Thanks Graham! We knew as soon as we were invited down that we had to share it with everyone! And I’ve forwarded your note to our producer, they’ll be thrilled to see it, it took quite some effort to turn this video around for Monday when we just recorded 5 days ago!
Preservation of historical items is so important I've never been a big fan of personalizing and marking things of that nature. I learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much.
This is incredible, a once in a lifetime experience. I'm reeling from the fact you were seeing the Magenta up close and personal like this, outside of its protective case! Well done for posting and sharing this. A cool and subtle touch was your walk-by of the Weitzman store at the end of your video !
A big thank you for this sharing Michael and Charles! What time you just lived. I want to have had the privileged of this invitation, but you deserve it. I want your audience to grow after this event. It's always a pleasure to follow you all Monday morning. Long life has our collaboration! Of an old Canadian philatellist 👏👏👏
I also wholly believe the reason the corners are cut was for decoration and how it looked on paper. You can see that kind of design on a lot of things in that time period.
8.307.000 usd for the one cent magenta; considerably below auction house estimate. My feeling is that the sadly faded and deteriorated print (and the ghastly, megalomaniac signature stiletto on the back!) worked against it. This is first time this iconic stamp does not set a new record compared to its last sale. What do our two gentlemen say?
I don’t necessarily believe the history on a lot of these items I would bet not as much is known. For example this stamp was obvious to me not a first iteration and there has to be more incredible and even more rarer examples in existence. Maybe not as “postage” but as ornamental. I’d like to believe there exists “stamps” that no one knows about. Squirreled away in some hidey hole. I think philately should expand beyond to some of the early calligraphy and paper and categorize them as part of stamp collecting. I can just see there being tons of cool family crest, writings, drawings of symbols and such. People of old times were big into symbology. There’s only so much postage stamps since long distance travel and mail services are modern in comparison to a lot of human ingenuity. I would like to see what exists for fancy paper adornments
The price drop reflects non interest. Many of the people who wanted this stamp are dead and gone. The price will continue to drop; thats why its being sold now as shares you can buy into for as little as 160.00. I had the opportunity to buy in at any price and declined. The past owners ruined the stamp with all their marks. Its like spray painting your initials on the mona lisa. If not chemically treated it will turn into dust. Im sure a better copy will be found eventually that dosen't look like a bad stop sign. The stamp has been raped; abused and disfigured to such an extent its only a sad reflection of its former glory to be retired on the island of misfit toys.
Wow! du Pont hinged it?!? Thank you for sharing this special experience with us. By the way great camera work and editing 👌 thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks Graham! We knew as soon as we were invited down that we had to share it with everyone!
And I’ve forwarded your note to our producer, they’ll be thrilled to see it, it took quite some effort to turn this video around for Monday when we just recorded 5 days ago!
This older, lady philatelist is delighted to see two handsome young fellas contributing to keeping the hobby vital and relevant. Great series, gents!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy all the episodes!
Preservation of historical items is so important I've never been a big fan of personalizing and marking things of that nature. I learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much.
This is incredible, a once in a lifetime experience. I'm reeling from the fact you were seeing the Magenta up close and personal like this, outside of its protective case! Well done for posting and sharing this. A cool and subtle touch was your walk-by of the Weitzman store at the end of your video !
Great ! I listen to the podcasts all the time as well. Spot on.
Great show guys.
Must have been an amazing feeling to hold the most expensive and rarest postage stamp in the world in your hands. Awesome video.
A big thank you for this sharing Michael and Charles! What time you just lived. I want to have had the privileged of this invitation, but you deserve it. I want your audience to grow after this event. It's always a pleasure to follow you all Monday morning. Long life has our collaboration! Of an old Canadian philatellist 👏👏👏
That was absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
Awesome video!
I saw the British Guiana one cent black at a stamp exhibit many years ago. To a philatelist it's like an art collector seeing the Mona Lisa.
You both deserve it for the good work you are doing along with others
notably Graham Beck.
Very 'lucky' to see such things. Well done on your channel, you both deserve this experience!! Best wishes from Oz, again!!!
Thank you Jason, we always appreciate your comments and are very glad you enjoy the channel!
Amazing pieces of philatelic and numismatic history
Thanks for the video! Great work filming and editing!
I also wholly believe the reason the corners are cut was for decoration and how it looked on paper. You can see that kind of design on a lot of things in that time period.
merci Thank,s Beautiful and unique.
Where can I watch the auction live?
Looking sharp lads (only for Australians or Americans, lol) cheers from Ozstralia
8.307.000 usd for the one cent magenta; considerably below auction house estimate. My feeling is that the sadly faded and deteriorated print (and the ghastly, megalomaniac signature stiletto on the back!) worked against it. This is first time this iconic stamp does not set a new record compared to its last sale. What do our two gentlemen say?
It's an overrated and ugly stamp. I have no clue how it become a philatelists Mona Lisa. The inverted stamp looks the way much better.
@@turnopil We shall see about Mona Lisa's highest value. If the original Leonardo's Christ painting preceding the Last Supper still exists...
I don’t necessarily believe the history on a lot of these items I would bet not as much is known. For example this stamp was obvious to me not a first iteration and there has to be more incredible and even more rarer examples in existence. Maybe not as “postage” but as ornamental. I’d like to believe there exists “stamps” that no one knows about. Squirreled away in some hidey hole. I think philately should expand beyond to some of the early calligraphy and paper and categorize them as part of stamp collecting. I can just see there being tons of cool family crest, writings, drawings of symbols and such. People of old times were big into symbology. There’s only so much postage stamps since long distance travel and mail services are modern in comparison to a lot of human ingenuity. I would like to see what exists for fancy paper adornments
That's a weitzman shoe label!!!
Perhaps I missed it, but how come u were allowed to see and handle it in the flesh? Are they mad for trusting u not to sneeze??
The price drop reflects non interest. Many of the people who wanted this stamp are dead and gone. The price will continue to drop; thats why its being sold now as shares you can buy into for as little as 160.00. I had the opportunity to buy in at any price and declined. The past owners ruined the stamp with all their marks. Its like spray painting your initials on the mona lisa. If not chemically treated it will turn into dust. Im sure a better copy will be found eventually that dosen't look like a bad stop sign. The stamp has been raped; abused and disfigured to such an extent its only a sad reflection of its former glory to be retired on the island of misfit toys.