Guyana Stamp !

                 

One-of-a-kind treasure for a philatelist :

Selling price: $12,000,000

Stamp collectors dream about encountering a treasure such as the “one cent magenta,”

an1856 stamp from the country now called Guyana. 

Set for auction in the US in June, 2014, it’s expected to be the most expensive stamp

ever sold and the most expensive object based on weight, say collectors.

The octagon seal was one of three stamps printed by a Georgetown publisher

when a shipment to the former British colony didn’t arrive.

The one-cent stamp was used to deliver newspapers around the South American country.

reproduce occasionally in Guyana :

                                                             

12 Million dem expect in June ...WoW :

I shouldda kept my Stamp collection  :-[

                                       

Who used to collect Stamps ? 

me !

hey....I did too!

I had that Guyana 25c....reproduction of the One Penny Magenta...

we used to call it The black magenta  :

not realising it was one color on top of the other ...

ma·gen·ta
məˈjentə/....noun
1. a light purplish red that is one of the primary subtractive colors.....