NEW YORK - "The holy grail of coins" and two of the world’s most valuable items in stamp-collecting are going up for auction next week in New York and could sell for a combined $37 million. The three ...
Sotheby’s is keeping its next big sale short and sweet. The auction house is holding a special “Three Treasures” auction this coming Tuesday, consisting of just three lots—a 1933 Double Eagle coin, a ...
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 ...
Sotheby’s is expected to fetch over $8.25m USD for an ultra-rare “penny black” postal stamp depicting a 15-year old Queen Victoria when it hits auction. The stamp is “unequivocally the most important ...
A tiny scrap of paper is expected to be auctioned tomorrow for a not-so-tiny sum - $15 million. NPR's Neda Ulaby tells us about the most expensive stamp in the world. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Stamp prices ...
One coin and five stamps that belonged to shoe designer Stuart Weitzman fetched a combined $32 million in a three-lot sale at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, smashing auction records along the way. And it all ...
(Reuters) - A 'Three Treasures' sale of rare stamps and a gold coin from the personal collection of shoe designer Stuart Weitzman is set to fetch millions of dollars at an auction at Sotheby's in New ...
NEW YORK - "The holy grail of coins" and two of the world’s most valuable items in stamp-collecting are going up for auction next week in New York and could sell for a combined $37 million. The three ...