Most Expensive Stamps in the World

Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Many people spend a lot of money to get a rare stamps from all over the world. The following is very expensive stamps from various countries in the world.

7. The Penny Black: Unused $3000, Used $180

The Penny Black, was the first official adhesive postage stamp in the world, the British government issued on May 1, 1840 and began to be used on 6 May. The Penny Black is not a rare stamps, but included in the most expensive stamps. Totally printed for 286,700 sheets resulting 68,808,000 of stamps. A Penny Black stamps unused, according to the 2001 Scott catalog, can be sold for $ 3,000 and a used one sold for around $ 180 per sheet.

The Penny Black

6. Hawaiian Missionaries: Unused $760,000 and Used $225,000

Hawaiian Missionaries, printed in 1851, is the first Hawaiian stamps. Because the “Hawaiian Missionaries” roughly printed with thin paper and low quality, only a few stamps are successfully saved and is a very rare stamps. The lowest nominal of 2 cents printed in 1851 is the rarest of the entire series, and only remain 16 units. A 2 cent Missionary stamp with mint condition (unused) sold for $ 760,000 and used condition sold for $ 225,000.

Hawaiian Missionaries

5. U.S. Franklin Z-Grill: $930,000

U.S. Franklin Z-Grill, printed first in 1867, is the rarest of all postage stamps of the United States, only found 2 pieces that remain. In 1988 a stamp “Z-Grill” 1 cent printed in 1868 sold for $ 930,000.

U.S. Franklin Z Grill

4. British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta: $935,000

British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta (1856) is included in the rarest and most expensive stamps. This Stamp printed on low quality paper in magenta with black ink, due to emergency conditions. Given there is only one piece left in the whole world, so this stamp was unique and no other else ever found. In 1980 has been auctioned to John Dupont for $ 935,000.

British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta

3. The inverted Jenny: $825,000 – S$977,500

The inverted Jenny is the 1918 U.S. postage stamp using image of plane Curtiss JN-4 and accidentally printed upside down. This is probably the most famous misprint in the world of American philately. Only 100 stamps of the remaining print, making it one of the most valuable misprint stamps. One full block inverted Jenny stamps sold at auction of Robert A. Siegel in October 2005 for U.S. $ 2.7 million. And in November 2007 an inverted Jenny stamps sold for U.S. $ 977,500. December 2007 a mint stamps (unused / not used) with very good condition sold to a Wall Street executive for $ 825,000.

The inverted Jenny

2. The first two Mauritius stamps: $1,072,260 – $1,148,850

The first two stamps of Mauritius (1847) are the first two series of stamps issued by the British colonial government. Only one left for first stamps in unused condition and three second stamp with unused condition as well. In 1993 David Feldman auctioned the Mauritius stamps of Hiroyuki Kanai produces the highest record. The first orange stamp sold for $ 1,072,260 and the second for $ 1,148,850.

The first two Mauritius stamps

1. The Three-Skilling Yellow: $ 2.3 million

The Three-Skilling Yellow, is a misprint stamp of the Swedish government in its first printing in 1855. Which normal postage only (which should be blue-green) also included in rare stamps. Three-Skilling Yellow is one of the rarest stamps and only one remaining. In 1984 a stamp was sold for 977.500 Swiss francs by David Feldman. In 1990 the sales reached one million dollars U.S. Then in 1996 sold for $ 2.3 million. And each time It’s sold always scored the highest number as a most expensive stamps in the world.

The Three Skilling Yellow