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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 2023.
35 items, including one red lacquer bow, 30 black lacquer arrows (one arrow shaft is missing), two quivers and two long swords both with gold maki-e in ikakeji technique inlaid with mother of pearl decorations of apricot leaves Kamakura period: Height of quiver: 32.7 cm (12.9 in), length of long swords: 105.8 cm (41.7 in)
Masahito Katori (香取正彦) 1899 1988 Metalworking Bonshō: 1977 Shirō Sekiya (関谷四郎) 1907 1994 Metalworking Hammering 1977 Sadatsugu Takahashi (高橋貞次) 1902 1968 Metalworking Swordmaking (Nihonto) 1955 Yukihira Miyairi (宮入行平) 1913 1977 Metalworking Swordmaking (Nihonto) 1963 Sadaichi Gassan (月山貞一) 1907 1995 ...
Savings interest rates today: Ring in the new year with APYs of up to 5.05% (that's 10x the national average)
In March 1924, the new ruble based on the gold standard was finally introduced, and the stamp prices were fixed. [1] [2] One of the Gold Standard stamps, Limonka [Wikidata], is considered quite rare, if in mint condition. This is the 15 kopeck yellow perforated stamp of the Peasant design issued in 1925. The name "Limonka" is referred to its ...
The SX$0.25, SX$0.5, SX$1, SX$2.5 and SX$5 were also introduced. The SX$0.25 was minted in bronze and 999‰ fine silver; the SX$0.5 was minted in cupronickel and silver; the SX$1 and SX$2.5 in bronze, silver and gold; and the SX$5 was minted in gold. Sealand printed stamps in 1969 and 1970. In 2020, a Sealand stamp was sent into space. [2]
[1] [2] It took only two minutes to sell to an anonymous bidder and was the fourth time the stamp had broken the world record for a single-stamp bid; this time, the sale broke the 1996 record of $2,300,000 for the Treskilling Yellow, an 1855 Swedish stamp. [7]
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Scinde Dawk of 1852, the first postage stamp of India is a round red sealing wafer. India has a long and varied postal history and has produced a ...