AUSTRALIA – 1912, First Kangaroo and Map stamp – worth US.$.138,000

Kangaroo and Map stamp is the very first issue of Australia Postal Service released in 1912. Kangaroo and Map stamp is considered one of the most valuable Australian philatelic items. The print run of the first Kangaroo and Map issue included several colors: red, blue, brown etc. One of the specimens of this extraordinary stamp was auctioned for $138,000 by Shreves Galleries in February, 2007.