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Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Newspaper Index and Annal; Volume 1
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
450 kr
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Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Newspaper Index and Annal; Volume 1
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
326 kr
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Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Newspaper Index and Annals; Volume 1
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
403 kr
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Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Newspaper Index and Annals; Volume 1
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
292 kr
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Correspondence, Between the Late Commodore Stephen Decatur and Commodore James Barron, Which Led to the Unfortunate Meeting of the Twenty-second of March
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
172 kr
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Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, Held at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, Upon Captain James Barron of the United States Navy, in May, 1821
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
358 kr
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Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, Held at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, Upon Captain James Barron of the United States Navy, in May, 1821
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
201 kr
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One-Cent Magenta
Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
224 kr
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An inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and often bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, told through the journey of the world’s most sought-after stamp. When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby’s for nearly $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the one-cent magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect. One-cent magentas were provisional stamps, printed quickly in what was then British Guiana when a shipment of official stamps from London did not arrive. They were intended for periodicals, and most were thrown out with the newspapers. But one stamp survived. The singular one-cent magenta has had only nine owners since a twelve-year-old boy discovered it in 1873 as he sorted through papers in his uncle’s house. He soon sold it for what would be $17 today. (That’s been called the worst stamp deal in history.) Among later owners was a fabulously wealthy Frenchman who hid the stamp from almost everyone (even King George V of England couldn’t get a peek); a businessman who traveled with the stamp in a briefcase he handcuffed to his wrist; and John E. du Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, who died while serving a thirty-year sentence for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. Recommended for fans of Nicholas A. Basbanes, Susan Orlean, and Simon Winchester, The One-Cent Magenta explores the intersection of obsessive pursuits and great affluence and asks why we want most what is most rare.
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