Rare 30c stamps printed in Adelaide that are being sold online for up to $1000. Picture: Supplied
POSTAGE stamps could be the best way for you to make a quick buck, with those worth a measly 30 cents selling on eBay for $1000.
The current climate is really a dream for any stamp collector, who can either sell or buy the rare “emergency” stamps released by Adelaide’s General Post Office.
Last year Australia Post announced it would up the price of stamps to a dollar in South Australia, in a bid to deal with a decline in letters being sent.
With the price of stamps increasing, people have been using the old 70 cent stamp from last year in conjunction with 30 cent stamps.
Fairfax Media reports those 30 cent stamps ran out, and Australia Post had to use an old printing machine to create some emergency 30 cent stamps to use until stock was replenished.
Only a limited number have been printed and distributed among a small number of post offices, and are about as hard to come buy as Willy Wonka’s golden ticket.
Koalas and kangaroos are pictured on six different stamps and anybody lucky enough to come across them should hold onto them, or at least sell them for a high price.
Fairfax Media reports a set of the six stamps, posted to eBay last week, was sold for $1,051.
There are still listings of the stamps being added to the classifieds site.
The bidding on one listing is currently up to $150, another is sitting on $500.
One South Australian is selling a letter he received in the mail, which has both the rare stamp and a 70 cent stamp.
So far he has 52 bids and the price had already reached $400, with two days still to go.
Sydney Philatelics’ Grahame Fudge, did not believe the stamps were worth that much.
“It’s a bit over the top, they aren’t really emergency stamps,” he said.
“They are what they call counter-printed stamps and any value can be printed on them with the machine they have in Adelaide.”
“These stamps have been used before, they are just altered by pressing a few buttons.
“I’m surprised they are being sold for $1000 but people can decide what they think they are worth. There’s not really anything that makes these stamps special though.”
Mr Fudge believed while there were six unique stamps, post offices in Adelaide were only selling five and thought that could be the reason the set of six was so in demand.
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