Scott Trepel of Seigel Auction Galleries describes the rare "Inverted Jenny" stamp that sold for a record $2 million. A first-class U.S. postage stamp will set you back 66 cents these days, which, you ...

With only pocket change to spend in the 1950s, collector Charles Hack focused on acquiring stamps that few wanted: overprints churned out in Eastern Europe during World War I. As a boy building a ...

A first-class stamp for a standard-size, rectangular envelope costs just 66 cents. But if you want a stamp that’s really something special, you’d better be willing to shell out the big bucks. One of ...

One of the biggest mistakes ever made by the U.S. postal service was the Inverted Jenny stamp, printed in a rush in 1918. Now one of the 100 surviving stamps, in nearly mint condition, has sold for ...

Scott Trepel of Seigel Auction Galleries describes the rare "Inverted Jenny" stamp that sold for a record $2 million. This rare stamp sold for a record $2 million ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A first-class U.S.

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