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Stop! Hold the newspaper! Here is some breaking news for you.<\/p>\n
There are valuable philatelic discoveries that are hidden in cupboards in our homes. And we\u2019re not talking about small sums of cash. No. How would you react if we told you it was possible to find a whopping \u00a3359,600.00<\/strong> in one of your cupboards?\u00a0<\/p>\n What would you do with all that money? Buy a house, go on holiday, take delivery of a brand new car, buy a rare penny black cover, or maybe retire? Perhaps all of those options. Doesn\u2019t matter who you are, it\u2019s a significant sum of money, and could be life changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n And we\u2019re not\u00a0 joking or even stretching a fact to grab your attention, because this is actually a true story, and demonstrates \u2018it is possible<\/em>\u2019 to find a stamp rarity in an old tin box in a cupboard in your home. It also highlights that even old newspapers, destined for the rubbish bin, should be carefully checked before throwing out, just in case something valuable has accidentally been slipped inside a long, long time ago.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.4″ custom_margin=”-2px||-3px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.4″]<\/p>\n The featured cover, sent on 13th May 1840 from Wakefield to Pontefract, bears a spectacular corner marginal Penny Black with the plate number \u201c2\u201d lower right, which is extraordinary and unique. This rare stamp on cover, neatly tied by a superb upright strike of a red Maltese Cross, was recorded as being in the collection of a very eminent philatelist named \u2018Louis Ernest Meinertzhagen\u2019 (1887-1941), who as well as being a member of the Expert Committee of the Royal Philatelic Society London, was awarded a gold medal for his Sicily display at London International Philatelic Exhibition 1923, and was the author of ‘Les Planches de L’Emission de Bordeaux<\/em>‘ (1925) for which he received \u2018Tapling Medal\u2019 in 1926. He also wrote the handbook \u20181849-75 section of France in Kohl\u2019. And if all that wasn\u2019t enough he signed the \u2018Roll of Distinguished Philatelists\u2019 in 1932. Now after his death in 1941 Meinertzhagen\u2019s collection, which included this cover, was sold during 1942, and after that nothing was seen or heard of this spectacular cover, that was until the 1980s when it was \u2018re-discovered\u2019.<\/p>\n And here\u2019s the exciting thing, would you believe it was found in an old metal deed box?<\/p>\n Even more startling, and remarkable, is that the cover was tucked inside an old newspaper that was covering the base (yes the base!) of the box, and couldn\u2019t be seen unless you flicked through the newspaper. Scary because that newspaper was destined for the rubbish!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.4″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.4″ hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Upon re-discovery, inquiries were made and it was then sold by Private Treaty to Sir Humphrey Cripps (1915 to 2000), who you may have heard of because he was also an eminent philatelist, who\u2019s collection raised millions of GBPs for his estate following his death. Well this cover was part of those sales which were known as the “Chartwell” Collection, and in 2011 this cover was an individual lot and sold for a staggering \u00a3359,600 <\/strong>including fees. So you see my point? It might be worth checking your cupboards – you never know what might be tucked away out of sight.<\/p>\n At time of writing this article, this unique cover is available once again, and can be acquired via Private Treaty through David Feldman SA International Auctioneers. So, if you haven\u2019t already done so, go check those cupboards, maybe even the attic and any boxes. And don\u2019t forget to ‘stop’ and look through anything that might be destined for the bin. As I said at the start of this, \u2018hold the newspaper\u2019, there might be \u00a3359,600 in it.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stop! Hold the newspaper! Here is some breaking news for you. There are valuable philatelic discoveries that are hidden in cupboards in our homes. And we\u2019re not talking about small sums of cash. 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