Worlds Rarest Stamp Sets Auction Record
A tiny piece of paper with adhesive on the back just sold for 9.5 million. Sotheby's sold the British Guiana stamp to an anonymous donor over the phone Tuesday. The deal broke the previous stamp-selling record, held by an 1885 Swedish stamp, by more than 7 million. What makes this stamp so special? It's the only copy of the British Guiana One-Cent known to exist, but also its previous owner, John E. du Pont, was famous for murdering an Olympic wrestler. Still, that's a lot of paper for such a little piece of paper.