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2. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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   Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [ 1] as a stream of new stamps was produced by ...

3. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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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. [ note 1 ...

4. British Guiana 1c magenta - Wikipedia

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   No. in existence. 1. Face value. 1c. Estimated value. US$8,307,000 (last sale, 8 June 2021, including buyer's premium) [ 1][ 2] 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 ...

5. Columbian Issue - Wikipedia

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   The 2¢ Landing of Columbus is the most common stamp of the Columbian Issue. The Columbian Issue, also known as the Columbians, is a set of 16 postage stamps issued by the United States to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago during 1893. The finely-engraved stamps were the first commemorative stamps issued by the United ...

6. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   The first stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities thereafter. They consisted of an engraved 5-cent red brown stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with George Washington .

7. Here's Where to Buy Stamps for Cheap - AOL

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   Check Out BuyDiscountStamps.com. Another online option is BuyDiscountStamps.com. You can get a roll of 100 stamps for $54, which works out at 54 cents per stamp, or 11.1% off retail price. In ...