World's Most Valuable Stamp To Be Auctioned

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: An employee of Sotheby's auction house holds a case containing the sole-surviving 'British Guiana One-Cent Magenta' stamp dating from 1856, on June 2, 2014 in London, England. The unique stamp is expected to fetch 20 million USD when auctioned in New York, USA on June 17, 2014. The stamp was initially discovered in 1873 by a 12-year old Scottish boy living in British Guiana, South America who sold it to a local stamp collector for several shillings. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: An employee of Sotheby's auction house holds a case containing the sole-surviving 'British Guiana One-Cent Magenta' stamp dating from 1856, on June 2, 2014 in London, England. The unique stamp is expected to fetch 20 million USD when auctioned in New York, USA on June 17, 2014. The stamp was initially discovered in 1873 by a 12-year old Scottish boy living in British Guiana, South America who sold it to a local stamp collector for several shillings. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
World's Most Valuable Stamp To Be Auctioned
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