British Guiana – Scott # 210, used
$0.75British Guiana – Scott #210, Used.
A colonial-era 1 cent postage and revenue stamp depicting farmers ploughing a rice field, with a portrait of King George V.
The stamps of British Guiana occupy a legendary place in philatelic history, representing one of the most studied and admired British colonial postal systems. Early issues include provisional and locally printed stamps produced under challenging colonial conditions, culminating in the famous 1856 one-cent magenta, widely regarded as the world’s most valuable postage stamp.
Beyond its great rarities, British Guiana produced a rich range of classic issues featuring sailing ships, monarch portraits, colonial seals, and later pictorial designs highlighting the colony’s rivers, forests, and landmarks such as Kaieteur Falls. These stamps offer exceptional appeal to collectors of British Empire material, classic philately, and postal history, combining rarity, craftsmanship, and historical importance in a compact and fascinating field.
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British Guiana – Scott # 213, used
$1.00British Guiana – Scott #213, Used.
A colonial 4 cent postage and revenue stamp depicting Kaieteur Falls, one of the tallest and most impressive waterfalls in South America. -
British Guiana – Scott # 262, used
$0.50British Guiana – Scott #262, Used.
A colonial 36 cent postage and revenue stamp depicting Mount Roraima, the famous table-top mountain located at the border of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.