The rare stamp was sold on Ebay. Its a used Hawaii Number 7, a dark red stamp with a manuscript overpint. The Scoot #7, 1857 year, cat. price – $9000. Winning bid: $4,550.99
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Valuable american stamp was sold on Ebay for US $3,201.00. Its a United States 1c Pan American Invert #294a (Scott).

An invert error occurs when part of a postage stamp is printed upside-down. Inverts are perhaps the most spectacular of a postage stamp errors, not only because of the striking visual appearance, but because they are almost always quite rare, and highly valued by stamp collectors.
Invert errors, or “inverts” for short, most commonly arise when producing multi-colored stamps via multiple passes through the printing press. It is all too easy for a printing plant worker to insert a half-finished sheet the wrong way around, resulting in the inverts. Such an error being so obvious, nearly all misprinted sheets are caught and destroyed before they leave the plant, and still more are caught during distribution or at the post office before being sold.
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The interesting and rare Rhodesian stamps were sold yesterday on Ebay. It are Rhodesia SG 146, 161 and 162 with full glue and never hinged. Winning bids: US $3,300.00, $1,197.22 and $2,800.00, respectively. Stanley Gibbons value: £4750, £650 and £2250.
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The interesting copy of the world’s first postage stamp was sold today on Ebay. Its a famous Penny Black in mint condition from fifth plate. The stamp have 4 beautifully cut margins perfectly clean front and back. Lettered KI with pin sharp engraved detail. Pristine unused (as seller describe).

The Penny Black was sold for GBP 1,120.00. Its approximately US $1,785.78.
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Stamp collecting is a popular and perfect hobby. If you are just starting out and would like to know where to start, here are some helpful tips.

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Collecting stamps has never been easier and collecting isn’t just for the gray-haired gentleman who spends his days poring over his stamps.

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Stamp collecting is not as popular as it once was, but there are still an estimated 25 million people in the US alone and over 200 million around the world who still collect.

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Many consider stamp collecting as a fun activity not only for older people but also for kids. Stamp collecting is great for all ages. Not only is it great for the older generations, but for the kids as well. It provides a person the pleasure of collecting different types of stamps that he may find in ordinary binders or through his received mail. Some people consider it an exciting hobby. For a beginner, he may be fond of compiling different kind of stamps from his album until he realizes that he could specialize in collecting the these stamps.
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Through stamp collecting, people find information about history,currency, science,politics,arts,architecture and customs of different nations and countries of the world. All stamp collectors have fun with their stamps because no collection is ever complete, and there is always a challenge.

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One of the most popular hobbies in the world today is a stamp collecting. The value of rhis activity is incomparable to other types of hobbies.

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