The Penny Black, dating from 1840, will be part of Sotheby's "Treasures" sale on Dec. 7, the auction house announced Tuesday. This Penny Black was from the first sheet printed, the Australian ...

The postage stamp that started it all is going under the gavel. The coveted 18th-century rarity, known as the Penny Black, was the world’s first postage stamp and represents the very dawn of social ...

The Penny Black, which introduced a flat rate, was used starting May 6, 1840. Before that, the recipient paid the postage cost. The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is going up for ...

NEW YORK – A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America could become the world's most valuable stamp — again. It has broken the auction record for a single stamp three ...

This past March it was announced that a Naples resident was selling a lucrative stamp collection owned by William H. Gross. The collection recently sold at auction for a total of $19,201,550. A single ...

An extremely rare 158-year-old postage stamp — one that has been described as the Holy Grail for stamp collectors — will be auctioned off next month in New York City. The famous postal artifact could ...

While investment quality stamps have a steady history of appreciation, their value at any one point in time is fairly well known. It is therefore important for someone buying stamps as an investment ...

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday, with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million. Dating ...

It could be called "The Little Stamp That Could." Three times in its long history, the 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has broken the auction record for a ...