Paul Fraser Collectibles has listed the exceedingly rare Plate 77 Penny Red stamp from 1864 for £650,000 ($844,000). The Plate 77 Penny Red up for sale could rake in more than $800,000.

A rare stamp has been sold for almost half a million pounds. The Plate 77 Penny Red, one of only five in the world, including one at the British Museum, was bought by a private collector for £ ...

Cairo, March 11: A rare Plate 77 Penny Red stamp, one of five used examples known to philatelists, bought by an unnamed British collector for 495,000 pounds sterling (over $707,000), the Guardian ...

A rare stamp has been sold for almost half a million pounds. The Plate 77 Penny Red, one of only five in the world, including one at the British Museum, was bought by a private collector for £ ...

Like rare coins, vintage watches, and ... As another of the most sought-after British stamps, the “Plate 77 Penny Red” is lauded for its rarity and unique backstory involving a printing plate ...

'The holy grail of stamp collecting': Penny Red with rare imperfections set to sell for £550,000 at auction . By KATIE SILVER Updated: 10:03 EDT, 15 February 2012 . e-mail; 10. View comments.

Rare stamp plate 77 Penny Red sold for £495,000 by Channel Islands dealer. ... It has sold one of the rarest British stamps, a Plate 77 Penny Red, for £495,000 to a private collector.

A rare version of the Plate 77 Penny Red stamp sold for £550,000 in 2012 The Plate 77 Penny Red is currently the most expensive stamp which trader Stanley Gibbons ever sold, with a rare version ...

A rare stamp has been sold for almost half a million pounds. The Plate 77 Penny Red, one of only five in the world, including one at the British Museum, was bought by a private collector for £ ...

But as time passed, many discovered that these once practical items have become worth a pretty penny, in some cases often ... Osmond Barnard and came in blue and red variations. Its face was similar ...

JUST one old penny was all it cost to send the letter to Edinburgh back in 1850 – but now its envelope may be worth a staggering £4000. News you can trust since 1873. Sign In.

A rare stamp has been sold for almost half a million pounds.The Plate 77 Penny Red, one of only five in the world, including one at the British Museum, was bought by a private collector for £ ...