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UK POSTAGE STAMP
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London, UK - 28 April 2021
1. Various of Sotheby's specialist placing the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta postage stamp into display case
2. Various of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta in display case
3. Various setup shots of David Goldthorpe, head of books, Sotheby's auction house, looking at the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta with magnifying glass
4. Pan left of Goldthorpe walking away
5. Pull focus of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta
6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Goldthorpe, head of books, Sotheby's auction house:
"There's only one of it. It is the rarest and most famous stamp in existence. It was printed in 1856 in British Guiana, now Guyana. It was printed at the local newspaper office because of a failure of the British authorities to deliver enough stamps to British Guiana. So, it was made and slightly rushed in provisional circumstances."
7. Close of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta
8. Various of media taking photographs of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta
9. Various of magnifying glass held over stamp
10. SOUNDBITE (English) David Goldthorpe, head of books, Sotheby's auction house:
"It was discovered by a schoolboy stamp collector, he was Scottish, but he was resident in British Guiana. He found it among his uncle's papers, and he recognised obviously as a stamp, and as a fairly unusual one, but he didn't really take to it, so he swapped it with another local collector for, I think, a group of other foreign stamps. And its rarity was gradually appreciated, so that every time it changed hands into other great stamp collections, it fetched more and more money. It's the only major world stamp that's not present in the royal stamp collection."
10. Various of Sotheby's specialist posing with the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta for media to take photographs
11. SOUNDBITE (English) David Goldthorpe, head of books, Sotheby's auction house:
"The design of this stamp is pretty basic because it was printed under such rushed circumstances, and I think that adds to its appeal. Stamp collecting, it is quite democratic, I mean, anyone can be a stamp collector and the quality, well, schoolboys can collect stamps, and this is the top of the tree. So, it's at the top of the stamp collecting pyramid. And all the stories that go with it and the great collections it's been in and the ardour of the collectors who try to acquire it, all builds up to making this small piece of paper so very valuable."
12. Various of media taking photographs of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta
13. Various of printed poster, showing the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta reverse
14. Various of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta in display case
15. SOUNDBITE (English) David Goldthorpe, head of books, Sotheby's auction house:
"I think stamps are the ultimate collectible, they're small, you can carry them around easily. They're often, as you mentioned, have interesting designs upon them. They speak of history, not just postal history, but through their designs, history of nations. So, they encapsulate so much in so little, that's why they're attractive."
16. Zoom in of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta in display case
17. Various of Sotheby's auction house exterior
LEADIN:
What's thought to be the world's most valuable postage stamp has been bought for $8.3 million at auction by a British dealer.
London-based stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons says it was the successful bidder at the Sotheby's auction last month.
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