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17 Jun 2014 12:11 - 04 Jul 2014 11:29 #196645 by ketchim
An exceedingly rare 19th Century postage stamp from a British colony in South America :

is expected to fetch a record sum at auction.

The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta could sell for $20m

at Sotheby's in New York , TODAY
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17 Jun 2014 12:12 #196646 by ketchim
The British Guiana stamp was owned by du Pont chemical empire heir John du Pont

                           

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17 Jun 2014 12:14 #196647 by ketchim
The stamp, printed on magenta paper, bears a three-masted ship and the colony's motto:

"We give and expect in return"   ;)

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17 Jun 2014 12:15 #196648 by ketchim
"Every collecting area has its Holy Grail. For stamps it is The British Guiana,"

Sotheby's wrote on its website   (click)  ;)

adding the stamp is often described as : the "most famous" and "most valuable" in the world.

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17 Jun 2014 12:18 #196649 by ketchim
The last owner of the famous stamp was John du Pont, heir to the du Pont chemical empire,

who was convicted in 1997 of murdering an Olympic champion wrestler

and died in prison in 2010.

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17 Jun 2014 12:33 #196652 by The Captain
will be on display in the 3rd test at national stadium

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17 Jun 2014 19:06 #196799 by ketchim
www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/auction-e...tory-of-the-wor.html

Nice read

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18 Jun 2014 10:13 #196868 by ketchim
The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at auction in New York for :

$9.5 million

It was the fourth time the stamp has broken the auction record for a single stamp

in its long history, Sotheby's said.

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04 Jul 2014 11:17 #199904 by ketchim
I have ORIGINALS for Sale  :

                   

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04 Jul 2014 12:14 #199920 by ketchim

What would this RARE  Shiv's stumped out SELL for  :-\

50 -100 years down the road ...

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