# What was our most expensive postage stamp?

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**Created:** [July 2, 2000, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-our-most-expensive-postage-stamp/24353 "2000-07-02T08:18:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![T\_G\_I\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@T\_G\_I\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_G_I_F)\
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I think now it’s a dollar, but I’m pretty sure it used to be much higher.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
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There’s a 2 dollar stamp with a bobcat or some other cat on it.

Priority mail stamps are $3.20.

There were $5 stamps in the past couple of years. I think they’re still printing them.

Express mail stamps are about $10.75. (I don’t know whether or not they’re still printing the stamps.)

A few years ago, International Express mail was $14, and there was indeed $14 stamp. I don’t know what the rate is now, and if they’re still printing those, either.

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**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-our-most-expensive-postage-stamp/24353/3 "2000-07-02T20:48:18Z")

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[http://www.stampsonline.com](http://www.stampsonline.com)

[http://www.philatelic.com](http://www.philatelic.com)

[http://www.west.net/~stamps1/aps.html](http://www.west.net/~stamps1/aps.html)

[http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/postal/](http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/postal/)