The 1987 Red Revenue, better known as the Red Maiden ... after stamps in the world of philately. A pair of these stamps, the One Penny red and the Two Penny blue, on an envelope known as the ...

Known as the world’s most valuable and rare stamp, this unique piece was produced during a stamp shortage in British Guiana. Only one copy is ... This 1897 Red Revenue stamp that sold for ...

One such specimen, labelled Britain’s “rarest and most valuable” stamp, has been put up for sale for £650,000 ($844,000). The reason for Plate 77 Penny Red’s legendary status is that it ...

and to prove it, one particular specimen is Britain's most valuable stamp and on sale for £650,000. Printed in 1864, the used "Plate 77" Penny Red, one of nine surviving examples and in the ...

A rare stamp has been sold for almost half a million pounds. The Plate 77 Penny Red, one of only five in the world, including one at the British Museum, was bought by a private collector for £ ...

Instead, the word "Postage" differentiated it from the revenue stamps that ... black ink. The Penny Red was born, but the Black remains the memorable – and valuable – one.

ONE of China's rarest stamps, which once cost a dollar and was scrapped for being too small, has sold for $970,000 at auction. With just 32 recorded copies, the Qing Dynasty "1897 Red Revenue ...

The Victorian stamp ... Penny Red, which would be cancelled using a sturdier, black cross. How rare and valuable are they? For the stamp collecting community, Penny Blacks are highly prized. One ...

A 1897 Chinese red revenue stamp with an estimated value of $1.28 million, in Hong Kong on July 27, 2010. A model holds up a 1897 Chinese red revenue stamp with an estimated value of $1.28 million, in ...

A Plate 77 Penny Red - the “rarest and most valuable” stamp in the UK - is set to break records. It is one of nine in existence and has been described as "legendary" because it shouldn't exist.