Rare stamp sets record at New York auction
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> - <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1856 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Guiana">Guiana</span> <span word="One">One</span>-<span word="Cent">Cent</span> <span word="Magenta">Magenta</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="for">for</span> $9.5 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="Sotheby">Sotheby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="between">between</span> $10 <span word="and">and</span> $20 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Sotheby">Sotheby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Redden">Redden</span>, <span word="Sotheby">Sotheby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span>".</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Guiana">Guiana</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="Redden">Redden</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Measuring">Measuring</span> 2.5 <span word="cm">cm</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-3.2 <span word="cm">cm</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1986 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Family">Family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Philatelic">Philatelic</span> <span word="Collection">Collection</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="rarer">rarer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="Kane">Kane</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p><p><span word="An">An</span> 1855 <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> $2.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996, <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beech">Beech</span>, <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="curator">curator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Mona">Mona</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>.</p>
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