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Red Mercury


Issue Date

1856

Issuer

Austria

Known For

Rarest Austrian Newspaper Stamp

Approximate Value

$40,000 US Dollars

History

Newspaper stamps are stamps created for the specific purpose of serving as postage on newspapers. The first newspaper stamps appeared in around 1851.

The Mercury Stamps did not have a denomination printed on them but was specified with the color of the stamp - Blue, Yellow, and Rose.

The Red Mercury Stamp was printed in 1856 but was soon replaced in 1858, so only a few copies still exist today.


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