| Stamp |
Value |
Picture |
Sailing
Ship British Guiana
One Cent Black Magenta - British Guyana - 1856
History:
The British colony of Guiana ran out of stamps in 1856. Awaiting a
new supply from London, the governor asked the local newspaper to
print a batch of 1 cent and 4 cent stamps. The stamps were printed
on a rough paper in an unusual rectangular shape. In 1973 a boy discovered
this stamp in his attic. It was last sold to the Dupont family in
1980 for just under USD$ 1m.
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Over
USD$ 3m
Nr pressed: unknown
Nr in existence: 1
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3
Skilling Sverige
Yellow - Sweden - 1885
History:
A printing error resulted in one of the most expensive
and unique stamps in the world. A 3 Skilling stamp normally printed
on green paper was printed on yellow paper belonging to the 3 Skilling
stamp. A schoolboy found this stamp in his grandfather's collection.
There is only known to be one copy of this stamp in existence which
sold for $USD 2.3m in 1996
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Over
USD$ 2.7m
Nr pressed: unknown
Nr in existence: 1
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Post
Office
1 and 2 Penny - Mauritius - 1847
History:
The governor of the British colony in Mauritius hired
a watchmaker to print the islands' first 2 stamps. The watchmaker
produced 200 stamps of 1 penny and 200 stamps of 2 pennies. The governor
later discovered that the watchmaker had made an error and printed
'Post Office' instead of 'Post Paid' on both types of stamps. Most
of this initial print run had already been sold. In 1993 an envelope
with both a 1 and 2 penny stamp sold for USD$ 3.8m
|
Over
USD$ 2m
Nr pressed: 200
Nr in existence: 30
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Benjamin
Franklin Z Grill
1 Cent - USA - 1867
History:
The 1 Cent stamp was fitted with an embossed Z. Reason
was so that ink could be absorbed by the paper and thus deter people
from trying to wash out cancellation ink stamped on the stamp. There
are 2 known copies of this stamp. The last one sold in 1988 for USD$
930.000.
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Over
USD$ 1.5m
Nr pressed: unknown
Nr in existence: 2
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Hawaiian
Missionaries
2,5 and 13 Cent - Hawaii - 1851
History:
The stamps were initially used by missionaries to sent
letters home. Most of these stamps have been lost because of the bad
paper quality. The 2 Cent stamp is the rarest with 16 copies left
in existence
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Over
USD$0.5m
Nr pressed: unknown
Nr in existence: 16
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