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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 2024.
1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. $9.48 million. Known to philatelists as the "Mona Lisa of stamps," the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the world's most famous rare stamp.
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 ...
The British Guiana 1c magenta is one of the rarest, and most valuable, stamps in the world. Sold in June 2014 at Sotheby's for $9.48 million. Philatelic investment is investment in collectible postage stamps for the purpose of realizing a profit. Philatelic investment was popular during the 1970s but then fell out of favour following a ...
Some of the most expensive coins ever sold at auction were minted in the U.S., many within the past century. ... Even if the coin isn’t particularly valuable due to its rarity or history, its ...
The stamp was owned by Peter Winter, who is widely known for producing many forgeries of classic philatelic items, [37] printed as facsimiles on modern paper. The stamp was twice examined and found to be a fake by the Royal Philatelic Society London. In their opinion, this specimen is an altered 4c magenta stamp. [36] [38]
Using the data provided by NGC and the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), GOBankingRates compiled a list of the most valuable, rare U.S. nickels sold at public auctions as of Nov. 2, 2023.
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]