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List of most expensive philatelic items

August 26, 2023

This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta.[1][2]

This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2022.[note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item was sold. The inflation adjustment may change as recent inflation rates are often revised. A list in another currency may be in a slightly different order due to exchange-rate fluctuations. Individual items are listed only once, i.e. for the highest price sold.

Adjusted price Original price Item(s) Example
image(s) 		Country Year No. in existence Date of sale Seller Buyer Auction house Refs
$23,200,000 $17,400,000 Red Revenue block of four and sheet of 25 5-candarin Large Dragon stamps
Qing China 1878 (Large Dragons)
1897 (Red Revenues) 		Unknown (Large Dragons)
1 known (Red Revenues block of four)
32 known (Individual Red Revenues) 		2009 Lam Manyin Ding Jingsong Unknown [3]
$12,100,000 $11,200,000* "Ball Cover" with Mauritius 1d red (XX) British Mauritius 1847 3 known June 26, 2021 Anonymous Anonymous Christoph Gärtner [4][5][6]
$11,719,000 $9,480,000* British Guiana 1c magenta British Guiana 1856 1 known June 17, 2014 Estate of John du Pont Stuart Weitzman Sotheby's, New York [1][2][7]
$8,103,000 $4,000,000 "Bordeaux Cover" with Mauritius 2d blue (XXII) and Mauritius 1d red (XXI) British Mauritius 1847 Unique 1993 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [8]
$5,900,000 $4,800,000 Inverted Jenny block of four United States 1918 1 (as block of four)
100 (as individual stamps) 		October 4, 2014 Donald Sundman Anonymous Private sale [9]
$5,570,760 $5,570,760 500 mon Inverted Centre Japan 1871 1 known June 3, 2023 Yuji Yamada Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [10][11]
$4,450,000 $2,970,000[note 2] Z Grill United States 1868 2 2005 Donald Sundman Bill H. Gross Private exchange [12]
$4,292,000 $2,300,000[note 3] Treskilling Yellow Sweden 1855 1 known 1996 Anonymous The Box AB David Feldman SA, Geneva [13][14][15]
$3,649,000 $1,900,000 "Missionary cover" with Hawaiian 2c Blue, 5c Blue and two United States 3c Brownish Carmine Hawaii and United States 1852 Unique November 7, 1995 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [16]
$3,290,000 $2,690,000 "Bombay Cover" with two Mauritius 1d red (XVIII & XIX) British Mauritius 1847 Unique 2016 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [17][18]
$2,850,000 $2,190,000 1⁄2grano blue "error of colour" Two Sicilies 1859 2 June 10, 2011 Anonymous Anonymous Galerie Dreyfus, Basel [19]
$2,760,000 $1,900,000 "Rush 1847 Cover" with strip of six 10c black stamps United States 1847 Unique May 13, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [20]
$2,580,000 $1,900,000 "Xiphopagus Triplet" with two 30r and one 60r stamps Brazil 1843 Unknown June 5, 2008 The Islander Collection of South America Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [21]
$2,330,000 $1,150,000 Mauritius 2d blue (III) British Mauritius 1847 12 known 1993 Anonymous Mauritian private consortium David Feldman SA, Geneva [22]
$2,210,000 $1,680,000 "Champion" letter with two 5-centime Strubels in blue misprint and brown 5-centime Strubel Switzerland 1855 Unique June 10, 2011 Anonymous Anonymous Galerie Dreyfus, Basel [23]
$2,182,000 $1,605,000 "Trondheim" block of 39 4-skilling stamps Norway 1855 Unique April 2008 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [24]
$2,300,000 $2,000,000 The Whole Country is Red People's Republic of China 1968 Unknown November 23, 2018 Anonymous Anonymous China Guardian, Beijing [25]
$2,000,100 $1,471,500 Baden 9 Kreuzer error Baden 1851 4 April 3, 2008 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [26]
$1,856,000 $1,593,000* Inverted Jenny United States 1918 100 November 15, 2018 Anonymous Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [27]
$1,748,630 $1,344,180 Mauritius 2d blue (XIII) British Mauritius 1847 12 known June 28, 2011 The Chartwell Collection of Humphrey Cripps Anonymous Spink, London [28][29]
$1,396,290 $1,073,340 Mauritius 1d red (X) British Mauritius 1847 15 known 1993 Anonymous Mauritian private consortium David Feldman SA, Geneva [30]
$1,350,000 $1,180,000 Alexandria "Blue Boy" cover United States 1847 Unique June 22, 2019 Anonymous Anonymous H.R. Harmer, New York [7]
$1,223,000 $900,000 B Grill United States 1867-8 4 known October 28, 2008 The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [31]
$1,219,000 $970,000 Red Revenue Qing China 1897 32 known 2013 Anonymous Anonymous Interasia Auctions, Hong Kong [32]
$1,150,000 $600,000 2-cent unused Hawaii "Missionaries" stamp Hawaii 1851 1 (unused)
15 (total) 		November 7, 1995 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [33]

* Buyer's premium included

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Wikipedia template uses a yearly average inflation. Using monthly averages gives slightly different numbers, most significantly for items sold early or late in a year with significant inflation.
  2. ^ Value derived from exchange with Inverted Jenny block of four, bought in the same year (2005) for $2,970,000.[12]
  3. ^ The stamp was sold on May 22, 2010 for an undisclosed price higher than the 1996 price of $2.3 million USD, to Armand Rousso.[13][14]

References

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  10. ^ Leclere, Estelle (2023-06-03). "Japan stamp sells for world record price of 5.4 million Euros". David Feldman SA. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  11. ^ "Lot 30070 - 1871, 500 mon, greyish yellow-green, earliest printing, plate 1, pos. 8 center inverted | 2023 June 1st-3rd Latin America, Egypt and Japan | David Feldman SA David Feldman SA". David Feldman SA. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items including stamps and covers The current record price for a single stamp is US 9 480 000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta 1 2 This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation adjusted value in bold in millions of United States dollars in 2022 note 1 Where necessary the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item was sold The inflation adjustment may change as recent inflation rates are often revised A list in another currency may be in a slightly different order due to exchange rate fluctuations Individual items are listed only once i e for the highest price sold Adjusted price Original price Item s Exampleimage s Country Year No in existence Date of sale Seller Buyer Auction house Refs 23 200 000 17 400 000 Red Revenue block of four and sheet of 25 5 candarin Large Dragon stamps Qing China 1878 Large Dragons 1897 Red Revenues Unknown Large Dragons 1 known Red Revenues block of four 32 known Individual Red Revenues 2009 Lam Manyin Ding Jingsong Unknown 3 12 100 000 11 200 000 Ball Cover with Mauritius 1d red XX British Mauritius 1847 3 known June 26 2021 Anonymous Anonymous Christoph Gartner 4 5 6 11 719 000 9 480 000 British Guiana 1c magenta British Guiana 1856 1 known June 17 2014 Estate of John du Pont Stuart Weitzman Sotheby s New York 1 2 7 8 103 000 4 000 000 Bordeaux Cover with Mauritius 2d blue XXII and Mauritius 1d red XXI British Mauritius 1847 Unique 1993 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA Geneva 8 5 900 000 4 800 000 Inverted Jenny block of four United States 1918 1 as block of four 100 as individual stamps October 4 2014 Donald Sundman Anonymous Private sale 9 5 570 760 5 570 760 500 mon Inverted Centre Japan 1871 1 known June 3 2023 Yuji Yamada Anonymous David Feldman SA Geneva 10 11 4 450 000 2 970 000 note 2 Z Grill United States 1868 2 2005 Donald Sundman Bill H Gross Private exchange 12 4 292 000 2 300 000 note 3 Treskilling Yellow Sweden 1855 1 known 1996 Anonymous The Box AB David Feldman SA Geneva 13 14 15 3 649 000 1 900 000 Missionary cover with Hawaiian 2c Blue 5c Blue and two United States 3c Brownish Carmine Hawaii and United States 1852 Unique November 7 1995 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 16 3 290 000 2 690 000 Bombay Cover with two Mauritius 1d red XVIII amp XIX British Mauritius 1847 Unique 2016 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA Geneva 17 18 2 850 000 2 190 000 1 2 grano blue error of colour Two Sicilies 1859 2 June 10 2011 Anonymous Anonymous Galerie Dreyfus Basel 19 2 760 000 1 900 000 Rush 1847 Cover with strip of six 10c black stamps United States 1847 Unique May 13 2006 Anonymous Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 20 2 580 000 1 900 000 Xiphopagus Triplet with two 30r and one 60r stamps Brazil 1843 Unknown June 5 2008 The Islander Collection of South America Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 21 2 330 000 1 150 000 Mauritius 2d blue III British Mauritius 1847 12 known 1993 Anonymous Mauritian private consortium David Feldman SA Geneva 22 2 210 000 1 680 000 Champion letter with two 5 centime Strubels in blue misprint and brown 5 centime Strubel Switzerland 1855 Unique June 10 2011 Anonymous Anonymous Galerie Dreyfus Basel 23 2 182 000 1 605 000 Trondheim block of 39 4 skilling stamps Norway 1855 Unique April 2008 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA Geneva 24 2 300 000 2 000 000 The Whole Country is Red People s Republic of China 1968 Unknown November 23 2018 Anonymous Anonymous China Guardian Beijing 25 2 000 100 1 471 500 Baden 9 Kreuzer error Baden 1851 4 April 3 2008 Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA Geneva 26 1 856 000 1 593 000 Inverted Jenny United States 1918 100 November 15 2018 Anonymous Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 27 1 748 630 1 344 180 Mauritius 2d blue XIII British Mauritius 1847 12 known June 28 2011 The Chartwell Collection of Humphrey Cripps Anonymous Spink London 28 29 1 396 290 1 073 340 Mauritius 1d red X British Mauritius 1847 15 known 1993 Anonymous Mauritian private consortium David Feldman SA Geneva 30 1 350 000 1 180 000 Alexandria Blue Boy cover United States 1847 Unique June 22 2019 Anonymous Anonymous H R Harmer New York 7 1 223 000 900 000 B Grill United States 1867 8 4 known October 28 2008 The Perry Hansen Collection of U S Stamps and Covers Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 31 1 219 000 970 000 Red Revenue Qing China 1897 32 known 2013 Anonymous Anonymous Interasia Auctions Hong Kong 32 1 150 000 600 000 2 cent unused Hawaii Missionaries stamp Hawaii 1851 1 unused 15 total November 7 1995 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Anonymous Robert A Siegel New York 33 Buyer s premium includedSee also Edit Philately portalNotes Edit The Wikipedia template uses a yearly average inflation Using monthly averages gives slightly different numbers most significantly for items sold early or late in a year with significant inflation Value derived from exchange with Inverted Jenny block of four bought in the same year 2005 for 2 970 000 12 The stamp was sold on May 22 2010 for an undisclosed price higher than the 1996 price of 2 3 million USD to Armand Rousso 13 14 References Edit a b The British Guiana 1 Cent Magenta Stamp Sotheby s 2013 09 14 Archived from the original on 2020 05 11 Retrieved 2020 07 04 a b Brown Robin 2014 06 18 Du Pont stamp sells for 9 5 million delawareonline Archived from the original on 2018 08 29 Retrieved 2020 07 04 BIG SPENDER 百年郵蹤 Big Spender Hundred Year Trail of Philately Apple Daily 蘋果日報 in Chinese 2013 08 22 Archived from the original on 2019 12 28 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Record result for the Mauritius Ball Cover 2021 06 21 Archived from the original on 2022 11 28 Retrieved 2023 01 17 Healey Matthew 2021 06 30 Mauritius Ball cover sells for almost 12 million an all time record price Linns Stamp News Archived from the original on 2022 09 26 Retrieved 2023 01 17 Morgan Helen Post Office Mauritius 20 one penny used XX 1847 Research Companion Archived from the original on 2021 08 07 Retrieved 2022 01 17 a b Baadke Michael 2019 06 25 Alexandria Blue Boy cover auctioned for 1 18 million Linns Stamp News Archived from the original on 2019 10 27 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Morgan Helen 2006 03 14 Post Office Mauritius 21 22 one penny used XXI two pence used XXII Stamp Blue Mauritius Research Companion Archived from the original on 2018 05 29 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Mystic sells Inverted Jenny plate block purchase price north of 4 8 million Linns Stamp News 2014 10 10 Archived from the original on 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 06 Leclere Estelle 2023 06 03 Japan stamp sells for world record price of 5 4 million Euros David Feldman SA Retrieved 2023 07 15 Lot 30070 1871 500 mon greyish yellow green earliest printing plate 1 pos 8 center inverted 2023 June 1st 3rd Latin America Egypt and Japan David Feldman SA David Feldman SA David Feldman SA Retrieved 2023 07 15 a b Schmid Randolph E 2006 05 25 Rare and Costly Stamps to Go on Display Washington Post Archived from the original on 2018 10 03 Retrieved 2020 07 05 a b Rare stamp fetches record price BBC News 2010 05 22 Archived from the original on 2019 02 15 Retrieved 2020 07 04 a b Lee Julia 2019 02 16 Treskilling Yellow is back in the hands of a philatelist World Stamp Magazine Archived from the original on 2018 01 11 Retrieved 2020 07 04 World s rarest stamp to break record The Telegraph 2010 05 21 Archived from the original on 2017 11 15 Retrieved 2020 07 04 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Siegel Auction Galleries 1954 05 03 Archived from the original on 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 06 The Bombay Cover davidfeldman com Archived from the original on 2022 12 03 Retrieved 2022 01 17 Morgan Helen Post Office Mauritius 18 19 one penny used XVIII one penny used XIX 1847 Research Companion Archived from the original on 2017 02 25 Retrieved 2022 01 17 swissinfo ch 2015 04 23 Rare stamps fetch big money SWI swissinfo ch Archived from the original on 2019 12 19 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Auction 10c Black 2 Siegel Auction Galleries 2006 05 13 Retrieved 2020 07 06 Auction 1843 30r 30r 60r Black Se Tenant Strip of Three 1d Siegel Auction Galleries 2008 06 05 Archived from the original on 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 06 Morgan Helen 2006 03 14 Post Office Mauritius 03 two pence unused III Stamp Blue Mauritius Research Companion Archived from the original on 2017 02 24 Retrieved 2020 07 05 1 8 million euros for a postage stamp at Galerie Dreyfus Investor Basle Business Wire 2011 06 09 Archived from the original on 2011 08 20 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Stamp News sammler com 2011 06 25 Archived from the original on 2019 10 21 Retrieved 2020 07 06 The Whole Country is Red fetched 2 million at China Guardian auction World Stamp News Find your stamps value online 2018 11 28 Archived from the original on 2020 07 05 Retrieved 2020 07 05 David Feldman Spring Auctions April 1 5 2008 Feature Great Results for Rarities David Feldman Archived from the original on 2008 06 13 Retrieved 2008 04 07 Healey Matthew 2018 11 15 Nov 15 Jenny Invert sale sets record Linns Stamp News Archived from the original on 2019 12 25 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Stamp Sells for 1 Million at Auction Archived from the original on 2011 07 03 Retrieved 2011 07 01 Mauritius 2d Post Office sells for 900 000 World Stamp Magazine 2019 02 16 Archived from the original on 2018 01 11 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Morgan Helen 2006 03 14 Post Office Mauritius 10 one penny unused X Stamp Blue Mauritius Research Companion Archived from the original on 2017 02 25 Retrieved 2020 07 05 Auction 3c Rose B Grill 82 Siegel Auction Galleries 2008 10 28 Archived from the original on 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 06 1897 Red Revenue Small One Dollar stamp sells for 970 000 at auction NewsComAu 2013 07 03 Archived from the original on 2020 03 28 Retrieved 2020 07 05 The Honolulu Advertiser Collection Siegel Auction Galleries 1921 06 23 Archived from the original on 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 06 Retrieved from 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