RARE STAMPS.
UNUSUAL DISCOVERY. Reecived January 31, 9-35 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. A rare example of the famous Mauritius orange penny stamp, worth £550, recently owned by a charwoman who died a pauper has been discovered. The stamp was on a picture representing a trotting horse, which a clergyman gave to the charwoman in 1912. Her relatives sold the picture for 3d. A butcher acquired it for 3s, began examining the stamps, and realised that some were valuable. He sold the whole picture to a stamp expert for £9OO.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 53, 31 January 1938, Page 7
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89RARE STAMPS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 53, 31 January 1938, Page 7
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