The rarest and most expensive stamp in the world is the 1856 British Guiana 1c Magenta, which sells for millions at auctions. It is still a philatelic legend and a classic.
The Treskilling Yellow stamp, a Swedish mistake with a blue-green colour instead of the anticipated yellow, is a famous rarity in philately. It is worth millions.
One of the first U.S. postage stamps, the one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp features the portrait of the Founding Father, representing philately and American history.
The first adhesive postage stamp ever created was the Penny Black, which was released in 1840. It was created by Rowland Hill, featured Queen Victoria, and revolutionised mail services all over the world.
The world’s second postage stamp and a defining piece of philatelic history is the Two Penny Blue stamp, which was printed in the United Kingdom in 1840.
The Penny Red stamp replaced the Penny Black and was released in the United Kingdom in 1841. It is still regarded as a philatelic masterpiece because of its historical significance.
One of the rarest and most expensive postage stamps ever created, the Hawaiian Missionaries stamp from 1851 represents Hawaii’s early postal history.
The 1968 China “Whole Country is Red” postage stamp, with its eye-catching red design, represents the Cultural Revolution by exhibiting ideological fervour and political unanimity.
The first postage stamp ever created was Brazil’s Bull’s Eye stamp, which was released in 1843.
A unique US postage stamp called The Inverted Jenny has an aeroplane error on it. It was published in 1918, but due to a special printing error, collectors still highly prize it.
The background of the 1859 Sicilian Error of Colour stamp is an unusual shade of blue rather than the intended orange.