Postage Stamps

Half-anna 9½ arches essay estimated to bring $42,000
Half-anna 9� arches essay is the star of the Medina collection at Spink London

1885 Small Dragon pair sets new auction record at $119,000
A horizontal pair of the rare 1885 Small Dragon 1 candarin stamp sold well in Hong Kong

1948 Gandhi 'Service' stamp up 16% in Feldman auction
A 1948 Gandhi 'Service' stamp highlighted David Feldman's September 24 sale

The 1840 Rainbow Trials - a brief guide
The 1840 Rainbow Trials were a crucial point in both Great Britain and the world's postal history

1901 2c Pan-American invert auctions for $38,350
One of just seven used 1901 2c Pan-American inverts has sold at Kelleher Auctions

Unique J-Grill essay expected to star at $22,500 in Siegel auction
A unique 30c J-Grill essay stamp leads US essays and proofs in New York

Smithsonian's William H Gross stamp gallery will be largest in the world
The Smithsonian's new William H Gross Stamp Gallery opens on September 22

30c 1869 invert stamp with $110,000 valuation to lead Heimberger sale
A 30c 1869 invert stamp will feature in a sale at Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries on October 10

1869 Pictorial 15c invert stamp to see $1.2m in Siegel auction?
The 1869 Pictorial 15c stamp forms part of the Beverly Hills Collection of US Inverts

1857-58 Imperial 10k stamp valued at $26,500 in Feldman auction
One of a scarce few original gum examples of the 1857-58 Russian Imperial 10k stamp headlines

1915 Hall of Classics invert hammers for $160,000 at Cherrystone
The 1915 Hall of Classics invert shared top spot with another of the �four treasures of the republic�

Famous Wallace document highlights David Feldman auction with $66,500 estimate
The Wallace document is the star British lot of the David Feldman general auction in Geneva