The curious tale of Bhutan's playable record postage stamps

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:27:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.thevinylfactory.com/features/the-curious-tale-of-bhutans-playable-record-postage-stamps>

"Made of plastic and embossed with a melody, these tiny record stamps are among
the strangest, most enchanting bits of vinyl out there. Chris May investigates
how the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan came to produce the world’s “first talking
stamps”.

Quite possibly the smallest vinyl records that can still be played with a
stylus, those of you after a set will be happy to know the stamps still
sporadically appear on eBay, with prices pushed up by that geekiest of venn
diagrams between stamp and record collectors."

Via Esther Schindler.

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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