Record Stamp Auction
On December 21, 1999, an online auction world record for a stamp was set with a winning bid of $397,838 for a US 24c Purple on Ribbed Paper (Scott 164). This stamp subsequently was sold again in 2004 by Siegel Auctions for $325,000.
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