World's Rarest And Most Valuable Stamp Goes On Display In Washington D.C.
언어
읽기 수준
기사 듣기
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!
이 기사의 나머지 부분을 읽고 학습 도구에 액세스하려면 등록해야합니다.
지금 학습 시작하기댓글 112개
- blah10년 이상The 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 이상Wow! I didn't know that something as little as a stamp could cost so much.
- Katie10년 이상Who would pay 9 million dollars for a stamp! It's a waste of money!
grindtime10년 이상because it could end up being worth much much more as it ages
- see10년 이상I LOVE IT
- see10년 이상LOL
bindyindy10년 이상cool- Rubidium10년 이상I used this for my current events today, and I think it will work perfectly.
- fifa lover10년 이상sorry 9 million LOL ! :)
- fifa lover10년 이상OMG! Who would pay like 5 million for a one cent stamp?
nikukyu10년 이상Oohhh, that one teensy-weensy stamp might be worth more than me lol
crystalmori10년 이상But 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.
birdxpress10년 이상True. REALLY TRUE!