Expensive Stamps
例 A stamp / of Queen Elizabeth / released / in 2012// had a face value / of around 20,000 yen. This is/because a small diamond was attached to it. Do you think/that’s expensive? Don’t be surprised yet.
In 2014,/a one-cent stamp from British Guiana/was bought at an auction/for the price of almost 1 billion yen! Why did it have such a high price? Because this stamp is the only one/that exists today/from among the three made in 1856.
例 A stamp / of Queen Elizabeth / released / in 2012// had a face value / of around 20,000 yen. This is/because a small diamond was attached to it. Do you think/that’s expensive? Don’t be surprised yet.
In 2014,/a one-cent stamp from British Guiana/was bought at an auction/for the price of almost 1 billion yen! Why did it have such a high price? Because this stamp is the only one/that exists today/from among the three made in 1856.