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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 ...
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
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 to exist.
Castles (Not a Commemorative issue, the 2nd set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (10s and £1 first issued 1 September, 2s 6d and 5s first issued 23 September) 1957. 1 August 1957. World Scout Jubilee Jamboree. Three (2 + 1⁄2 d, 4d, 1s 3d) 12 September 1957. 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference.
100 Years of Commemorative Stamps 10 stamps: 1st class × 10: British Empire Exhibition, Postal Union Congress, Silver Jubilee. Royal Silver Wedding, Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps, Peace and Reconstruction. Tercentenary of ‘General Letter Office’, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Festival of Britain.
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.