Collecting Rare Stamps
Can a stamp make you rich?
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What are the most valuable stamps in the world?
Philately is the study of postage stamps. Most stamp collectors are also into philately while some just collect the kind of stamp they happen to like. Still others collect only rare stamps, as an investment.
There are a few stamps that could make a person wealthy. Do you know what they are?
One extremely rare stamp is called the Inverted Jenny.
As the name might suggest, there is an image inverted on this particular stamp, put out in 1918. The inverted airplane was an accident and not be design, of course, so as soon as the error was caught, that was the end of the Inverted Jenny stamp.
One estimate I saw on this particular, and very rare, stamp was $150,000. Amazing for a little patch of paper, huh?
The most valuable stamp in the world is supposedly the Treskilling Yellow Swedish stamp. However, I can’t find anything online as to what it is actually worth but only that it is the most valuable stamp ever put out.
If the Inverted Jenny sells for $150,000 I can only imagine what one would have to pay for the Treskilling Yellow Swedish, if in fact you can even find one.
The Penny Black stamps from the UK are also rare and valuable. However, there are over 2,000 stamps that fall under the category “Penny Black” and some are not rare or valuable so it helps to have an educational background in philately to determine a good investment when it comes to Penny Black stamps.
On one site I checked, it seemed the Queen Victoria Penny Black stamps were the most valuable. And prices ranged greatly so it pays to really investigate and know your stamps before purchasing just because it’s a Penny Black stamp from UK.
So, can stamp collecting make you rich? It can. However, for most it will be just a fun, exciting hobby. Finding that incredibly valuable stamp and getting it at a bargain may remain an illusive dream but dream on, collectors, dream on.