Stamp buyers: who can you actually trust?
Selling a stamp collection means trusting a stranger with something that took decades to build, and the philatelic trade has always had more than its share of buyers with more confidence than history. Here are seven dealers, from Paul Fraser Collectibles to Zurich’s Corinphila Auctions, each with a documented, independently checked record of paying real prices for real stamps, so a seller knows exactly who they are dealing with.
2026-09-02
$4.4 million Z Grill sets US stamp record
Is it the rarest stamp in America? It’s certainly the most valuable now.
2024-06-19
Inverted Jenny breaks US single-stamp price record
A single Inverted Jenny sold for $1.7million at auction in New York on November 8. The more-than $2million total price (with fees) is a record for a single United States […]
2023-11-10
“The finest” Inverted Jenny could raise millions in NY stamp sale
Siegel Auction Galleries will auction “the finest” Inverted Jenny stamp on November 8. The Jenny is the most famous error in philatelic history. It goes to auction with an estimate […]
2023-11-01
Inverted Jenny stamps sold in New York auction
A pair of Inverted Jenny stamps crossed the block in stamp specialist Robert A Siegel’s Rarities of the World auction in New York on June 27. This 1918 24c is […]
By Tom Meyrick
