Postage Stamps
Unknown Malta 10 shilling stamp to auction with $1,600 estimate
The Malta 10 shilling stamp features an unknown reversed watermark and overprint combination
Livingston 1861 5c Blue to lead Sharrer Collection of Confederate provisionals
The Livingston 1861 5c Blue cover last changed hands in 2009 for $160,000
5c carmine error cover brings 35% increase at US stamp auction
The US Collector's Series auction was highlighted by a cover featuring the 5c carmine error stamp
Australian kangaroo and map essay sees $142,500 in Morgan auction
A unique essay stamp of the famed kangaroo and map series provided the auction's top lot
British East Africa stamp sells for $19,000 at UK auction
An 1895 three anna stamp from British East Africa has sold well in the Collector's Series sale
GB £1 brown lilac holds $47,500 estimate in Fordwater auction
A �1 brown lilac stamp is to see the highest bids in the Fordwater Collection of Great Britain
1882 £1 brown lilac stamp brings $3,500 at US auction
A fine used example of the 1882 �1 brown lilac highlighted GB rarities on November 10
1882 £5 Orange stars among Great Britain stamps at $20,000
A superb marginal example of the 1882 �5 Orange sold on November 8
New Zealand's first stamp sells above estimate for $10,750
New Zealand's first stamp, an 1855 1d dull carmine, starred at the Wellington auction
$5 Columbian Issue cover may bring $15,000 at stamp auction
A superb $5 Columbian Issue illustrated cover is among the finest known
Canada 1852 12d black set for '$15,500' UK auction
A rare example of the 1852-1857 12d black from Canada is selling on November 14
How to identify a fake stamp
Fake stamps are a collector's nightmare. Paul reveals how to identify the altered from the real
