Colonial Guyana stamp to auction for US$10-20 million
The famous British Guiana stamp
Friday, 14 February 2014 14:35
New York, AFP — The world’s most famous postage stamp, the sole-surviving example of a one-cent magenta from British colonial Guyana, is going under the hammer in New York for $10 to $20 million.
Sotheby’s has valued the stamp, which was made under British rule in 1856 when a shipment of stamps from England was delayed, and will sell it on June 17.The “British Guiana One Cent Magenta” has broken a new record for the price of a single stamp the previous three times it was sold at auction since 1922 and has an incredible history.
Bought most recently by convicted murderer and American multi-millionaire, John du Pont, it has not been seen in public since going on display at a stamp exhibition in Chicago in 1986. Continue reading →
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Guyana’s link to Mafia ring…US Ambassador stresses need for local DEA office
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 | BY KNEWS | – emphasizes greater need for inter-agency collaboration
US Ambassador Brent Hardt
US Ambassador D. Brent Hardt has emphasized a greater need for inter-agency collaboration for the fight against narco- trafficking, and has expressed continuing talks with the government to establish a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Guyana.
The Ambassador said in an invited comment yesterday that since last December, he has been engaging the government over the need for a DEA office; a federal agency which aims to significantly counteract illicit drug activities. Continue reading →
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