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Unable to wait for a shipment of stamps from London, the postmaster in British Guiana solicited a local newspaper to print one- and four-cent stamps. Just one of these is known to exist.

the postmaster ordered them to be taken out of circulation - but one of the one cent stamps survived. It was discovered around 20 years later and returned to Britain for a short time, but was then ...

This is the case with Lincoln cents, which have become one of collectors’ favourite items. Depending on their rarity, these coins can be worth anywhere from thousands to millions of dollars.