Postage Stamps
Early bids on 1857 1c blue stamp cover near $1k
The piece, which resembles a world famous rarity, is attracting early interest in Heritage's sale
Tre Skilling stamp to sell in Stockholm
A turquoise cousin of the most valuable stamp in the world surfaces in Sweden
13p stamp error sells for £85k
It was billed as 'the most important stamp error of the 20th Century'...
Slow boat to China sails to six times its estimate
The best example of a postmark on a Chinese stampless cover has brought $62.5k
Cook's Snowshoe Express speeds to $36k in New York
A Californian cover with a unique postmark climbs past expectations
Treasure of China's Cultural Revolution sells for World Record
An $859k corner block of stamps has become the most expensive philatelic item from the People's Republic
1897 Chinese stamp brings World Record
The overprint of a Red Revenue stamp brought $711k, the most ever paid for a single Chinese stamp at auction
Looking forward to the London 2010 Festival of Stamps
Running throughout the year, the world's largest philatelic festival is dedicated to King George V
Near-unique Caribbean stamp block could bring £15k
The Antiguan 1d pair, one of only two examples known to exist, will auction in seven weeks
Rising bids on a stampless Florida cover reach $14k
The only known cover handstamped in Spanish-ruled colonial Florida is selling in New York
Chinese Year of the Monkey stamps clamber past their estimate
Spink have sold a rare sheet of Chinese Year of the Monkey stamps in their Hong Kong auction
Chinese Goose stamps soar past estimates
A 9-block of century old stamps has sold for $28k in a Hong Kong auction
