2. The most famous stamp of all The most famous stamp would be perhaps, the Treskilling Yellow, a stamp from Sweden, bringing about 2 million US Dollars. There is only one of it in existence and it is very wanted. Here is a picture:
3. What makes a stamp special It could be the size, the rarity, its history or perhaps errors printed on it, for example the Treskilling Yellow stamp you saw just now.
4. The Beginning of Stamps It all started with our friend down there: Wasn’t that dramatic? It’s called the One Penny and it was the first postage stamp ever made, and has been hailed by people everywhere.(Which is why they are selling them at $3 in Britain.)
5. Topsy-Turvy Stamps Some stamps are special because they are printed wrongly which makes them difficult to find. (Unless you print one yourself) Here are some examples:
6. Topsine- Turvine Stamps The stamps you last saw were stamps with colour and background handicapsbut there are stamps with even larger handicaps, the hybrids that happen when an upside-down machine and ink come together. Here it is:
7. REALLY, REALLY BIG STAMPS The largest stamp was measuring 55.7 to 45.8 centimeters long The largest stamp mosaic was 100.10m(squared) The person who collected stamps from the most countries is JaishankarPrasadd, having collected stamps from 306 countries
8. Ka-Chiiiing! Here listed are some of the most expensive stamps: Treskilling Yellow: 2.3 Million Mauritius Stamps: 1 Million to 1.1 Million The Inverted Jenny: 800,000 to 1 million British Guiania One Cent: 935,000 dollars U.S . Franklin Grill: 930,000 dollars Hawaiian Missionaries:200,000 to 800,000 dollars
9. Some Strange Facts There was an underwater post office named Sea Floor/Bahamas A stamp was created on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts Britain is the only country without it’s name printed on the back
