British Guiana Lot

Discover British Guiana stamp lots featuring issues from this historic South American territory on the northeastern coast. British Guiana's stamps are legendary in philatelic history, including the world-famous 1856 One-Cent Magenta, one of the rarest and most valuable stamps ever issued. These stamps showcase the colony's rich sugar plantation heritage, tropical rainforests, the mighty Demerara and Essequibo rivers, diverse wildlife, and British colonial administration. From classic Victorian-era issues to mid-20th century commemoratives before independence as Guyana, British Guiana's philatelic legacy is treasured by collectors of British Commonwealth and South American postal history.