World's most valuable stamp sold for $8.3m to London dealer(1/3)

A picture of a British Guiana One-Cent Magenta which, according to previous sales, is the world's most expensive single stamp at Sotheby's auction house in London on April 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The world’s most valuable stamp has been bought for $8.3 million by collection retailer Stanley Gibbons at Sotheby's auction house in London on Tuesday. The stamp, named "One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana ", can be traced back to 1856.

An assistant poses with the only British Guiana One-Cent Magenta which according to previous sales is the world's most expensive single stamp at Sotheby's auction house in London on April 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

An assistant poses with the only British Guiana One-Cent Magenta which according to previous sales is the world's most expensive single stamp at Sotheby's auction house in London on April 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)