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Most Expensive Stamps Sold at Auction (All Time)

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About This Dataset

Overview of the data behind this chart

Most Expensive Stamps Sold at Auction (All Time) is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1993 to 2021 . The data tracks Auction Price (Million USD) .

Covered categories include: Mauritius Blue Penny (1847), Treskilling Yellow (Sweden, 1855), Cape of Good Hope Triangle (1853), Basel Dove (Switzerland, 1845), Inverted Jenny (USA, 1918) and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  7 years
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Top Value
8
British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856)
Auction Price (Million USD) · 2021
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Metrics
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Auction Price (Million USD)
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Period
1993 – 2021
7 years of data
Key Findings
Auto-computed highlights from this dataset
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British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856) leads with 8 in 2021.
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Average value in 2021: 8  ·  median: 8.
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2021 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
Statistical Summary — 2021
8
Maximum
8
Minimum
8
Average
8
Median
What This Data Shows
Auto-generated trend summaries per category
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Mauritius Blue Penny (1847)
Recorded 4 Auction Price (Million USD) in 1993.
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Treskilling Yellow (Sweden, 1855)
Recorded 2 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2010.
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Cape of Good Hope Triangle (1853)
Recorded 0 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2011.
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Basel Dove (Switzerland, 1845)
Recorded 0 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2015.
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Inverted Jenny (USA, 1918)
Recorded 2 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2016.
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Penny Black (UK, 1840)
Recorded 1 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2016.
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Hawaii Missionaries (1851)
Recorded 1 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2019.
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British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856)
Recorded 8 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2021.
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Full Data Table
8 records across 7 years
8 sourced
Category Metric 1993 2010 2011 2015 2016 2019 2021 Source
Mauritius Blue Penny (1847) Auction Price (Million USD) 4 — — — — — —
Treskilling Yellow (Sweden, 1855) Auction Price (Million USD) — 2 — — — — —
Cape of Good Hope Triangle (1853) Auction Price (Million USD) — — 0 — — — —
Basel Dove (Switzerland, 1845) Auction Price (Million USD) — — — 0 — — —
Inverted Jenny (USA, 1918) Auction Price (Million USD) — — — — 2 — —
Penny Black (UK, 1840) Auction Price (Million USD) — — — — 1 — —
Hawaii Missionaries (1851) Auction Price (Million USD) — — — — — 1 —
British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856) Auction Price (Million USD) — — — — — — 8
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black Visit
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treskilling_Yellow Visit
3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_triangulars Visit
4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Dove Visit
5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_Jenny Visit
6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Missionary_stamps Visit
7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Guiana_1c_Magenta Visit

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