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World's most valuable stamp destroyed in live TV interview

2010-03-31 2 Dailymotion

To find out what happens next go to <br />www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/poorgeorge<br /><br />Watch in horror as a hapless TV journalist accidentally destroys a $5m postage stamp<br /><br />It's enough to make any collector cry...<br /><br />British pensioner George Hansworth had discovered an example of the famous British Guiana Penny Magenta stamp in his childhood stamp collection.<br /><br />Only one other example is known to exist and it is valued at $5m. It's held in a bank vault in Philadelphia, USA.<br /><br />A second example was discovered in the 1920's only to be purchased and subsequently burnt by the owner of the existing stamp to ensure his example remained unique.<br /><br />George's example had been verified as genuine and was due to be auctioned in London later this year.<br /><br />A delighted George is interviewed by the British News 24 TV channel... but with disastrous consequences.

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