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Revenue stamps of Guyana refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which have been issued by Guyana since its independence in 1966. Prior to independence, the country was known as British Guiana , and it had issued its own revenue stamps since the 19th century.
A 2003 stamp of Guyana. Guyana became independent from Great Britain on 26 May 1966 and began producing its own stamps as an independent nation from that date. [1] Previously the country was British Guiana and had printed stamps. In 1969, some issues were put on the market cancelled to order in such a way as to be indistinguishable from genuine ...
The 3c stamp from the 1888 Inland Revenue issue, depicting the colonial badge. Revenue stamps of British Guiana refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive or directly embossed, which were issued by British Guiana prior to the colony's independence as Guyana in 1966.
The stamp was put up for auction again at Sotheby's in New York on 8 June 2021, where it sold for $8,307,000, falling short of the pre-sale estimate and the previous sale price. [ 8 ] [ 19 ] It was purchased by rare stamp dealership Stanley Gibbons , who placed it on display at their London shop in a specially-constructed zero-oxygen frame. [ 20 ]
On July 9, the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 66 cents from 63 cents. In January, the price of first-class stamps rose from 60 cents to 63 cents. ... No. 2 Ohio State takes control in ...
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.
Stamp with a portrait of King George VI, 1938 British Guiana is famous among philatelists for its early postage stamps, which were first issued in 1850. These stamps include some of the rarest, most expensive stamps in the world, such as the unique British Guiana 1c magenta from 1856, which was sold in 2014 for US$9.5 million.
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