Similar to player cards or coins, stamps are also quite valuable in the collector’s market. Whether they portray famous people or are rare Canadian stamps, there is a market for all types of stamps that can range into tens of thousands of dollars. These are five rare Canadian stamps that range in price from $45,000 to $225,000.
5. 60¢ Air Mail Overprint Stamp (1927), $45,000
Our fifth selection is the 60¢ Air Mail overprint stamp, which is one of the rarest air post stamps. Only 300 of these stamps were printed in 1927, and today 33 mint copies are known to exist. The term “overprint” means the stamps were to be used on letters flown by Francesco de Pinedo, a famed Italian aviator. One of these stamps was sold for $45,000 at Spink New York in 2014.
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4. London to London Flight Stamp (1927), $100,000
Next is the 1927 London to London Flight stamp, printed in green and yellow. There were only 100 copies of the stamp printed, and the majority of these stamps were lost when being transported by a plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in August 1927. Today, 13 unused copies are known to exist, bumping their value up to $100,000.
3. 3d Vermillion Stamp (1851), $120,000
One of the most interesting rare Canadian stamps on our list is the 1851 3d Vermillion stamp. This was the first stamp issued in Canada, designed by Sir Sandford Fleming featuring a beaver in an oval frame. This was also the first stamp to feature an animal rather than a monarch. In 2014, the stamp was sold for $120,000 at Eastern Auction.
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2. 2¢ Large Queen on Laid Paper Stamp (1868), $215,000
For stamp collectors, the 2¢ Large Queen on laid paper is one of the most desired rare Canadian stamps. It was created in 1868 but was not discovered until 1925, with only three being found, all of them used. Other examples of this stamp have either been destroyed, remain undiscovered, or even unrecognized in a stamp collection. The latest stamp sold for $215,000 in 2014 by Eastern Auctions.
1. 12d Black Canada Stamp (1851), $225,000
The rarest stamp in our collection is the 1851 12d black Canada stamp, one of Canada’s first classic stamps. The surface features the portrait of young Queen Victoria and had a total of 51,000 printed and shipped to the Canadian postal authorities in 1851. Since these stamps were more expensive only 1,450 of them were sold in the three and a half years they were offered. Mint examples with the intact gum are the most valuable, with one selling in 2013 for $225,000 by a Canadian auction house.
