/give and /replaceitem not working with some values

/replaceitem entity @p slot.armor.head minecraft:--ITEMNAME--

...and...

/give @p minecraft:--ITEMNAME--

...do not give the player anything/put anything on their head.

replace --ITEMNAME-- with:

fire
portal
(possibly more, haven't tested)

additionally, the missing textures is shown on the players head if you try do do any block with a damage value other than 0, such as a trapdoor with a damage value of 12.