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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.
The National Philatelic Collection is a collection of nearly six million postage stamps, revenue stamps, and related items, owned by the United States Government and managed by the Smithsonian Institution. It is housed within the National Postal Museum and a portion of the collection is on display in the museum's National Stamp Salon. The ...
Beverly-Roosevelt Stamp Club (Chicago) [58] Blackhawk Philatelic Society [60] Bloomington Stamp Club [60] Caterpillar Stamp Club (East Peoria) [58] Champaign-Urbana Stamp Club [58] [61] Chicago Air Mail Society [58] Chicago Philatelic Society [58] Collectors Club of Chicago; Corn Belt Philatelic Society [58] [51]
1943 Lincoln Head Copper Penny – According to a U.S. Mint press release, this rare coin is one of the most coveted among collectors as only 40 copper-alloy cents are known to remain in existence ...
Its predecessor was the Chicago Stamp Collectors Union established a few years earlier, in December 1884. It has the distinction of being Chapter One of the American Philatelic Society because of its long and continuous service to philately.
Probably the most valuable mass-marketed View Master reels are the "mushroom" reels: A complete 33-reel album of "Mushrooms in their Natural Habitats" can sell for over $1,000 today.
Of all the bills that are valuable and still in somewhat feasible circulation, the 1950 $100 is the most commonly used bill today. It’s rare in that it features a detailed portrait of Benjamin ...
The Alexandria "Blue Boy" is a rare Postmasters' Provisionals stamp produced in Alexandria, Virginia (then part of the District of Columbia) in 1847. [2] [3] There are seven known examples of Alexandria provisionals, however, the Blue Boy is the only specimen printed on blue paper. [4] The other six are printed on buff paper. [5]