The team at Tony Lester Stamps were deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. As we leave the period of national mourning and welcome a new monarch, many of you may be wondering what happens to the existing stamps bearing the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II graced our stamps for [...]
We are very excited to announce that we will be at this years Midpex on July 3rd. We’re really looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and being able to socialise again with old and new friends who are as excited about philately as we are! We will be doing valuations on the day and [...]
Look and see if you can find which of the countries it is from (which could include foreign as well as local countries) and try to identify where it is from and the date that the stamp first originated from. This information shouldn't be hard to find and should easily identifiable on the stamp itself. [...]
If you are a stamp collector, you may be interested in learning which stamps are considered the five rarest and most valuable stamps worldwide, with the highest bids in Philatelic Stamp history. British Guiana 1-cent Magenta The British Guiana 1-cent Magenta is indeed the rarest of rare stamps and is also referred to as the [...]
Stamps are a significant part of British history in particular (out of the many countries worldwide) with the first postage stamp with one of the highest estimate valuations having been introduced way back in 1840. The Penny Black - an adhesive stamp - was the first of its kind worldwide to be introduced into the [...]