Scratch-and-Sniff + Postage = Scented Stamps

By Alex in Everything Else on Jun 16, 2008 at 3:31 pm

In the past few decades, in order to raise revenue, postal administration of various countries have issued a growing number of …. scented stamps!

This one to the left is the coffee-scented stamp by the Brazilian postal authorities. Some weird ones include a sweet-and-sour pork scented stamp from China, and burnt-wood stamp (to raise awareness of forest fires) from Brazil.

Stamps of Distinction blog has more on the World’s Smelliest Postage Stamps: Link – Thanks Tony Servies!

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Ali S.
Jun 16th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I think the last thing I need from mail is it smelling of food. I wonder what the obvious smell for spam mail would be?
bean
Jun 16th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I can’t wait until someone tries to mail a letter with a stamp smelling of marijuana, cocaine, or explosives.
JC
Jun 17th, 2008 at 6:32 am
They would have been prohibited some years ago.
kid_icarus
Jun 17th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
i hope they make a skunk scratch and sniff stamp….those were always my favorites..
The other Dave
Jun 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I hope this is true. As it turns out, the Chinese “sweet and sour pork” stamp was NOT. I first saw the story on the ananova news site, and posted it at Metafilter. But after a bit of research, I was disappointed to find out it was a rumor/myth. I even had a Chinese friend of mine purchase me a commemorative set – which included the alleged “scratch and sniff” stamp. Which I scratched, and it didn’t smell like anything.
Alfredo
Jul 11th, 2008 at 5:07 am
Watch this homepage under: scratch & smell cards…

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