2025 World's Most Expensive Stamps - Alexandria Blue Boy Silver Proof Coin
Alexandria Blue Boy is a small fragment of history that grew into a legend. In 1847, a local postage stamp was issued in the American city of Alexandria. Only one known example survives today, preserved in its most valuable form, on the original envelope with the letter.
In the text of the correspondence, there is a request to burn the letter after reading. It was never burned. That single decision saved the stamp and turned Blue Boy into one of philately’s greatest rarities.
Discover the coin inspired by Alexandria Blue Boy and add it to the World’s Most Expensive Stamps collection.
Alexandria Blue Boy is a small fragment of history that grew into a legend. In 1847, a local postage stamp was issued in the American city of Alexandria. Only one known example survives today, preserved in its most valuable form, on the original envelope with the letter.
In the text of the correspondence, there is a request to burn the letter after reading. It was never burned. That single decision saved the stamp and turned Blue Boy into one of philately’s greatest rarities.
Discover the coin inspired by Alexandria Blue Boy and add it to the World’s Most Expensive Stamps collection.
Original: $100.38
-70%$100.38
$30.11Description
Alexandria Blue Boy is a small fragment of history that grew into a legend. In 1847, a local postage stamp was issued in the American city of Alexandria. Only one known example survives today, preserved in its most valuable form, on the original envelope with the letter.
In the text of the correspondence, there is a request to burn the letter after reading. It was never burned. That single decision saved the stamp and turned Blue Boy into one of philately’s greatest rarities.
Discover the coin inspired by Alexandria Blue Boy and add it to the World’s Most Expensive Stamps collection.
