Most valuable Stamp 1C Magenta - S2E13

The rarest and most valuable stamp in the world valued at $9.5 Million is the one cent magenta from Guiana on display at the Smithsonian National Stamp Museum in Washington DC.
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[@siam1883]

Your road trips are very cool. The DC Postal museum says that the One Cent Magenta is only on exhibition until September 4, 2018, so stamp lovers should take their own field trip soon.

[@ExploringStamps]

Ah, thank you Chai! I will pin this comment to the top so that everyone knows. Go check it out folks!!

[@TsukiCondor]

Chai I hope I go to DC before that ;-;

[@johngreen3543]

That was a fantastic presentation. I recall in 1959 in my Speech class we had to prepare a short speech. I picked the 1 cent magenta. I got the information on it from several publications including a stamp identifier publication put out by H.E.Harris. Your presentation was many miles better than mine.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you John :)

[@garyholdener2470]

I started out as a stamp collector in fourth grade. Life happened and I only returned to stamp collecting a few years ago on a very 'part time' basis; however, your videos have inspired me to return to this hobby full-time! Thanks for your excellent videos and the rich stories behind each stamp; it brings life, history, art, and culture into each stamp that most of us haven't explored or even realized! I can't wait to visit the National Postal Museum.

[@ExploringStamps]

I have a similar story Gary, what got me back into stamp collecting was the access to information through the internet... the fact that i can now google and learn so much about a stamp opened a whole new angle to the hobby... SUCH a wonderful compliment, thank you!! Definitely go visit the museum if you get the opportunity! :D

[@issamalmohsen1197]

أنا مثلك تماماً الفرق الوحيد أنني اريد بيع مجموعاتي الجميله والنادرة وانت تريد متابعه هوايتك الجميله

[@dog-so1vj]

Thanks for the great videos. Bought a set of these commemoratives after watching. Never knew about this stamp. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@ExploringStamps]

I love the commemorative set! (the closest I will get to owning the real thing :P) but its great that Guyana issues it as one of its first stamps, its a good buy. Thanks for watching :)

[@sarahgoodman6279]

I just bought the book!! Can’t wait to read it and learn more about the stamp!

[@ExploringStamps]

Awesome Sarah! It tells a really interesting story. 😊

[@philmerrill4280]

I was fortunate to visit the museum and see, or try to see, the magenta 1c. The face was very dimly lit, and I can appreciate that light would damage such a fabled piece of history. But the back was better lit and I could see the signs and seals of all the former famous owners, an experience probably better than seeing the face. The Arthur Hind story about burning a second stamp has long been appcryphal and hard to believe. Another interpretation is that he bought and destroyed a forgery on purpose. Most likely nothing ever happened however.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you Phil, the back was definitely better lit than the front. Good point, which side would you rather view? Perhaps the back is the more interesting side with each of the owner's markings. Hind burning one is very hard to believe, I love the rumur though and kinda hope it is true. Thanks for watching :)

[@LadyTomoyo1]

That museum must be so wonderful. I really want to visit it. Maybe we can make a detour next time we visit the US...

[@ExploringStamps]

Yes! I definitely recommend the postal museum if you can tie it in to a D.C. visit. There are a LOT of fascinating displays to read through and check out :)

[@Polloycaracolas]

That's cool! I want to visit the Smithsonian National Stamp Museum! I visited a few Stamp museums in China and I really enjoyed all of them. I like when I see rare stamps, but I love when I find stamps from my country or stamps I have. Thanks for the recomendation!

[@ExploringStamps]

You are very welcome, the museum is definitely a must-visit if you are around Washington, and just like you I also love when I find stamps that I have. :)

[@RottingEarth]

Hi Graham. Great video. Please do a follow up video about the reverse side of this stamp. Particularly the latest owner's addition.

[@IIoveasl10]

Great show Draham!

[@IIoveasl10]

Great Show Graham....as usual!

[@peterworley9556]

When you catalogue Zimbabwe do you put North Rhodesia, South Rhodesia, Nyasaland in together?

[@dark_bestiary]

I have this stamp of a stamp! It's so fascinating!

[@ExploringStamps]

It sure is :)

[@IIoveasl10]

I love what you say at 0734. Verry funny. Same here: if you find one, we should become friends. David Barban

[@spencerphillips5023]

Good video. Keep up the good work!

[@Dragon43ish]

Young people have no idea what stamping collecting is. It is a dying hobby. I learned history, famous people and maps and countries. There was no internet when I was 7 years old.

[@kennethmccamish4092]

Cracks me up hearing "Hail to the Chief" every time you go to Washington, D.C. The song is associated with the president only but I can see where folks from other countries could think of it as representing the USA or the capital city. I just keep thinking it's going to be about some president.

[@ExploringStamps]

Yep, that's part of the joke :)

[@TsukiCondor]

There was 4 Guyanas Spanish (Part of Venezuela) British (The Country) Dutch (The Country of Suriname) French (A department of France) and Portuguese (An area of Brazil) Too many Guys named Ana

[@ExploringStamps]

LOL!!! Tsuki I did not know about all these Guyanas, and YES way too many guys named Ana :D

[@TsukiCondor]

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[@ExploringStamps]

LOL

[@mrleast313]

Cool im going to dc in two weeks

[@ExploringStamps]

Oh Nice! See if you can visit the postal museum while you are there :)

[@mrleast313]

Will do

[@NisargSutaria]

Awesome :-)

[@bobbiwest6625]

Your sample stamp is much nicer. Mine is 2014 version ,with $800 at top of sheet. The .25 version the ship can be seen . Take care.

[@allanwestphall8108]

Well, the stamp sold for considerably below estimate - at 8.3 m usd. Still a staggering amount! The auction took less than a minute and had a decidedly anticlimactic feel to it. Now it's owned by Stanley Gibbons in London and they propose a scheme of public ("fractional") ownership (details still not clear). I will not be buying shares of the old magenta; I prefer to put my money in Penny Blacks - or bitcoin, or Dutch tulip bulbs... What does Sir Graham say?

[@ExploringStamps]

Extremely anticlimactic!! 😅. Working on a reaction video this weekend that will answer your question 🤔

[@allanwestphall8108]

@@ExploringStamps My feeling is that this stamp cannot soar any higher. Besides, its print is sadly faded and the crucial "one cent" is now practically indecipherable (no one says it, but I will!). The stamp will no longer be purchased by collectors of classic British Guiana (are there any?) but instead by speculators and consortium investors. The magic of this stamp (like the print) has evaporated. The hideous, megalomanic signature stiletto on the back spelled the end - oh the humanity! Look forward to seeing your video!

[@danielcardenas1436]

Hi, I have a question British Guiana 1c magenta they hadn't issued a stamp also 4 cents from 1856 or am I wrong?

[@subhasishdey9851]

Which stamp u have plz give your no

[@bodhisattyaguha1443]

Ooo a lot of money for paper😂......now I always wanted to ask someone this question... why the edges of this stamp are clipped??

[@ExploringStamps]

That is a mystery actually. Since it is the only 1c Magenta, its not known if the corners were cut off intentionally... although some of the sister stamps (4c black on blue) are cut square while others are clipped at the corner.

[@bodhisattyaguha1443]

Are the other varities of the this stamps equally valuable

[@ExploringStamps]

The other varieties are valuable, but nowhere close to the 1c magenta. There are several of the other varieties around

[@hansproebsting7391]

If you have ever seen an old collection of postal stationery cutouts (where a stamp image is printed directly onto an envelope or postcard), you will have noticed that some collectors trimmed the surrounding paper to the shape of the image. It is suspected that is what happened here. The original stamp was rectangular, but had no perforations, so one of its early owners possibly trimmed the corners to tidy it up, in their opinion. These days, we know it is better to leave as much margin as possible on imperforate stamps.

[@amandaadrienne837]

Why are all those stamps in a giant box?

[@stevenpowers546]

I've been to the Postal Museum in DC and have seen this stamp many times. Must I was not very impressed with it. They had to use a special light so that you could even see some of the details.

[@ExploringStamps]

Same as me! So difficult to see...It was like looking at a silhouette of a stamp, I basically saw a reddish shape 😑

[@jairajbhagwandaslala1070]

Yes let us become friends

[@topcreation4974]

Hey man I have the stamp you have 5 cent and I want to know its value. Thank you

[@ExploringStamps]

I think I got both the 25 & 5 cent together for under $3 USD

[@topcreation4974]

Exploring Stamps Thnx for you reply. Can I show you my stamps collection if it's possible

[@shahinnavina5436]

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[@GULFRAZMAJEEDseye8eyes]

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[@melanieelayaperuma3110]

You probley have rare Stamps, not kidding plz tell plz

[@sitiroshazniasmuti109]

How to know the stamp is not fake... can i have your email please