[Small Stamp, Big World] Ep. 43: Oldenburg 1859 Block of 12 Sold for €320,000, WHY #Philately #Collection #Stamps #Investment

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2 次觀看·2026年11月7日  #Philately #StampCollecting #Stamps

A block of 12 stamps with a total face value of just 4 Groschen sold in Wiesbaden, Germany, for €320,000 (about US$360,700, plus buyer's premium)!

What makes them so valuable? Who forged them? Could the one in your album be genuine?
In this episode, 青青 (Qingqing) takes you back to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in 1859 to solve the "black mystery on green paper":

✦ One black ink, four paper colours, and clerks cutting stamps apart with scissors
✦ Why the stamps people threw away became the hardest to find
✦ Detective time: a recurring dot suspected to be a plate flaw, and the "fingerprints" of master forger Jean de Sperati
✦ An 80-year journey of the block of 12: from Arthur Hind to the Erivan Collection
✦ Five checkpoints for spotting forgeries, and four cautions before you invest

After this episode, you'll know exactly where to look the next time a green Oldenburg stamp turns up in an album.

⏱ Chapters
0:00 The €320,000 hammer moment
1:05 A grand duchy by the North Sea, and a pair of scissors
3:40 The stamps people threw away: why so rare?
5:20 Detective time (1): the repeating dot
6:44 Detective time (2): master forger Jean de Sperati
9:02 Auction legend: the 80-year journey of the block of 12
10:49 Five checkpoints for spotting forgeries
12:42 Before you invest: four cautions
13:44 Closing

⚠️ Disclaimer: this video is for education only and is not investment advice. Stamp prices change with the market; always get an expert certificate before buying an expensive stamp. The auction scene, post-office animation, block composites and some graphics are illustrations, not photos of the actual lot.

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