World Postal Day 2022: Most Valuable Stamps in the World

[{"selector":"#anim-4282fc09-3225-4efb-b509-9406005b887f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1618ba7c-fd81-439c-960c-8b28ce9ce984","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-67.96116%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] By Indrani Raha | 09 October 2022

Ever since nations began to regulate and standardize the post, there have been people collecting little paper squares.

[{"selector":"#anim-310ff9cc-1055-40f2-b82a-8390193fff28","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e3e1b70-d07f-4e61-9fba-069c2b2a2795","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.05269%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9f138e8-7e5e-4704-b26a-989312dc1bca [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(43.74999965867719%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Since then the price of rare vintage stamps continues to rise over time.

[{"selector":"#anim-58f5e89e-f3d4-428a-a5c1-14079d6e4446","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b88d3dfd-3737-48d0-b221-7f18bc10b22f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 212.46247%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a363510-c397-4a91-96fa-a8d78446c7a3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(43.74999965867719%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

9th October being the world post day, let’s check out some of the most valuable stamps in the world.

[{"selector":"#anim-b684986c-4404-4edd-991f-6f94abf8b33d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa2085d6-22b4-48f1-83b0-b5ce96b8f7ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 158.81031%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23e7a38d-235c-44c5-a92f-9ed5287ecd89 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Hawaiian Missionary: $713,300

[{"selector":"#anim-d0b3ac11-f2c2-45d0-b11d-32f08fcd9390","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ecb6354d-9aba-4a76-90ff-7d97f3ce1de6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.30065%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0263ee94-45a9-417d-80fa-b02df4fb5bf6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ebe2f981-eda0-4038-b4ef-c7b1d172b577","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-293.33342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f067e62-c193-46eb-94e5-6ea0668c4e5b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f5a17f9-0925-43b0-9226-0510f9140c14","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Penny Red Plate 77: $804,960

[{"selector":"#anim-a3f1a248-29de-44a7-b1f2-b44c8f96e9e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ded4d61c-ea5b-4f0a-ba3d-dacf15d56b88","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.4466%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-072b382a-260a-4b35-827b-f3c4f7f877a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e97217e-660d-4501-8805-77482e783727","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-293.33342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a05b1685-1984-401c-a4a2-3e920fd6ef7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af40f80d-879c-40ef-a7ee-d83f1f6ae60a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Inverted Pair Dr Sun Yat-sen: $814,800

[{"selector":"#anim-d408048d-d105-4260-bd3b-03c8d1d36d76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd3fb482-42b0-456b-940a-edb9ff892c6c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.65495%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4485c20c-ed23-4cbe-9cb2-f797db2398ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-49aeb6d0-3436-4e33-af0f-d9511d10b225","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e4371fa-d181-48f1-8e81-cca68d74e747","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7efadc16-c99d-48fe-8108-2f2246043cf8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

10 Cent On 9 Candareen: $881,900

[{"selector":"#anim-b07891c3-4ae6-408f-b1ab-40aa883236f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba136ea2-8452-4a6d-91de-9db36472f8ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.51104%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86f1bdf7-3866-46dd-a301-f5f5c7298e70","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b3b86d5-cf9b-40fe-85ac-ffbb5ea0e979","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8cb71c1-925e-4bcc-9993-bdd867723c3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53679e17-5338-428c-bbda-6395f315a09f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

George Washington B-Grill: $1,389,800

[{"selector":"#anim-3f62b444-e9a2-4288-bb49-00ed8f95b8bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c33b401-d881-47a6-bf38-a9660fb351f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.8265%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b72c8c6-7d64-487e-a94e-aa1c2b4a6b61","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b91ba9ec-7ae4-4b3f-808d-9cbe25345645","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3619e4b7-ae3b-4398-87c6-678a9ff865d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d8a52e6-3e6c-4c75-808f-867c2399a272","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Baden 9 Kreuzer Error: $2,014,200

[{"selector":"#anim-9d9964bf-4eb2-4d81-8fe5-85443b271079","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-240d3661-3b43-4350-af85-1799ce184816","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.45741%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0310c6af-8ab5-4ca7-b6c4-b63824f8ab0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c1d168c-8036-48ae-a2c4-b134eafc261d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59f433e4-2323-4099-b60d-894b0da2123d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-335e864c-6821-41dd-988a-1717d031054d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Sicilian Error of Color: $2,570,600

[{"selector":"#anim-1553747e-b1ac-4976-80df-67b21b742b56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7909c2e6-85ff-41a7-a819-1d3f34c7fab3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.51104%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28879b71-699b-42bd-9a11-64c64344c9ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b27b7bd9-d7bb-465c-8e28-4647b4dac01f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa68f814-8ab6-444e-b28e-4aa725b86bb3","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e22d63a8-0200-4aa0-8a51-6da0e7edb973","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Benjamin Franklin Z Grill: $4,441,000

[{"selector":"#anim-bb74b1ce-c58d-48b6-935c-0e6f087fb94b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5bdeee8-0f4b-4761-93b9-58ad84c3fede","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.51104%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7658fc7-6105-445f-87da-74ecc2ac0035","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3026cdd6-399d-4560-b3fb-9a7d20fb6c8e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-175f4815-468e-4c69-9d39-b25f1857c615","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6eb6d845-c526-4747-a114-c8956c8df5b2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

British Guiana 1 Cent Magenta: $11,601,700

[{"selector":"#anim-296f89d1-db7c-4dd2-ba6e-782601e64097","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1464717-3956-4004-b484-4fd9bc4c9f60","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-266.66671%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c0f7b15-c1ef-4ba8-9db9-f550e481b8c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c2030ad-96a5-48d8-8add-df1f70e5d803","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Mauritius Post Office Stamps: $12,760,600

[{"selector":"#anim-0ca2c40e-6523-4038-b85e-200f8f359d11","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fdfabcd-f6fe-4064-8697-9e928238ad45","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-172.46377%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-596fcfaa-1e24-431e-b9d6-78fc249e7444","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b2efd1e-e946-4420-a13e-6df280be61b6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]