Tag: stamps
Sale of Australian inverted error stamp 114% up in value
The only thing stamp collectors love more than a perfect stamp is a perfectly imperfect stamp. This 1930 error is an appealing and super-rare – just 40 examples – error that is being sold now.
2024-11-20
$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
$5-million Z Grill stamp to top most valuable stamp auction ever?
It doesn’t look like very much, but an 1868 one-cent stamp could become the most valuable single American stamp ever sold in June. The incredibly rare Z Grill is the […]
2024-03-13
$150k in sight for rare US “f-grill” stamp block
Stamp buyers will focus on New York next week as a block of rare “f-grill” stamps is sold at auction. The February 27 – 29 sale of United States stamps […]
2024-02-21
Early Penny Black envelope’s £2 million auction
An extraordinarily rare historic envelope featuring the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, is set to go up for auction next month. The iconic envelope, known as a […]
2024-01-19
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
Pioneering stamp sale tests buyers’ nerves
How long dare you wait? That’s the question asked by Paul Fraser Collectibles as it pioneers the Dutch Auction format in philately with a sale of 80 rare and desirable […]
2023-11-01
Sotheby’s ‘Three Treasures’ sale smashes auction records in New York
A unique collection of the world’s rarest and most valuable coins and stamps known as ‘The Three Treasures’ has sold at Sotheby’s for more than $30 million. The three items […]
2021-06-09
Rare British error stamps lead JustCollecting online stamp auction
A collection of British error stamps and rarities will lead JustCollecting’s inaugural stamp auction, which concludes on Thursday February 27. The online sale features more than 200 lots spanning over […]