'This is the first ever stamp, the precursor to all stamps, and unequivocally the most important piece of philatelic history to exist,' Henry House, head of Sotheby’s Treasures Sale, said ahead of an auction of the world's first postage stamp
Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp," according to the auction house that will present it at its "Treasures" sale on Dec. 7.
"This is the first ever stamp, the precursor to all stamps, and unequivocally the most important piece of philatelic history to exist," Henry House, head of Sotheby’s Treasures Sale, said in a statement. "The fact that Wallace signed, dated and issued his note ... gives support to the fact that this is the very first example of a postage stamp, which of course every country now uses," owner Alan Holyoake, a businessman and philatelist, told Reuters.
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