Famous rare stamps
Where and when famous rare stamps were issued, their face value and what makes them rare. Each row comes from that stamp's Wikipedia article, cited on its page. Market values are left out because they change with every sale.
| Stamp | Country | First issued | Face value | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Black | United Kingdom | 1840 | 1 penny | Classic stamp |
| Penny Red | 1841 | 1d | ||
| Two Penny Blue | United Kingdom | 1840 | 2d | World's second official postage stamp |
| Inverted Jenny | United States | 1918 | 24 US¢ | Invert error |
| British Guiana 1c magenta | British Guiana (now Guyana) | 1856 | 1c | Very limited printing, Emergency issue, Only one known |
| Treskilling Yellow | Sweden | 1855 | three Swedish skillings | Colour error |
| Mauritius "Post Office" stamps | Mauritius | 1847 | Orange red: one penny, Deep blue: two pence | First British Empire stamps produced outside Great Britain |
| Basel Dove | Switzerland | 1845 | 2½ rappen | Extremely rare |
| Z Grill | United States | 1868 | 1-cent US | Limited number |
| Hawaiian Missionaries | Kingdom of Hawaii | 1851 | Two cents | Few exist |
| Baden 9 Kreuzer error | Baden | 1851 | 9-Kreuzer (= 0.15 Baden gulden) | Colour error |
| Scinde Dawk | Sindh | 1852 | one-half anna | Very rare |
| Gronchi Rosa | Italy | 1961 | L. 205 | Design error |
| Uganda Cowries | British Protectorate of Uganda | 1895 | 50 cowries | Very rare |
| Red Revenue | Chinese Qing dynasty | 3 cents (overprinted in five denominations) |
Related
- Penny Black: country, year and face value
- Penny Red: country, year and face value
- Two Penny Blue: country, year and face value
- Inverted Jenny: country, year and face value
- British Guiana 1c magenta: country, year and face value
- Treskilling Yellow: country, year and face value
- Mauritius "Post Office" stamps: country, year and face value
- Basel Dove: country, year and face value
- Z Grill: country, year and face value
- Hawaiian Missionaries: country, year and face value
- Baden 9 Kreuzer error: country, year and face value
- Scinde Dawk: country, year and face value
- Gronchi Rosa: country, year and face value
- Uganda Cowries: country, year and face value
- Red Revenue: country, year and face value
Sources
- Penny Black — Wikipedia
- Penny Red — Wikipedia
- Two Penny Blue — Wikipedia
- Inverted Jenny — Wikipedia
- British Guiana 1c magenta — Wikipedia
- Treskilling Yellow — Wikipedia
- Mauritius "Post Office" stamps — Wikipedia
- Basel Dove — Wikipedia
- Z Grill — Wikipedia
- Hawaiian Missionaries (stamps) — Wikipedia
- Baden 9 Kreuzer error — Wikipedia
- Scinde Dawk — Wikipedia
- Gronchi Rosa — Wikipedia
- Uganda Cowries — Wikipedia
- Red Revenue — Wikipedia