World's Rarest And Most Valuable Stamp Goes On Display In Washington D.C.

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The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million (Credit: Joseph Baum and William Dallas printers for local postmaster, E.T.E. Dalton /Wikimedia Commons/Public domain)

To amateurs, the 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp that measures a mere 2.5 cm by 3.2 cm may appear to be like any other ancient postage stamp. However, for philatelists this octagonal scrap of paper that bears an illustration of a three-masted ship is a one-of-a-kind treasure, for which an avid collector recently paid $9.5 million. According to Sotheby's, the One-Cent Magenta is not just the world's most expensive stamp sold at an auction but also its most valuable object by weight and size!

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  • blah10년 이상
    The reason why someone would pay 9 million dollars for a stamp is because it is the rarest stamp in the world it's not like your everyday stamp that you see on your mail.
    • World2.010년 이상
      Wow! I didn't know that something as little as a stamp could cost so much.
      • Katie10년 이상
        Who would pay 9 million dollars for a stamp! It's a waste of money!
        • grindtime
          grindtime10년 이상
          because it could end up being worth much much more as it ages
        • see10년 이상
          I LOVE IT
          • see10년 이상
            LOL
            • bindyindy
              bindyindy10년 이상
              cool
              • Rubidium10년 이상
                I used this for my current events today, and I think it will work perfectly.
                • fifa lover10년 이상
                  sorry 9 million LOL ! :)
                  • fifa lover10년 이상
                    OMG! Who would pay like 5 million for a one cent stamp?
                    • nikukyu
                      nikukyu10년 이상
                      Oohhh, that one teensy-weensy stamp might be worth more than me lol
                      • crystalmori
                        crystalmori10년 이상
                        But if you think about it, the worth of human life cannot be expressed in money. Neither, of course, can history. But humans still try to put a price on it, because, I guess, they don't know what else to do. I mean, there has to be some way to exchange a stamp, even if it is priceless.

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