The Harry Potter books by JK Rowling brought owls back into the merchandise spotlight, and Snowy owl goodies has had a strong foothold since. Independent artists and licensed merchants have created several versions of the characters to fit many different kinds of collectibles. My Main Hedwig collection has everything from Lego to pencil toppers. Here, I focus on real or fantasy postage, currency, and collectible coins.
Owl Post:
Zazzle is an excellent way to turn Muggle Stamps into Owl Post: the company allows customers to buy stamps with their own photos or art on them!
Owl Post related bits and bobs:
A note on Wizard currency.
The bank of the Wizarding World is Gringotts. It is run by a consortium of goblins that historically stay neutral during the Wizarding Wars. Tge currency is hand struck in three denominations: gold Galleon, silver Sickle, and bronze Knut. Around the edge of each coin was a series of numerals which represented a serial number belonging to the Goblin that cast the coin.
1 Galleon=17 Sickles, 1 Sickle=29 Knuts.
The 2022 currency exchange is:
1 Galleon - $7.35
1 Sickle - $0.46
1 Knut - $0.02
The three denominations of wizarding currency were sometimes represented with the following set of symbols:
Muggle currency can be changed for Wizarding Currency at Universal Orlando (FL, USA), which also has Gringott's Bank Notes in $20 &$10 denominations.
The wizarding currency in the United States of America consisted of the Dragot and Sprink.
The wizarding currency of France was the Bezant.
Coins:
This gorgeous set of Gringott's wizard currency is fan-made. The reverse shows a capital G and the name of the denomination.
The gold Galleon features a profile of a goblin and is stamped 50430. The silver Sickle shows the dragon 'beneath' the bank vaults and is stamped 90812.
The bronze Knut (noot) features an owl, honoring the the bank's long-standing cooperation with the Owl Post. It is stamped 10914.
The special Enchanted edition came struck with the date of the Battle of Hogwarts (2-5-1998).
Muggle coins:
France:
In 2021, Monnaie de Paris paid tribute to this major literary and cinematographic work by minting a collection of coins and medals dedicated to Harry and the wizarding world.
Collection includes 10 Euro silver coins, 50 Euro silver coins, 250 Euro and 500 Euro pure gold coins inspired by the 8 films of the Harry Potter saga.
Owl Post:
The Owl Post at Hogsmeade Universal Studios Hollywood, CA will accept and send muggle mail. They have a special Cancel:
Stamps:
Custom:
2019
Republique du Benin
Rubber Stamp postage:
These aren't actual Stamps, but rather rubber stamps that can be inked to stamp what looks like a postage stamp.
Tampa Bay Letter Writers 2022 (postcard?)
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