The Resource The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world, James Barron
The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world, James Barron
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The item The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world, James Barron represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Note
- "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- Stamp World
- Travels with David
- One cent (1856: printed, sold, and forgotten)
- Six shillings (1873: found by a twelve-year-old)
- £120 (1878: Glasgow and London)
- £150 (1878: the man in the yachting cap)
- $32,500 (1922: the plutocrat with the cigar)
- $40,000 (1940: the angry widow, Macy's and the other plutocrat)
- $286,000 (1970: the Wilkes-Barre eight)
- $935,000 (1980: "the man showed up")
- $9.5 million (2014: "I expected to see magenta, and I saw magenta"
- Isbn
- 9781616205188
- Label
- The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
- Title
- The one-cent magenta
- Title remainder
- inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
- Statement of responsibility
- James Barron
- Title variation
-
- 1 cent magenta
- Inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biography
- trueCollectors and collecting
- Guyana
- trueGuyana
- HISTORY / Modern
- History
- truePaper collectibles
- truePostage stamps
- Rare postage stamps
- trueRare postage stamps
- Rare postage stamps -- Guyana -- History
- trueStamp collecting
- Stamp collecting
- Stamp collecting -- History
- trueStamp collectors
- Stamp collectors
- Stamp collectors -- Biography
- trueStamps as an investment
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10554773
- Cataloging source
- CoCr/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barron, James
- Dewey number
- 769.569881
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HE6184.R3
- LC item number
- B37 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Rare postage stamps
- Stamp collectors
- Stamp collecting
- Rare postage stamps
- Stamp collecting
- Stamp collectors
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- HISTORY / Modern
- Guyana
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world
- Label
- The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world, James Barron
- Note
- "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-276)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Stamp World -- Travels with David -- One cent (1856: printed, sold, and forgotten) -- Six shillings (1873: found by a twelve-year-old) -- £120 (1878: Glasgow and London) -- £150 (1878: the man in the yachting cap) -- $32,500 (1922: the plutocrat with the cigar) -- $40,000 (1940: the angry widow, Macy's and the other plutocrat) -- $286,000 (1970: the Wilkes-Barre eight) -- $935,000 (1980: "the man showed up") -- $9.5 million (2014: "I expected to see magenta, and I saw magenta"
- Control code
- 1760926
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616205188
- Lccn
- 2016038074
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781616205188
- (OCoLC)953707635
- Label
- The one-cent magenta : inside the quest to own the most valuable stamp in the world, James Barron
- Note
- "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-276)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Stamp World -- Travels with David -- One cent (1856: printed, sold, and forgotten) -- Six shillings (1873: found by a twelve-year-old) -- £120 (1878: Glasgow and London) -- £150 (1878: the man in the yachting cap) -- $32,500 (1922: the plutocrat with the cigar) -- $40,000 (1940: the angry widow, Macy's and the other plutocrat) -- $286,000 (1970: the Wilkes-Barre eight) -- $935,000 (1980: "the man showed up") -- $9.5 million (2014: "I expected to see magenta, and I saw magenta"
- Control code
- 1760926
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616205188
- Lccn
- 2016038074
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781616205188
- (OCoLC)953707635
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueCollectors and collecting
- Guyana
- trueGuyana
- HISTORY / Modern
- History
- truePaper collectibles
- truePostage stamps
- Rare postage stamps
- trueRare postage stamps
- Rare postage stamps -- Guyana -- History
- trueStamp collecting
- Stamp collecting
- Stamp collecting -- History
- trueStamp collectors
- Stamp collectors
- Stamp collectors -- Biography
- trueStamps as an investment
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
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