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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.
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 ...
5. Inverted Jenny The Inverted Jenny is a famous misprint stamp from 1918 that features the Jenny plane—or the Curtiss JN-4, used to carry mail across the United States—upside down.
Where for a century-and-a-half or so, stamps were almost invariably denominated with their values (5 cent, 10 cent, etc.) the United States post office now sells non-denominated "forever" stamps for use on first-class and international mail. [3] These stamps are still valid for the full rate even if there is a rate increase.
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 ...
The Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, or simply "Z-Grill", is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in February 1868 depicting Benjamin Franklin. While stamps of this design were the common 1-cent stamps of the 1860s, the Z-Grill is distinguished by having the so-called "Z" variety of a grill pressed into the stamp, creating tiny indentations in the paper. Although the 1 ...
The most expensive stamps in the world sell for millions of dollars, and many others routinely command five- and six-figure sums.
The United States Treasury Department issued its first war savings stamps in late 1917 in order to help pay for the costs incurred through involvement in World War I. The estimated cost of World War I for the United States was approximately $32 billion, and by the end of the war, the United States government had issued a total of $26.4 billion in debt. Although national campaigns had aimed to ...