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Don't use any of these stamps for your cards before you've checked their potential worth.
The 10-cent Washington Z-Grill is scarcely less rare with only 6 known to exist. First production runs of Z-Grill process were made of the common Z-grill denominations - the 2-cent Jackson, 3-cent Washington, and 12-cent Washington stamps. The earliest known postmarks of these Z-grill stamps date from January 1868.
Known to philatelists as the "Mona Lisa of stamps," the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the world's most famous rare stamp. It entered limited production in 1856 and today only one copy is ...
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$ 9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1][2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2025. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to ...
Collecting vintage stamps isn’t just a charming pastime—it can also uncover hidden treasures that might be worth thousands of dollars. Some rare stamps, thanks to their age, rarity, and unique ...
McCoy's will had made the American Philatelic Research Library the legal owner of all four stamps in the block. In 2014 Donald Sundman of the Mystic Stamp Company offered $100,000 in reward money—$50,000 for the two stamps that were still missing—to anyone who could bring them to their rightful owner.
Think twice before using these stamps on your cards. Some could have surprising value, making them worth far more to collectors than their face value.
Investing in rare stamps requires a high degree of expertise and can be very risky for the novice. Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, take up little space but require careful storage as condition is one of the most important factors in determining the value of a stamp. Other tangible investments include art, antiques, precious metals, rare coins and many others ...