Did You Know?

Philatelists, also known as stamp collectors, enjoy the hobby of studying and collecting postage stamps, among other items related to the postal world. Philatelists may be on the hunt for items that are very rare and thus highly valuable. The most expensive stamp ever sold is the 1856 British Guiana 1c “Black on Magenta,” which sold for $9.48 million. It is considered to be the world’s rarest and most expensive stamp. Only one copy of the stamp is known to exist, and it was an emergency issue of a stamp in British Guiana, now Guyana.