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"“The owner was even afraid of handling it,” Mr. Lyons said. “He asked me to come and get it. I said, ‘Put it in a FedEx envelope and send it to me.’ He said, ‘
by laurencei 8y ago
"“The owner was even afraid of handling it,” Mr. Lyons said. “He asked me to come and get it. I said, ‘Put it in a FedEx envelope and send it to me.’ He said, ‘I’m not doing that.’”"
I cant believe he even asked him to do this. Placing a stamp worth anywhere from $300,000 to $1,300,000 into a FexEx envelope? The risk of loss, damage or theft would have been too high.
- userbinator 8y agoPlacing a stamp worth anywhere from $300,000 to $1,300,000 into a FexEx envelope? The risk of loss, damage or theft would have been too high. Loss and damage I agree with, but the risk of theft might be relatively low purely because the number of people who would be able to recognise and know the value of a rare stamp is probably a very small minority. (Count me as one of those who clicked on this article purely to find out what an "Inverted Jenny" is. My far-off guesses were topology (Jenny Surfaces?) and textile machinery.)