1984 Stamp Expected to Fetch $8.25M at Sotheby's Auction
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LONDON - An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday (Oct 26), with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million (10.8 million). Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp," according to the auction house that will present it...
The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840, from the archive of British postal service reformer Robert Wallace
The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840.
An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday, with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million. Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp," according to the auction house that will present it at its "Treasures" sale on Dec. 7.