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1 Rare stamps worth money We use cookies to personalize our content and to improve your user experience. You consent to our cookies if you continue using our website. For more information please see our. Pan American invert stamp (courtesy of Siegel Auction Gallery); The assassination of President McKinley. (Credit: DEA/A. Dagli Orti/De Agostini/Getty Images). Baden 9 Kreuzer Error is the most valuable German stamp with only 4 specimens left to exist today. The error that makes this stamp so valuable consists in the following: it was supposed to be printed in pink but a few sheets were printed in green. As the Postal Service explained, the printer had unintentionally used the wrong plate for the green paper: instead of a "9" he had read a "6". This adds to the history and rarity of these stamps. The usual explanation for the occurrence of this error is that the printing plate was accidentally inverted, however, this theory cannot be correct because the stamp was produced in a single printing. A famous Baden 9 Kreuzer worth sold for $1,545,000 by David Feldman on April 3, The 11 Most Controversial Stamps in U.S. History. What draws people to stamps? Why do we get a thrill from seeing Wonder Woman, astronauts, presidents and Americana on these small pieces of affixable paper? One possibility is that they are at once so many things: they're art, they're history, they're antiques, they're money, they're miniatures all wrapped up in the romanticism of the letters they set into motion. Those most devoted to the collection of stamps philatelists are readying themselves for a giant moment. In October, the collection of U.S. bond king William H. Gross will go up for auction at Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York. As noted by Cheryl Ganz, curator emerita of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, Gross's collection of American stamps is unrivaled in the history of private stamp collecting. As philately readies itself for a major reveal, we look back at 10 of the rarest stamps in American history. Stamp collectors love rarities, firsts and errors and these stamps have all three, plus some politics. While the stamps were printed under President Ulysses S. Grant, their issue was conceived in 1868, during the fraught days after

2 Andrew Jackson had been impeached, but still held on to power. Highly controversial and discontinued after one year, these were the first U.S. stamps printed using two colors. They also denoted scenes, like Columbus's arrival in America (previously stamps had only featured portraits). The pictorials are also the first example of a printing error by the Post Office Department. To print in more than one color, each color had to be printed separately; the careless placing of several sheets upside down in the press resulted in the first American invert errors. Blue Hawaiian missionary stamp (courtesy of Siegel Auction Gallery); Stanley Donen's 1963 comedy Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. (Credit: Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images). Arpin Philately has a large inventory of Canadian stamps, USA stamps, worldwide stamps, stamp albums and philatelic supply. Arpin Philately is a collectibles stamp dealer since 1969! Arpin Philately All Rights reserved To make more close match please add more details of your stamp in request. The Jennies military biplanes were modified for government airmail service with extra fuel tanks, a different engine, and a hopper for mail. They often crashed. In fact, the very first U.S. Post Office Department airmail flight on May 15, 1918 ended in disaster. The pilot flew in the wrong direction and crashed in a farmer's field, ironically next to a property owned by Otto Praeger, the postmaster official in charge of airmail. "None of the first day's mail made it," says Scott Trepel, president of Siegel Auction House. "They had to send it the next day." Issue Block of 16 of Ben Franklin. We'll reply to your within two working days. Inverted CIA stamp (courtesy of Siegel Auction Gallery); The official seal of the Central Intelligence Agency. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images). Sicily error of color is considered to be the most expensive Italian stamp. It is so valuable and rare because of several reasons. First of all, it is error of color: originally it was yellow, but for some reason there was also a blue stamp, released in Today, there are only 2 such stamps are known to exist. They were exhibited first at the Manchester Philatelic Exposition in Then stamps were separated sometime before the private treaty sale in Switzerland of a portion of the Ferrary collection. The second reason that explains its rarity is that the stamp is very old and it is a real wonder that it was preserved in such a fine condition. The stamp was sold for 1.8

3 million euros (that is, for about 2.6 million dollars) at Dreyfus sale on June 10, The auction house said the stamp was sold to an on-line bidder in the United States, who was described by a spokesman as "based in France". This website uses cookies for analytics, personalization, and advertising. Click here to learn more or change your cookie settings. By continuing to browse, you agree to our use of cookies. I Agree. Of particular interest are such provisional stamps from Alexandria, which was retroceded to the state of Virginia (from the District of Columbia) in these years. Seven such stamps are known to exist, but most of them are "buff" or a brownish-yellow color. Only one of them is bright blue found on a love letter sent in 1847, that was supposed to be burned by its recipient earning it the name "Blue Boy," after the famous portrait of a boy in fancy blue clothes by English painter Thomas Gainsborough Pictorials Inverted Center Errors. The Pan-American Expo is less remembered for its stamps or Jumbo the 9-ton elephant, a hero of Britain's wars in Afghanistan (who turned on his owner and was later executed for it) than for the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6. McKinley was shot twice at close range by anarchist Leon Czolgosz as he greeted admirers at the fair. He died from his injuries eight days later (his vice president, Teddy Roosevelt, had been so confident of the president's recovery, he went camping in the Adirondacks). 9. CIA Invert. Benjamin Franklin, who along with George Washington graced the first stamps, has a fascinating history with the post, filled with intrigue. In 1775, upon his return from England, Franklin was named postmaster general of the independent colonies by the Continental Congress. But long before, the Crown had named him postmaster general of the American colonies in 1753, a post he shared with William Hunter. Franklin was fired from that job when, in 1774, it was discovered that he had been opening mail (between English authorities) and feeding the correspondences' contents to his rebel friends in what's become known as the Hutchinson Affair. This section is reserved for our US rare stamps. Browse each stamp listed in order according to its Scott number. Read about each stamp in a detailed description explaining why it so rare. Compare our price to the catalogue value, and view an actual scan of that specific stamp for sale. All of our US rare stamps have been analysed by our expert

4 philatelist A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Do not use flash and avoid bright light spots. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Whether the stamp increases the value or not really depends on who the stamp ends up being from. The look of the piece in the link above is interesting. It sounds like it has some distinct features, so you never know, you may have an exciting investigation in front of you. Good luck! sammler.com: These are cinderella stamps about the German colonies without. Find out how to invest in recovery with this free guide. Investors attracted to the Royal Mail share sale could look back in time to the legacy of stamps for an alternative return. And far from being dull, stamp collecting is complete with tales of murder, rivalry and scandal as well as hapless human error. Most authentic gold jewelry is stamped or etched with some sort of indicator. These jewelry inscriptions can be very hard for the lay person to decipher. In fact, many professionals are not sure what some of them mean because these marks are not as standardized as they should be. However, there are some common ones which make up the vast majority of the gold stamps. maximum of 50 pictures I will do so with the understanding that all I can. appraising, gold inscriptions, gold purity, gold quality, gold rating, jewelry stamps, karat, karat conversion, Selling Gold Jewelry. Value: $550,820 Country: England Often described as "Britain's rarest stamp," it was withdrawn the day it was issued on March 14, The 19 sheets that were printed were destroyed, making them a rare collectible. I'm from Indonesia. I've some stamps from Schaubek's collection (many country, especially Asian). What do you think about them? What is the value? Thanks. Having that in mind, I have decided to interest other people with these letters, for whom they may have some other value, rather than just a sentimental one. Can you tell me what 926 CHINA on my bracelet means and 825 on my moms antique ring means?. There are estimated to be more than 30 million stamp collectors worldwide. And one particularly rare stamp, the Swedish Treskilling Yellow (which should have been green), is said to be the most valuable thing in existence by weight and volume: it last went up for auction three years ago with a price tag of 1.6m. How many billions did the billionaires add this year?. 1. Stężyca/(deutsch) Stendsitz, 1792 (Latin + Polish) / 2 pcs. 2. Most of those groups that

5 were owned by one collector, I have bought some time ago, Now I'm looking for from me in the marketing of some of those groups if you have the ability to help me send me a tendency Bcrotk and how to communicate and will send you examples of those groups. sammler.com: The value of theses German Occupation Ukraine, Region. This is a note sent to a dealer who had given this person referrals to sell his stamps:. I told her your online reviews were good, you made a fair offer, & when we spoke you sounded like a good guy. I said the only thing you have to keep your business going is your reputation & that it would be ok. Our goal is to take the mystery out of selling your stamp collection. Sir, Could you please explaine to me what is a yellow gold SZ 7.25? How to earn 6pc (or more) from a building society.