#Stamp Auctions
The most Expensive Stamp in South Africa up for auction
On the 10th of October the most expensive stamp in South Africa goes up for auction. The stamp is expected to sell for over a million rand at the at the Stephan Welz & Co Stamps, Postal History, Coins and Banknotes Auction in Johannesburg. Let's take a closer look at why this stamp is worth so much. The infamous stamp is a "1913 Union King's head 5 shilling inverted watermark, reports Times Li
1901 2c Pan-American invert auctions for $38,350
As FindYourStampsValue.com found out from PaulFraser Collectibles, one of just seven used 1901 2c Pan-American inverts was sold last week at Kelleher Auctions. A 1901 2c Pan-American centre invert was the leading lot across four sessions of sales at Kelleher Auctions between September 18 and 19. One of just 200 printed, and one of only seven known used examples, the stamp sold for $38,350 at the F
1857-58 Imperial 10k stamp valued at $26,500 in Feldman auction
An extremely rare original gum example of the 1857-58 Imperial 10k stamp will headline the Russian: Imperial, Soviet, Zemstvo & Poland section of David Feldman's Geneva Autumn Auction Series, which runs from September 23 to October 2. The sale also incorporates Ottoman Empire/Turkey, British Empire, France, and Belgium stamps. The 10 kopek stamp, originating from Russia's very first issue and
1851 Franklin 1c Blue set for $75,000 auction
An 1851 Franklin 1c Blue Type I stamp is expected to provide the highlight of Regency Superior's October sale at the 69th Annual Stamp Exhibition of Southern California (SESCAL) in Los Angeles, Unites States. The $75,000-valued example, which has an opening bid of $57,500, will auction on the second day of the October 3 to 6 sale. The stamp's estimate can be attributed to its considerable rarity (
A rare Canadian stamp uncovered by a lucky U.S. collector
For nearly 80 years, there have been only two known examples of Canada's rarest stamp: the two-cent, 1868 "large queen" on laid paper, also called by collectors a "large-queen-on-laid". The third example of every Canadian stamp collector's wildest dream was discovered in a circuit book (instead of just pictures and prices of products available for order, a circuit book contains actual stamps and o
Arnhold Collection Achieves 100% at Auction
Stanley Gibbons auction of the Arnhold Collection of British Africa on 17th May left no item unsold; achieving a total realisation of £900k. The Auction proved that there is still a strong demand for Empire material with all 1276 lots finding new homes. Attracting a great deal of interest from the outset, the company experienced a record number of catalogue downloads and the day before the sa
Traditional autumn stamp auction in Denmark
All sorts of philatelic goodies are put under the hammer when Sotheby's Auction House holds the autumn international stamp auction. This year Sotheby's welcomes everyone at the stamp auction in Copenhagen's North Harbour, Denmark. The auction is dedicated to five collections of rare Chinese stamps (this subject achieved massive international demand in recent years). A special section with the well
New auction World Record for a modern stamp
On May 19th, 2011 David Feldman, one of the world's leading philatelic auction houses, sold a 1948 10 Rupee Mahatma Gandhi stamp of India for a World Record price of EUR 144,000 (US$ 205,000); this is the highest price ever paid for a single Indian stamp (smashing the previous 2010 record set by the 4 Annas "Inverted Head" error). Additionally it is also believed that this sale possibly represents
London Debut to Mark 100th Auction
Apex Philatelic Auctions (www.apexstamps.com) will be holding their Centenary auction on the 14th May 2010, to coincide with the year's International Stamp Exhibition taking place in London - the world's philatelic capital. The auction will feature around 500 lots of high quality world stamps with emphasis on British and Colonial. The International Stamp Exhibition will open on the 6th May, the an
World's Largest Stamp Auction in Switzerland
Discerning collectors as well as professional dealers and ambitious investors will meet at the world's most important stamp auction to be held at the Rapp auction house from November 24 to 27, 2008. Stamps and coins worth about 15 million Swiss Francs will be on sale. Selected single lots and comprehensive collections of the Swiss, European and Overseas areas will be contained in the offer. The
