Rare stamps on display; Most valuable American stamp is featured at the Washington showASSOCIATED PRESS
That would make it the most valuable human artefact (by weight) ever sold, says the auction house. Why have prices for very rare stamps risen so high? The broad reason is that number of extremely wealthy people in the world has soared in recent years. The Hurun Global Rich List, ...
/stamps-by-country/congo 1 of 1 /stamps-by-country/congo Lot 538 (Kwik-Bid #4369) Tuesday 7th January 2025, 16:30 CONGO (DEM. REPUBLIC OF) - 1965 50F sepia & red 'Patrice Lumumba', Yv 32, IMPERFORATE CORNER BLOCK OF 4, never hinged mint (4 stamps) ...
Surprising Treasures From Library and Archives Canada, which opens at the Canadian Museum of History on Thursday, December 8, 2022. This new exhibition gives curious visitors a chance to see, first-hand, many intriguing items that they might not expect to find at Canada’s national library and...
Collectors of stamps from the British West Indies will find plenty to choose from in our 5th December auction. The auction includes a valuable collection broken into smaller country collections or items and with a total estimate of around £30,000. Some choice items from the auction are shown...
Benkinsop’s Academy for the Daughters of Gentlefolk prided itself that any girl coming from its hallowed portals was a valuable and talented member of society – underground society that is. For although the Prospectus included Wise Shopping, Household Hints and Folk Dancing classes, had you inve...
Far from casual, James Shinn’s approach was premeditated. It is believed that he would compile a “want list” of valuable books by reading library journals to find titles of value. Next, he would scan the National Union Catalog to determine which libraries held the desired items. He made...
As a rule, any given first edition is more valuable if it is printed in the country of the author's origin. Mark Twain first editions published in the good ole U.S. are worth more than Canadian or U.K. editions. Conversely, works by Dickens are more valued if they are the British ...