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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 2024. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item ...
With its sale in June 2014 to Stuart Weitzman for $9,480,000, [1] [2] the 1c magenta has broken the world record for a single stamp auction price a total of four times. [7] The 2014 auction also made it the most expensive item, by weight and size, ever sold in history. [ 7 ]
The other variety of $1,000 Treasury Notes, Series 1891 "Open Backs" (Fr#379c), represented by just two notes, has also been involved in the recent string of record-breaking sales. While one of these two notes is owned by the Smithsonian Institution (pictured at bottom), the only Series 1891 $1,000 note available to collectors had set the world ...
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 ...
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The world has produced countless coins, trading cards, comics and stamps. Most aren't worth more than their constituent metal or paper, but enough of them are valuable or at least interesting ...
The ninth series of the Swiss franc, currently in circulation. As of 2022, the Swiss 1000-franc banknote is the world's 2nd highest value currently-issued banknote, after the Brunei $10,000 bill (worth around 6,900 Swiss francs in 2022), followed by the Singapore $1,000 note (worth around 678 CHF) and the 500 euro note (worth around 490 CHF), was demonetised.
High-end doesn't quite do justice to some of the world's most expensive items. If you aren't too stunned by the sticker price, these limited edition pieces offer the ultra-rich something...