-asset relic. Currently the first example worldwide of a national postal company combining crypto stamps with physical precious metal value anchor.
DGS Fintech CEO Xu Jiayi cited the edition as proof that Polygon is "robust enough to support tokenization of real-world assets" — a deliberate positioning against established crypto stamp programs from Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Japan.
Auction Validation
In April 2024, the edition was sold at the China Guardian Hong Kong Spring Auction 2024 for 5.52 million HK$ (≈ 660,000 €) — market confirmation of crypto stamps as a collector asset class. Single number 6688 was additionally traded for 18 ETH (≈ 550,000 HK$) on OpenSea secondary market.
Editions by this issuer
| Issued | Edition | Edition | ISO | Chain | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Jia Chen Year | HK | art |
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did China Post Hong Kong issue its first crypto stamp?
On 2024-01-18, with the Jia Chen Year (Year of the Dragon) stamp, issued at Hong Kong Cyberport. It is the only edition from this issuer catalogued so far.
Who else was involved in the issue?
DGS (Hong Kong) Fintech provided the blockchain technology, the University of Hong Kong Centre for Financial Innovation and Development gave academic validation, and the Beijing Longyuan Traditional Culture Exchange Promotion Center handled the cultural side.
Was it the first crypto stamp in Asia?
No. Japan Post had issued crypto stamps (Posukuma) on 2023-01-16, though on the private Rakuten blockchain. The Hong Kong issue runs on the public Polygon blockchain and is the first with physical gold.
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