In for a Penny Red … UK’s ‘most valuable’ stamp goes up for sale at £650,000

In for a Penny Red … UK’s ‘most valuable’ stamp goes up for sale at £650,000

Rare, flawed version of Victorian stamp is one of a batch destroyed in the 1860s for being defective

If you thought £1.35 for a first-class stamp was pushing the envelope, then brace yourself: a postage stamp described as the most valuable in the UK has been put up for sale for £650,000.

The Penny Red is coveted by collectors as an extremely rare example of an imprint that should not exist.

Continue reading… Rare, flawed version of Victorian stamp is one of a batch destroyed in the 1860s for being defective If you thought £1.35 for a first-class stamp was pushing the envelope, then brace yourself: a postage stamp described as the most valuable in the UK has been put up for sale for £650,000.The Penny Red is coveted by collectors as an extremely rare example of an imprint that should not exist. Continue reading… Collecting, Stamps, Art and design, Design, Life and style, Culture, UK news 

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