Top 10 Most Expensive Stamps in the World (2024)
Stamps are “small pieces of papers issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder) which they wish to send.
The item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation mark in modern usage indicating date and point of origin of mailing is applied to the stamp and its left and right sides to prevent its reuse. Next the item is delivered to its addressee”, according to Wikipedia.
List of 10 Most Expensive stamps in the World?
The 10 most expensive stamps in the world are;
- Mauritius 1847 Post Office Stamps
- British Guiana 1856 1 Cent Magenta
- Benjamin Franklin Z Grill
- Swedish Treskilling Yellow
- Sicilian Error of Color
- Two Penny Blue
- The Whole Country Is Red
- Alexandria Blue Boy
- Baden 9 Kreuzer ErroInverted Jenny.
Who owns the rarest stamp in the world?
Stanley Gibbons PLC owns the rarest stamp in the world. The London stamp dealer and publishing company bought the stamp for US$8,307,000.
What is the most famous stamp in the world?
The world’s most famous stamp is the “British Guiana 1c magenta.” It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist.
Which country had the first stamp?
The first stamp, which was known as the “Penny Black” was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used in the United Kingdom. It is the first of its kind, issued on May 1, 1980 but was only valid on May 6, 1980.
