Paul Fraser Collectibles has listed the exceedingly rare Plate 77 Penny Red stamp from 1864 for £650,000 ($844,000). The Plate 77 Penny Red up for sale could rake in more than $800,000.

The stamp features a red map of China imprinted with the golden words "The Whole Country is Red", plus a picture of a worker, a farmer and a soldier holding the "Selected Works of Chairman Mao." ...