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People collect all kinds of things from coins to comics to stamps some of them hoping that someday these items might fetch a good price in the market.
Let's take a look at some of the most expensive stamps ever sold in auctions.
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
4c Pan-American
Sold for: $260,000
Estimate: $550,000
Global rank: 1
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
24c Carmine rose and blue
Sold for: $170,000
Estimate: $500,000
Global rank: 2
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1920 65c Town Hall at Termonde
Sold for: $130,000
Estimate: $67,500
Global rank: 3
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
$2.50 Claret and Black
Sold for: $100,000
Estimate: $25,000
Global rank: 4
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1920 Bright orange and orange, Frame Inverted
Sold for: $85,000
Estimate: $48,000
Global rank: 5
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1915 $2.00 Hall of Classics
Sold for: $60,000
Estimate: $20,000
Global rank: 6
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1854 4a Red and Blue
Sold for: $55,000
Estimate: $35,000
Global rank: 7
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
25c Green and Black
Sold for: $47,500
Estimate: $40,000-$50,000
Global rank: 8
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1866 10k Brown and blue
Sold for: $42,500
Estimate: $60,000
Global rank: 9
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Most expensive stamps ever sold at auctions
1898 1p Cheque Stamp
Sold for: $16,000
Estimate: $30,000
Global rank: 10
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