AUCTION UPDATES
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Mar 4, 2017, 09:00 AM
What a sheet of Nepal’s first stamp sold for at Spink auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe remote Himalayan nation issued its first stamps in the 1880s, but Nepalese stamps were only valid in Nepal and India until 1959. -
Mar 3, 2017, 16:00 PM
Vertical strip of Washington-Franklin stamps tops $165K at Siegel auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries’ recently offered the Barry K. Schwartz collection of the U.S. “bluish paper” issues of 1909. -
Mar 3, 2017, 08:00 AM
British Guiana collection sold by Spink includes $265,000 ‘Cottonreel’ stamp
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentBritish Guiana is famous for Demerara sugar, rum, and several of the world’s rarest postage stamps. -
Mar 2, 2017, 12:00 PM
The high-profile U.S. and Canada rarities for sale in Rumsey auction
by Michael BaadkeThe Gems sale is filled with United States postal history and classic stamps, including a substantial number of highly graded stamps. -
Mar 1, 2017, 12:00 PM
Rare 1927 Libya express mail stamp, one of only two known, at March 20-25 Koehler auction
by Michael BaadkeAccording to the Koehler auction catalog description, just one additional example of this particular variety is believed to exist. -
Feb 28, 2017, 14:00 PM
Machin’s 1966 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II highlights Cavendish auction
by Michael BaadkeThe plaster portrait in the Cavendish sale led to the most reproduced stamp image of all time. How much is it expected to bring? -
Feb 18, 2017, 14:00 PM
Bidding begins at €20,000 for German colony rarity in Auction Galleries Hamburg sale
by Michael BaadkeThe stamp was part of a cover sent by the German postmaster of Togo to a friend in Freiburg, Germany. -
Feb 14, 2017, 09:00 AM
Why an early Russian airmail stamp is estimated to bring $25,000 in Cherrystone sale
by Michael BaadkeOnly one sheet of 25 stamps featuring the particular variety was printed, according to Cherrystone. -
Feb 13, 2017, 09:00 AM
Jenny Invert with $450,000 Scott catalog value being offered by Siegel
by Michael BaadkeThe stamp is from position 28 on the discovery pane of 100, and has been off the market for more than 65 years. -
Feb 11, 2017, 14:00 PM
The notable Australian stamp rarity Mossgreen is offering
by Michael BaadkeThe stamp is believed to be only the third known used example. A different example sold in 2013 for $28,750. -
Feb 10, 2017, 04:15 AM
Beautiful Canadian stamps sold, worldwide stamp collecting costs analyzed: Week’s Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, we analyzed how worldwide stamp collecting costs have changed, and how proposed USPS rules might change computer-vended stamps. -
Feb 8, 2017, 12:00 PM
The rare Asian stamps that highlighted Spink’s Hong Kong sale
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe top item was a set of archival full sheets for the stamps of Britain’s Offices in China produced between 1916 and 1927. -
Feb 7, 2017, 12:00 PM
The rare inverted-color stamp error that Cherrystone sold for $72,500
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentFewer than 50 of this iconic invert are known, and many are either in museum collections or faulty in some way. -
Feb 7, 2017, 04:00 AM
A cover from Gambia to Ireland sold for $18,000 at Spink sale
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe "extremely rare" cover was franked with a pair of 6d Cameos from the imperforate, unwatermarked first issue. -
Feb 6, 2017, 12:00 PM
Example of the elusive 3¢ rose Z-grill stamp stands out at Regency-Superior sale
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentLike its famous and almost unique sibling, the 1¢ Z-grill, the 3¢ (Scott 85C) had a waffle-like pattern pressed into the stamp. -
Feb 6, 2017, 04:00 AM
Award-winning Gambia stamp collection sold by Cavendish
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentEli S. Leibowitz's collection began after a dealer offered him an album containing a modest collection of Gambia’s unusual Cameo issues. -
Feb 3, 2017, 10:00 AM
Eastern Auctions sale offers unusual trade sample proof sheet
by By Michael BaadkeThe sheet is one of many attractive proofs presented in this sale, particularly in the Canada provinces section. -
Feb 3, 2017, 08:00 AM
Classic 1875 reissue of classic 1862 stamp highlights Harmer-Schau sale
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentIn preparation for the Centennial celebrations, the United States Post Office Department decided to reissue all postage stamps issued up to that date. -
Jan 31, 2017, 04:00 AM
Sheet of arguably the most beautiful Canadian stamp for sale from Rasdale
by By Michael BaadkeThis classic engraved stamp showing two views of the schooner Bluenose is considered one of the most attractive stamps in the world. -
Jan 21, 2017, 14:00 PM
Long-absent Jenny Invert: When and where Hindman is selling it
by By Michael BaadkeAbsent from public view for almost a century, the whereabouts of this stamp were unknown until it was brought to light Jan. 3.