World’s most expensive stamp goes on display in Prague

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An inconspicuous purple stamp, one of the greatest treasures of world philately, has arrived in Prague. The One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana has survived to this day as the only known specimen and its value exceeds 250 million crowns. After almost half a century, it is being presented to the Czech public again, this time as the main attraction of the Treasures of World Philately III exhibition in the Prague Municipal House, which will run fr…

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Even before the opening, several dozen people were waiting in front of the entrance door of the Prague Municipal House. They wanted to be among the first in the Czech Republic to see the One-Cent Magenta - the rarest postage stamp in the world, worth over a quarter of a billion crowns. The Treasures of World Philately 3 exhibition began on Saturday and will run until September 6.