The British Guiana 1c magenta stamp

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_British_Guiana_1c_magenta_stamp
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:catalogueNumber SG 23
gptkbp:color magenta
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:denomination 1 cent
gptkbp:designedBy E. D. Wight
gptkbp:dimensions 29 x 23 mm
gptkbp:discoveredBy L. Vernon Vaughan
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1873
gptkbp:featuredIn Smithsonian National Postal Museum (on loan)
numerous philatelic exhibitions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The British Guiana 1c magenta stamp
gptkbp:inscription Damus Petimus Que Vicissim
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:British_Guiana
gptkbp:location gptkb:Demerara,_British_Guiana
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:notableFeature black circular postmark
initialed by postmaster
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Stanley_Gibbons
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:Stuart_Weitzman
gptkb:John_E._du_Pont
Arthur Hind
Count Philippe la Renotière von Ferrary
gptkbp:printTechnology handstamped
gptkbp:purpose emergency local postage
gptkbp:rarity unique
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Sotheby's
June 8, 2021
$9.48 million
gptkbp:shape octagonal
gptkbp:status most valuable stamp
only known example
gptkbp:year 1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stanley_Gibbons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6