The One-Cent Magenta Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World |
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| Author:
| Barron, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61620-518-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Through the lives of the nine collectors who bought and sold the One-Cent Magenta stamp - the most valuable object in the world by weight - since it was issued in 1856, Barron gives us an inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, with fascinating history along the way.
Through the lives of the nine collectors who bought and sold the One-Cent Magenta stamp - the most valuable object in the world by weight - since it was issued in 1856, Barron gives us an inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, with fascinating history along the way.