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List of most expensive philatelic items 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]
Known as the world’s most valuable and rare stamp, this unique piece was produced during a stamp shortage in British Guiana. Only one copy is known to exist, discovered by a 12-year-old Scottish ...
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 ...
The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. [3][4] It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist. It is the only major postage stamp ever issued in the United Kingdom or British Commonwealth that is not represented in Britain's Royal Philatelic Collection. [5] An ...
The Chinese Red Revenue One Dollar Small stamp was printed in 1897, and is one of the most valuable stamps in the world. The text on these stamps is considered illegible, so they were taken out of ...
Canada Canada 12d black Canada 2c Large Queen on laid paper – Rarest Canadian stamp Bluenose
Some rare stamps, thanks to their age, rarity, and unique printing errors, have sold for impressive sums at auctions. I’ve looked into six vintage stamps that stand out for their value and history.
Although the 1-cent Franklin Z-Grill is generally cited as the rarest and most valuable of all US postage stamps, the 15-cent Lincoln Z-Grill is just as rare, also with only 2 known to exist. The 10-cent Washington Z-Grill is scarcely less rare with only 6 known to exist.