Most expensive stamp sold

On June 8, 2021, Sotheby's in New York auctioned the most expensive stamp ever. The price raised was actually a bit disappointing. For "only" 8.3 million dollars (6.85 million Euros), the British Guiana 1ct magenta was sold off and went to another owner. Then there's the Sotheby's auction commission, of course. 

"A bit disappointing" I hear you thinking "Why?". Yes, I admit: it is a huge amount for a small piece of paper. It is actually the most expensive piece of material by weight, in the world! And yet the price is disappointing for the following reasons: 

1. The last time this piece of paper (because in fact it is and remains that) was auctioned was at Sotheby's and it sold $9.48 million. That's worth just over $1.1 million less than it was nearly seven years ago. 

2. Sotheby's estimate was somewhere between $10 and $15 million 

3. The sale of such an object is, as usual, well hyped. It had been widely publicized in the philatelic world and also mainstream media in the Anglo-Saxon world. 

 4. This stamp has a long and special history. It is the first time that this masterpiece has decreased in value. 

But in fact, the disappointing price is even less surprising than the one who bought it. In the list of illustrious collectors such as Ferrari, Hind, DuPont and Weitzman, now comes Stanley Gibbons. Yes, that of the catalogs and trade etc. from London, with a very respected past in the Anglo-Saxon philatelic world. 

The fact that Stanley Gibbons was not acting on behalf of a collector, as often happens when a collector does not want to be known, suddenly became apparent when they announced that the 1c magenta was for sale. You would say nothing special. As a trader, you buy and then sell for a profit (usually). Yet it will not be an 'ordinary' buy-sell deal. 

Stanley Gibbons is going to sell British Guiana 1c magenta in chunks. No, not with a pair of scissors fortunately, but say virtually or via a share or... Well, it is not yet known and full of question marks about how they will do this. I don't think they know it themselves yet. 

The site where this was announced is anything but clear. All it says is that they plan to divide the property right. Some kind of stock system I think. Or something else? A certificate? Something else?? Or the scissors??? 

Out of curiosity, I signed up for their newsletter where they will announce their plans. Whether I will buy such a piece of property right seems very unlikely; I am more of an old fashioned collector and want to have something physical in my hands and not something virtual. Plus, I'd be better off spending my money on something for my collection and don't want to start a virtual collection. 

Would you like to 'own' a piece of the magenta? What do you think? Good idea to approach the sale like this?

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