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Most Valuable Stamps in the World

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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 “cancelled” stamps so she could wallpaper her dressing room with them. She already had succeeded in collecting 16,000 of them. Imagine how much that collection would be worth now!

For over 180 years, we’ve been collecting stamps, and philatelists have put a high price on the rarest of the rare stamps, from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. These are the most valuable stamps from around the world.  

27. UK 1902 1/2d British Board of Education

UK 1902 1/2d British Board of Education
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Value: $234,000

Bottom Line: UK 1902 1/2d British Board of Education

UK 1902 1/2d British Board of Education
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The British Board of Education didn’t usually issue stamps using its popular moniker, and this sample from 1902 is an excellent example.

Only around five are thought to exist worldwide, and one of them sold at a Stanley Gibbons auction for $234,000.

26. USA 1869 24 Cents Inverted Center Declaration of Independence

USA 1869 24 Cents Inverted Center Declaration of Independence
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Value: $275,000

Bottom Line: USA 1869 24 Cents Inverted Center Declaration of Independence

USA 1869 24 Cents Inverted Center Declaration of Independence
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A mint green stamp from the U.S. Pictorial stamp issue in 1869 had a unique visual appeal, boasting incredible detail on such a small stamp.

The Declaration of Independence-themed stamp was worth 24 cents, and it’s in high demand among serious collectors. Those whose center images are inverted are worth the most, valued at about $275,000 each.