StampDB
203 famous postage stamps from the Penny Black to modern issues. Explore the history of mail, one stamp at a time.
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Penny Black
The worlds first adhesive postage stamp. Featured a profile of young Queen Victoria. Designed by Hen...
US Inverted Jenny
The most famous US stamp error. A 24 cent airmail stamp featuring a Curtiss JN-4 biplane printed ups...
British Guiana 1c Magenta
The rarest and most valuable stamp in the world. Only one specimen is known to exist. Printed in Geo...
Mauritius Blue Penny
Among the rarest and most valuable stamps in the world. Only 500 were printed, with 12 known survivo...
Treskilling Yellow
A Swedish stamp that should have been green but was printed in yellow due to a color error. Only one...
US Franklin Z-Grill
A 1 cent Benjamin Franklin stamp with a rare Z pattern grill. The grill was an experimental embossin...
Cape Triangular
The first stamps of the Cape of Good Hope colony in South Africa. Distinctive triangular shape desig...
US Columbian Issue
The first commemorative stamps of the United States, marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus voyag...