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"The dealer he sold them to quickly resold them, for $20,000, but not before writing little numbers on the back of each stamp. The number “49” was visible on th
by xref 8y ago
"The dealer he sold them to quickly resold them, for $20,000, but not before writing little numbers on the back of each stamp. The number “49” was visible on the stamp in the cellphone photo."
Hah what a great story, I love how the small act of numbering each of the 100 on the sheet by a stamp dealer in 1918 has contributed so much to tracking the stamps
- Waterluvian 8y agoMarking up a rare find like this seems like a good way to perceivable ruin a rarity. But in time it turned out to be invaluable and became a part of their story.