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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.
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).
Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called "Sea Horses" design) issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with added pictorial design. In 1924, the first commemorative stamp was issued for the British Empire Exhibition. There ...
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.
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 ...
2.5 Western Australia (British colony) 3 See also. 4 References. ... Dull Rose – A 4 pence denomination issued on 23 April 1859, considered the most valuable stamp ...