World's rarest stamp accidentally destroyed on live TV

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Uploaded by on Mar 30, 2010

What happened next:
http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/PoorGeorge

It's enough to make any collector cry...

British pensioner George Hansworth had discovered an example of the famous British Guiana One Cent Magenta stamp in his childhood stamp collection.

Only one other example is known to exist and it is valued at $5m. It's held in a bank vault in Philadelphia, USA.

Legend has it a second example was discovered in the 1920s only to be purchased and subsequently burnt by the owner, US industrialist Arthur Hind, who proclaimed 'There's only one magenta One Cent Guiana...'

George's example had been verified as genuine and was due to be auctioned in London later this year.

A delighted George is interviewed by the UK News 24 TV channel... but with disastrous consequences.

Find out what happened next at:
http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/PoorGeorge

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  • FAKE AS HELL

    

  • Did she die ?

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  • My grandmother used to light the fire in the fireplace with old letters with precious stamps on them.

  • hahhahhaha FAKE

  • FAKE

    

  • @DarthMeraj I agree

  • I still fall about lauthing, I think its a great clip. I dont care if its fake or not, it comedy and any one who slags peoples effots to creat humor needs to get a life. Well done, seen it many times and still enjoying it.

  • if that was real, i think the man's reaction would have been a lot worse

  • What a joke! Lol...Is that for real? That is why I stay away piece of paper like stamp to be collected. I love coin. My Double Denomination Eleven cent is more Unique..

  • what did that say on the ticker about "steampunks"?

  • fake and gay

  • I thought this was great, i was in stitches when she just dropped it to answer her phone :D.

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