Top 5 Most Expensive Stamps in the World

5. Hawaiian Missionaries ( $ 0.5 million )

The Hawaiian Missionaries, 1851 was the first Hawaiian stamps. It because the “Hawaiian Missionaries” roughly printed with paper thin and low quality, just only a few stamps that had been salvaged and is a very rare stamps. The lowest nominal 2,5 cents in 1851 is the rarest of the entire series, and only the remaining 16 units.

Hawaiian Missionaries

4. Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill ( $ 1,5 million )

The U.S. Franklin Z-Grill, 1867. It is the rarest of all postage stamps of the United States, only found two pieces remaining. In 1988 a stamp “Z-Grill” one cent in 1868 sold about $ 1.5 million.

Benjamin Franklin Z Grill

3. The Penny Black ($ 2 million )

The Penny Black was the first official adhesive postage stamp in the world, and is published by Government of Englant on May 1, 1840 and came into use on 6 May. The Penny Black stamps actually not rare but include the most expensive stamps.

The Penny Black

2. The Three-Skilling Yellow ($ 2,7 million)

Three-Skilling Yellow is one of the rarest stamps and the only one left. The Three-Skilling Yellow, is a misprint stamps published by the Swedish government in its first printing in 1855. In 1990 sales reached $ 1 million, then in 1996 sold for $ 2.7 million.

Three Skilling Yellow

1. British Guyana One Cent Black on Magenta ( $ 3 million)

The British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta in 1856 are among the rarest and most expensive stamps. The stamps printed on low quality paper with black ink magenta, due to emergency conditions. It is the one of the most expensive stamps.

British Guyana

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