The One-Cent Magenta: Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World by James Barron

The One-Cent Magenta: Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World

James Barron with Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative fast-paced
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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 $10 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who ha...

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