Stamps fit for Royalty lead the way at Spink's British African auction

Stamps fit for Royalty lead the way at Spink's British African auction

Next week's sale is led by an early Mauritius classic and a stamp block from the Royal Collection
Early Christmas presents for stamp collectors sell at Vance Auctions

Early Christmas presents for stamp collectors sell at Vance Auctions

Led by a sheet of WWII stamps with an invert error, the auction will close at the start of next month
Smokin'! £403,000 for a sheet of stamps showing Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette

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
Earliest design for the World Record priced Treskilling stamp could bring £20,000

Earliest design for the World Record priced Treskilling stamp could bring £20,000

Worthy of a museum, the 'mother die' of the world's most valuable commodity by weight is up for sale
$200,000 for a stamp and cover from the finest collection of Ceylon philately

$200,000 for a stamp and cover from the finest collection of Ceylon philately

The two exceptional pieces are being offered by collector Joseph Hackmey
$250,000 for 'The most important piece in Russian Philately' at rare stamps sale

$250,000 for 'The most important piece in Russian Philately' at rare stamps sale

Cherrystone auctions is offering the small but perfectly formed Alexander collection
£7,500 for a letter tracking Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic expedition

£7,500 for a letter tracking Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic expedition

A letter and cover marking the expedition which launched the British explorers' careers has sold
Pony Express jostles for second place in rare stamps auction

Pony Express jostles for second place in rare stamps auction

The 1860 classic trailed behind a spectacular error stamp: the 1861 3c Rose, a very rare specimen
£35,075 for one of the rarest Polish stamp covers

£35,075 for one of the rarest Polish stamp covers

The only known cover bearing a Poland No 1 10 Kop block of four starred at Warwick & Warwick
£50,000 for one of the Penny Black stamp's competitors

£50,000 for one of the Penny Black stamp's competitors

An entry to the Treasury competition to find Britain's first stamp leads a London auction
$55k for an exceptional Abraham Lincoln stamp

$55k for an exceptional Abraham Lincoln stamp

This especially attractive example of the 1869 90c Carmine & Black has quadrupled its estimate
£23k for a 20th century stamp collection

£23k for a 20th century stamp collection

A seven volume philatelic set featuring stamps from Aden to Zanzibar has beaten its estimate

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