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Barron, James, 1954- author.
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Rare postage stamps -- Guyana -- History.
Stamp collectors -- Biography.
Stamp collecting -- History.
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The one-cent magenta...
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The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world / James Barron.
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Barron, James, 1954- author.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
Subjects
Rare postage stamps -- Guyana -- History.
Stamp collectors -- Biography.
Stamp collecting -- History.
ISBN:
9781616205188 (hardcover) :
1616205180 (hardcover)
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276 pages ; 19 cm
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First edition.
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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 $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the one-cent magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect"--
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Aiea Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
769.56988 Ba
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Hawaii State Library
Art, Music & Recreation
769.56988 Ba
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Kaimuki Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
769.5698 Ba
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Nanakuli Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
769.56988 Ba
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