Gold Silver Jewels Etc

ok this is the thread where we show real stamps that have precious metals or stones ont hem. I have some from hong kong that have gold and silver on them any others

Your post is cryptic.
Do you want stamps with crystals shown on them?

Bulgaria : Snow Crystal



..or actual crystals on stamps?

Swarovski Crystal Fabric stamp

Diamonds :



Silver -

ah yes rod you are getting the idea

stamp study is that real silver in the stamps ?

The stamps show examples of Cape Silver - the 30c is apparently a Loving Cup ????? anyone know what that is.

12c Sugar Bowl, 25c Teapot , 30c Loving Cup, 50c Coffee Pot.

I want a loving cup!

no idea what a loving cup is

if the stamps were actually silver in them then that what I was talking about like actual silver melted on to the stamp?

aaaaaaah now I get it, I am a little slow today - too excited about my find earlier (Will start another post regarding my find). No none of the stamps have any real silver or real diamond on them. I think some of the channel isle stamps do have gold on them - I will try and dig them out tonight.

*g*

from eb.com (encyclopedia britannica)
Loving cup is a "large, two-handled cup, often made of silver, that may take many forms. In the past, at weddings, banquets, or meetings, a loving cup might be shared by a number of persons for ceremonial drinking, symbolizing friendship and unity. Loving cups are often given as trophies to winners of games or other competitions. The French coupe de mariage is a somewhat shallow form of loving cup."

Gussyboy1
(my scanner won't let me scan or oherwise I would post some to this thread)

your scanner can scan cups? I knew they had scanners fr 3d objects but wow. I cant wait for it to begin working again

The first ever Israel stamp issue with 22-carat gold leaf.
Issued as part of the 60th year of Independence celebrations at the World Stamp Championship [WSC] Israel 2008.

Stunningly beautiful.



Sadly a few thousand copies did not find the perforator to their liking !



A few copies were ensnared inside a Presentation Pack where they were re-united with their cousin issued previously, though not in real gold.



There was also some gold leaf on the official FDC envelope which I have not scanned and which I am too lazy to look for at this moment.

When I get the scanner warmed up, I will scan it and a few other Gold pieces, including a nice piece from the Vatican.

Londonbus1...Let us pray...

I'm not sure if this fits this topic but I have a bunch of these 22 karat gold replicas from the Olympics.



Lucky

Germany: A genuine 24 carat Gold stamp.

From my "book of useless knowledge"

Mint Mails Gold

The San Francisco Mint transferred
two billion dollars in gold 1,600 miles
inland to the Denver Mint.

It was shipped by mail under heavy guard
and the postage amounted to $410,000.

January 19, 1935

(PS No stamps were used in the transaction)

That has to be the world's largest discounted postage
when considering weight postage ratio.

Dears LB and Rod

what are the going rates for those stamps.

lucky

i cant see your iamge

oh I can see luckys stamps now. sure sure I like it keep on posting

I have a feeling that gold stamp image was lifted from the Gibbons
encyclopedia of stamps.
I am unaware at this time as to the reason it was minted.
Possibly a gift to royalty?

May I add, in all examples I have seen of gold or silver
on stamps, genuine or otherwise, I feel it doesn't work.
Often it is used for value ID, and is oft the case
it is barely legible and gets lost in the background.
Most times it is used for "gimmick" quotient.
Of course there are exceptions.

A gimmick bogus label from the Isle of Pabay
Gold foil (complete with fingerprints of viewers over the years)
(note: gold does not scan well)