Postage Stamps
World's first-ever postage stamp sells for £85,000 at Spink
Of major importance, this pair of 1840 Penny Black stamps were the star lot at Spink�s London sale
1867 Brown-lilac stamp could bring £18,000
The �1 rarity will auction alongside a Penny Black pair in London tomorrow
1894 Pale Blue stamp delivers $24,000
This six dollar piece, never used for its purpose of paying for newspapers or periodicals, sold in New York
'Don't be afraid to purchase expensive things - these will probably be your best buys'
InterAsia Auctions' principal Rob Schneider chats exclusively about stamps to Paul Fraser Collectibles
'One of the great surcharge stamp rarities' will auction priced £5,000
A great piece of philatelic history from British colonised Sri Lanka will sell in London, next week
Imperforate Franklin 1c blue brings $11,250
The piece was the top lot of the first day of a collectible stamp auction at Robert A Siegel
1912 Violet Brown $1 stamp block could bring $15,000
It will sell alongside a joint-line pair of 2c coil stamps at Siegel Auctions
World's best collection of Kingdom of Poland stamps to auction
The collection of the renowned philatelist, Vladimir von Rachmanoff, will be sold by Warwick & Warwick
World's most valuable stamp destroyed in live TV interview
Watch in horror as a hapless TV journalist accidentally destroys a $5m postage stamp
The most valuable commodity on earth by weight
Believe it or not, this prized collectible weighs in at $71 billion per kilo...
Deep claret stamp block could bring $4,340
The US rarity will star at auction this month, for sale alongside a coveted Chinese piece
