Guyana : Collector's Items worth millions !

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

The British Guiana stamp was owned by du Pont chemical empire heir John du Pont

                           

The stamp, printed on magenta paper, bears a three-masted ship and the colony's motto:

[size=12pt]"We give and expect in return"[/size]  

"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.

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.

will be on display in the 3rd test at national stadium

http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/au...e-wor.html

Nice read

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.

I have ORIGINALS for Sale  :

                   

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The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at auction in New York for :
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What would this RARE  Shiv's [i]stumped out [/i]SELL for  :-\

50 -100 years down the road ...