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£5 Postage stamp from 1882 makes £15,000 world record price
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Posted by Rosie, WCN on January 03, 2007 at 22:06:01:

Hi All,

A large orange stamp that cost £5 in 1882 used for posting heavy parcels to the furthest reaches of the British Empire set a new world record price for such a stamp at Bonhams

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