Postage stamps ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. The British Guiana 1c Magenta — a provisional stamp printed in 1856 in British Guiana using red ink on black paper — sold at Sotheby's New York in 2021 for $8.3 mil...
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Postage stamps ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. The British Guiana 1c Magenta — a provisional stamp printed in 1856 in British Guiana using red ink on black paper — sold at Sotheby's New York in 2021 for $8.3 million, making it the world's most valuable stamp by a considerable margin. With only one known example in existence, it has been described as the Holy Grail of philately and has passed through some of the most remarkable ownership histories of any collectible object.
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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.
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8
8 categories
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7 years
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Top Value
8
British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856)
Auction Price (Million USD) · 2021
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Auction Price (Million USD)
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Period
1993 – 2021
7 years of data
Statistical Summary — 2021
8
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8
Minimum
8
Average
8
Median
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