What is the '1c Magenta', which (at $20m) became the most expensive man-made object ever in terms of weight to value?
British Guiana 1c magenta British Guiana 1c magenta The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist. It is the only major postage stamp ever issued that is not represented in Britain's Royal Philatelic Collection. It is imperforate, printed in black on magenta paper, and it features a sailing ship along with the colony's Latin motto ""Damus Petimus Que Vicissim"" (We give and expect in return) in the middle. Four thin lines frame the
British Guiana 1c magenta the Postal Museum exhibit is a copy of a Donald Duck comic book, "The Gilded Man", (OS 422) from 1952 whose central plot element revolves around Donald and his nephews, Huey, Louie and Dewey, going to British Guiana to try to find another copy of the stamp. The comic is written and drawn by Carl Barks. The stamp was exhibited in the Court of Honor at World Stamp Show-NY 2016 in New York City from May 28 to June 3, 2016. British Guiana 1c magenta The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous