Stamp Value

Investing in stamps is a good way of maximising a stamps value. Stamps are tangible assets in high demand and can appreciate in value after as little as 4 years. For example, after the death of Princess Diana, stamps depicting her were sold at 10 times their original value over eBay.

There are a few extremely valuable stamps in existence that would be the pinnacle of any stamp collection. They include:

• Two-Penny Blue stamp – one of the earliest made in Britain but lacked the country’s name.
• ‘Mauritius Post Office Error’ stamps – these stamps were accidentally printed with the words ‘Post Office’ rather than ‘Post Paid’. Only few were released to the public and thus have become very valuable.
• Hawaii Missionary Stamps – it is said that an unused set of these eight stamps has a value of $100 000 USD.
• British Guiana one-cent Magenta stamps – allegedly the world’s rarest and most valuable stamp as only one was made. Sold at an auction in 1970 for approximately $280 000 USD.

Others include:

• China’s “Special Delivery Issue”
• US’s “Inverted Airmail”
• Germany’s “Inflation Issue”
• New Brunswick’s “Connel’s Folly”
• The Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador “Inverted Reprints”
• US’s “Farley’s Follies”