Pound for pound, these stamps are among the most expensive objects in the world. The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1, 1840. It wouldn’t take long for people to start collecting them.

The first stamp was created in Great Britain on May 1, 1840. It wouldn't take long for people to start collecting them. Just one year later, a woman placed an ad in the London Times seeking ...

Ball cover with Mauritius 1 red This is a unique cover that bore the first two stamps of Mauritius issued in 1847. The stamp contains the ‘Post Office’ instead of ‘Post Paid’. It was sold for a ...

1. Stocks of German colonial stamps for the Territories of German New Guinea and the Marshall Islands were overprinted and surcharged with the Royal Cypher "G.R.I." and new values in British currency.

1. Stocks of German colonial stamps for the Territories of German New Guinea and the Marshall Islands were overprinted and surcharged with the Royal Cypher "G.R.I." and new values in British currency.