The world’s most expensive stamp – nicknamed “the Mona Lisa of the stamp world” – has gone on display to the public.
The British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856) was bought for $8.3m (£6.2m) by rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons at auction in June.
It was flow…
Coming in at a cost of over €7 million – the British Guiana 1c Magenta stamp is thought to be, gram for gram, the most expensive item in the world.
First entering circulation in 1856, it’s the only one of its kind to survive from the former British Co…
At $8.3m (£6.2m), never had so much been spent on so little.
The tiny stamp – the British Guiana 1c Magenta to the cognoscenti – is, gram for gram, thought to be the most valuable man-made product ever.
The security operation to bring the world’s rare…
A 19th century stamp from Guyana worth £6.2 million is set to return to the UK after 143 years.
The stamp, known as the British Guiana 1c Magenta was purchased by rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons making it one of the most expensive stamps in the world…