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The Field Guide

The most valuable stamps in the world

A quick-guide reference to valuable versions of everyday stamps you might run into, and the most valuable stamps from around the world- complete with pictures, approximate values, and how to determine if you have the valuable variety shown. If you identify one of these stamps; keep it safe and then contact Big Sky Stamps for next steps you can take to transform your valuable piece of art, into money in the bank.

10 entries

  • Mauritius post Office- Extremely rare post-blue and orange s

    ~$12M

    Mauritius post Office- Extremely rare post-blue and orange stamps are highly sought after.

    1847

  • Japan- 500 Mon Dragon inverted center

    ~$6M

    Japan- 500 Mon Dragon inverted center

    1871

  • Italy- 1859 Sicilian color error- Most rare and valuable Ita

    ~$3M

    Italy- 1859 Sicilian color error- Most rare and valuable Italian stamp ever produced. The valuable color is Blue

    1859

  • Sweden "Treskilling Yellow" Error of color- Yellow is the ra

    ~$2.5M

    Sweden "Treskilling Yellow" Error of color- Yellow is the rare stamp.

    1855

  • China- "The Whole Country is Red" Stamp design included mist

    ~$2.2M

    China- "The Whole Country is Red" Stamp design included mistakes. The rare stamp is pictured

    1968

  • Germany- 1851 Green Baden Kruzer 9. Error of color, should b

    ~$1.5M

    Germany- 1851 Green Baden Kruzer 9. Error of color, should be pink

    1851

  • Chinese Dowager with inverted surcharge

    ~$1M

    Chinese Dowager with inverted surcharge

    1897

  • 1851-52 2c Hawaiian Missionary 5c

    ~$850K

    1851-52 2c Hawaiian Missionary 5c

    1851

  • Great Britian, "Penny Red" plate 77
You can see the plate nu

    ~$750K

    Great Britian, "Penny Red" plate 77 You can see the plate number "77" located in the design along the long edge

    1841

  • Britian "IR Official" This overprint in pale dull purple col

    ~$500K

    Britian "IR Official" This overprint in pale dull purple color

    1904