The one-cent magenta
inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
The one-cent magenta
inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
Book - 2017
"When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby's for nearly $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the one-cent magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect"--
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| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37413317046730 | 可用 | Non-fiction | 769.5698 BARRON |
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| 格式: | 圖書 |
| 語言: | English |
| 出版: |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina :
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
2017.
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| 版: | First edition. |
| 主題: |
MARC
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| 500 | |a "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited." | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Stamp collectors |v Biography. | |
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