Postage Stamps

US auction sells $40,000 'finest of three known' British India stamp sheet
An extremely rare complete sheet of 80 2a anna green stamps highlighted the Dallas, Texas, sale

A 'unique rarity', a never-hinged 1847 brown-orange 5c stamp stars at Kelleher
The only known example of its kind sold alongside a grand variety of stamps and free franks

$400,000 Russian overprint leads New York sale of stamps from around the world
Cherrystone Auctions may top their remarkable result from selling the Alexander collection

Outstanding United States and Hawaiian mixed cover delivers $50,000 at stamp sale
The unique examples and fine condition of the Vogel collection proved very popular in New York

'An Extraordinary Achievement In Philately' - the Chase-Card Imperforate Plating Study
The third section of the celebrated Wagshal rare stamp collection gets underway tomorrow

Smokin'! £403,000 for a sheet of stamps showing Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette
The exceptionally rare stamps, created less than 10 years ago, went under the hammer for charity

Rare stamps showing film icon Audrey Hepburn smoking will fire up bidders
Her son, who had the controversial stamp design cancelled, is selling the sheet for charity

Invert error from Vestey collection brings World Record price for an Indian stamp
Spink's auction of British Empire stamps brought frenetic bidding for several rare stamps and covers

Scarce inverted Pan-American stamp could bring $12,500 in Canada sale
This error printing could sell for five figures in Vance's online auction, with bids opening tomorrow...

The Top Five... Oldest stamp issues in the world
An uncountable number of stamps have been issued around the world - but which were the first?

Charles Dickens joins the great and the good of US politics for autograph sale
Appearing in a special section of a stamp auction, the novelist stands alongside President John Adams

'Unique' never-hinged 1847 stamp could deliver $20,000 in Kelleher auction
Three collections of British, Commonwealth and United States stamps are going under the hammer