1- 1856 British Guiana 1c Magenta – $9.48 million
The most expensive stamp in the world (at least this year) is 1c British Guiana stamp. The colorful stamp has set the record this year at Sotheby’s auction and has actually held the title of the most expensive stamp twice before.
It held the record once in 1922 when industrialist Arthur Hind paid $35,000 for it and again in 1980 when the not so known murderer or heir John du Pont bought it for $935,000.
It is a magnificent piece, which was originally issued as part of a contingency supply made by local printers, after a shipment failed to arrive from Great Britain.
It was then discovered by a local schoolboy and has subsequently passed through the most famous collections of all time.
Who knows how long this will remain the most expensive stamp.
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