Stanley Gibbons
The British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856), which has been described as “the Mona Lisa of the stamp world”, was bought for $8.3m (£6.2m) by the rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons at auction last month.
How much did the British Guiana stamp sell for?
Sotheby’s To Auction Rare Stamp That Last Sold For $9.5 Million A stamp called British Guiana 1c magenta is expected to fetch around $15 million. The so-called Mona Lisa of the stamp world will be auctioned at Sotheby’s on Tuesday.
How much is a British Guiana postage stamp worth?
The lot was sold for €288,000. This is the first postage stamp of British Guiana with a nominal value of 2 cents (to be exact, it is listed in catalogs as number one; however, it was printed in 1851, that is, later than some other stamps of this series). It was sold for as much as €228,000.
Where was the postal service in British Guiana?
A privately run packet services for mail existed in British Guiana 1796, and continued for a number of years. Postage stamps of Britain were used at Georgetown and Berbice. inland Postal system opened 1850. Cottonreels.
What kind of stamps are in Demerara Guyana?
This lot is a postal envelope from Demerara to Georgetown with a 4-cent stamp of 1851 on thin paper from the Cottonreels series. The piece has very wide margins. It was sold for €192,000. This is another blue four-cent stamp that was released in 1856.
When did the first British postage stamp come out?
The first issue from London finally came in 1852, a very simple typeset design depicting a sailing ship and the colony’s motto DAMUS PATIMUS QUE VICISSIM (“we give and expect in return”), also quite rare. Better stamps from London showed up in 1853, engraved and correctly inscribed using PETIMUS instead.
Which is the rarest of the British Guiana stamps?
These are among the rarest of all stamps, and the British Guiana 1c magenta is the rarest, with only one copy known to exist.
Which is the most valuable stamp in Great Britain?
Most valuable Great Britain stamps. 1 British Guiana 1-cent Magenta, 1856. British Guiana 1-cent Magenta is the world’s rarest and most valuable stamp that is also widely known as 2 Penny Red stamp, 1841. 3 6d pale dull purple Edward VII stamp, 1904. 4 Penny Black stamp, 1840. 5 2d Tyrian Plum stamp, 1910.
A privately run packet services for mail existed in British Guiana 1796, and continued for a number of years. Postage stamps of Britain were used at Georgetown and Berbice. inland Postal system opened 1850. Cottonreels.
What is world’s rarest stamp?
Mona Lisa of the stamp world
The rarest stamp in the world is returning to Britain for the first time in almost 150 years. The British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856), dubbed the “Mona Lisa of the stamp world”, is believed to be the most valuable man-made item.
