(CNN) – A block of the world’s second official postage stamp is going up for auction in May. It is expected to fetch millions ...

with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million SOUNDBITE) (English) OWNER OF PENNY BLACK, ALAN HOLYOAKE, SAYING:"The auction price in sterling will be set at between four and 6 million. I'd be ...

A block of the world's second official postage stamp is going up for auction in May, and is expected to fetch millions of ...

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 ...

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 most valuable stamp in the world, the British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta, failed to set yet another world record at auction. Despite great expectations, the British Guiana One-Cent Black on ...

A rare, 12-cent U.S. postage stamp showing an image of our nation’s first president sold for tens of thousands of dollars at auction last month. The stamp, which includes a portrait bust of George ...

The Penny Black, dating from 1840, will be part of Sotheby’s “Treasures” sale on Dec. 7, the auction house announced Tuesday. This Penny Black was from the first sheet printed, the Australian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's first-ever stamp will go up for auction later this year. The unused Penny Black is part of a document that's expected ...