Discovered by chance in the attic of a french family home this magnificent vase was brought into sotheby s paris by its unsuspecting owners in a shoe box.
Rare chinese stamps found in attic.
These chinese stamps were spotted in an old insignificant notebook and sold for a giant sum at auction the stamp sold for 40 000 at auction.
This is in fact the most outstanding find in the history of chinese philately.
A decade later he spotted it again.
For stamp lovers rare postage stamps are always their target as their value increase each year.
They are known as the china 1882 5 candarin orange yellow imperial dragon stamp.
Huge find of rare chinese stamps discovered in attic of england home could sell for 500k.
They have made chinese stamps a lot more valuable.
Danbury connecticut prweb february 17 2015.
An extraordinary find of 35 extremely rare 19th century chinese stamps in the united kingdom is about to shock the worldwide stamp collecting hobby.
An extraordinary find of 35 extremely rare 19th century chinese stamps in the united kingdom is about to shock the worldwide stamp collecting hobby.
The stamps which had lain undisturbed for approximately 125 years were discovered in the attic of a house in the english cotswolds.
China has produced a great number of interesting and charming philatelic issues during its history.
Collection of rare chinese stamps found hidden away in attic in cotswolds the 35 stamps were bought in shanghai in 1882 by.
And chinese stamps are among some of the most famous valuable and sought after items in the world.
The stamps which had lain undisturbed for approximately 125 years were discovered in the attic of a house in the english cotswolds.
An extraordinarily rare chinese vase that was found in an attic in france is going under the hammer next month at sotheby s paris where it is expected to fetch between 600 000 850 000.