The Guardian |
UK's second most valuable stamp sells for £495000
The Guardian Plate 77 Penny Reds, which date from 1863, are viewed by collectors and investors as the holy grail of philately because Plate 77 stamps were not meant to exist. The stamps were created but never sold by post offices after they were not considered to … Stanley Gibbons eases its gloom by selling the 'Holy Grail' of stamps A collector spent half a million pounds on a 1p postage stamp British stamp sells for stunning £495000 |
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