Some of The Most Valuable Stamps in The World
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The Three-Skilling Yellow of Sweden was sold for 2.88 million Swiss Francs (then about $2,300,000) in 1996 and again for an undisclosed amount in 2010.
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David Feldman sold this Blue Mauritius stamp for SFr1,610,000 (approx. $1.1 million) in 1993.
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One of the first two Mauritius Post Office stamps. This orange stamp was sold for SFr1,725,000 (approx $1.2 million) in 1993.
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