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Belinda looked at the blue stamps in all directions, her eyes were full of obsession, as if she was already out of the world, completely forgetting that there was a Jin Muchen sitting there opposite her.

And Jin Muchen was a little embarrassed at this time, and coughed lightly, which called Belinda back to her soul.

"Well, Belinda, I've heard of this black penny, but what about this blue penny?"

Belinda looked at the stamp in her hand, and then glanced at Jin Muchen again: "You wait first, I'm looking." ”

As she spoke, she picked up the stamps and began to examine them carefully, this time she also opened the lamp on the coffee table next to her.

At this time, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and Australia in early May was not the same as the northern hemisphere.

At this time, the northern hemisphere has already begun to enter early summer, but in the southern hemisphere, Australia, it is just winter.

Melbourne's geographical location, further south than Sydney, can almost be said to be at the lowest end of the Australasian continental plate, very close to the South Pole, so although it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the winter here is also not very warm.

Fortunately, the heating in the room was sufficient, and Jin Muchen didn't feel particularly cold, but it was too dark at this time.

Belinda looked at the blue stamp in her hand, she was already in a trance, not only took out the magnifying glass she carried with her, but also took out an eyepiece that only a watch repairer can use, and clipped it to her eye socket, her expression was obviously in a state of madness.

Jin Muchen didn't want to disturb her loudly. I can only wait silently to pick up the phone. Ordered some light dinner. Let someone from the hotel deliver it.

The street lights were already lit up outside, and the treasury garden and the Yala River in the distance were particularly beautiful, but Jin Muchen didn't mean to appreciate these beautiful scenery at this time, he came to the window, opened the balcony and went outside to light a cigarette for himself.

With the cold air, he took a hard breath, trying to clear his head.

Originally, I thought that this trip to Australia was a waste, and it was very likely that I would return to the United States empty-handed. I didn't expect the current situation to be another village.

Although I didn't understand the things I received before, after the appraisal of Belinda, an expert, it seems that my luck is really good, and they are all good things.

In this way, Australia itself will have to stay a little longer, and maybe some other good things will be discovered.

Jin Muchen stood on the balcony and pondered, and after a while, he finished smoking. My mind cleared up a lot, and I went back to my room.

By this time, Belinda had already put down the stamp in her hand. I was sitting on the sofa with my eyes closed, and I didn't know what I was thinking, when I saw him coming in from outside, I opened my eyes and smiled at him.

"Your heart is really big, we have only known each other for a long time, you dare to rest assured that I am alone, in the room with your baby, and go out alone, aren't you afraid that I will run away with your baby?"

"Haha, forget it! You're Jesse's friend, my friend, and of course I can trust you. ”

Of course, you have to say beautiful words, but in fact, Jin Muchen is sneering in his heart, the person who dares to steal my baby has not yet spoken, if you want to escape with it, Lao Tzu guarantees that you will not be able to get out of the door of this room.

Of course, it wasn't all a compliment when he said that before, although he had only known this Belinda for less than a day, but he could perceive that this was a kind person, and she would not do such a shameful thing.

"Okay, I've seen it now, can you tell me about the origin of this blue penny?"

Jin Muchen sat opposite Belinda and asked with a smile, and Belinda nodded.

"Although you are not a philatelic enthusiast, there are several kinds of cultural relics that can be regarded as very precious in the stamps, and you should know all about these stamps, right?"

"Of course, black pennies, yellow shillings, the black queen of Canada, I know all of these, but what does this have to do with the blue pennies in our hands?"

Jin Muchen replied, and Belinda nodded.

"It's good that you know, then I don't have to give you too much science. As for the stamps in the world, there are more than a dozen kinds of books that are very precious, and they have a very high collection value for philatelic enthusiasts. Among them, the black penny is the most valuable, a few years ago there was an auction in the United States, there was a black penny stamp, the black penny stamp, set a record for stamp auctions, sold for five million dollars! It is the most expensive of all the cherished stamps. ”

When Belinda said this, Jin Muchen nodded, he knew that black pennies were worth a lot because of that auction.

"The reason why the black penny was before was because it was the first stamp in the history of the world to be officially issued to the end, and it was also issued by the most powerful country on earth at that time, the British Empire. The stamp has a black background and a white bust of Queen Victoria in the center, with a penny denomination, which was the basic template for all later British and colonial stamps. When the stamp was printed, it was supposed to be issued to the public in Britain on New Year's Day in 1840, but the official date of issue was set for May 1 of that year because preparations were not ready. However, when it came to May 1st, there were still some preparations that were not completed, so the official issue date was changed to May 6th, but at that time, because the notice was not in place, a batch of Penny Black stamps was issued in the southern city of Basgay, England. And this is now the famous penny stamps in the philatelic world. ”

Belinda introduced the origin of the penny stamps to Jin Muchen, and Jin Muchen finally understood.

"Wow! It turns out that this is how the most precious stamp in the world came from, and I thought it was a misprint, or some other reason why this black penny is so valuable! ”

"You think too much, when this black penny was issued, the British government had carefully prepared too much. The penny stamps were so popular that they were reprinted eleven times that year, totaling 72 million pieces, and countless of them have survived to this day. If it's all so precious, then what's the point? The most precious of these penny stamps is the one sold by the Nabasquet Post Office on May 2, 1840, and so far three of these pennies have been found worldwide. ”

Belinda rolled her eyes and said to Jin Muchen, who scratched her head slightly embarrassed.

"I see! In this way, this most precious black penny is not because of any mistake in its version, but because of its postmark date! ”

"That's right, that's it!"

"And what about this blue penny? What's the difference with that black penny? ”

"Is this a blue penny? In fact, it is a two-penny stamp issued at the same time as the black penny, and the original design is exactly the same as the black penny, but the price label below is slightly different. Unexpectedly, when printing, because of the wrong use of ink, the result was blue. Later, the British government made a mistake and simply introduced this blue twopence stamp, which was originally planned to be issued at the same time as the black penny on May 6, 1840. It's just that this kind of blue penny stamp, because the denomination is more expensive, so the circulation is not large, and it has not been reprinted since then. ”

Belinda explained to Jin Muchen the origin of the blue penny, and Jin Muchen nodded after listening.

"In that case, even if there are very few prints and sales are not good, but the survival of this blue penny is not small, right?"

Jin Muchen asked tentatively, but he didn't expect to get a roll of Belinda's eyes.

"You're thinking wrong, if there are a lot of worlds, why do you think I was so surprised just now? Let me tell you this, in fact, in the philatelic circle, although the black penny is very famous, in the hearts of many philatelic enthusiasts, the value of this blue penny is higher than that of the black penny. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

As soon as he heard that this blue penny was very valuable, Jin Muchen was very energetic at that time.

"Because the number of this blue penny was originally small at that time, and it was not reprinted later, the number that has been handed down to this day is even rarer, and so far only two have been found in the world. One is a blue penny like you, with the exact same 'Maltese cross' postmark in the middle, and the other is a single fragment of an envelope peeled from an envelope. ”

Hearing Belinda say this, Jin Muchen finally understood why Belinda was so excited when she saw the Bafang Lian blue penny just now.

Feelings have encountered a peerless one!

Although the bluepenny in his hand is not an absolute one-of-a-kind, but considering that there are only three such bluepennies in the world, it is not much more than a few to say that he is a one-of-a-kind.

Wow, it's developed now, a one-of-a-kind blue penny, this should be more valuable, right?

"And how much is this blue penny worth? Is it worth more than that penny black? ”

Jin Muchen asked Belinda, who did not give a positive answer this time, but shook her head first.

"I can't say how much it's worth, because so far, the two blue pennies in the world have not been auctioned at all, and they were collected by collectors as soon as they were discovered, so their value is incalculable. As for why they are more expensive than pennies, it is because in addition to the three most precious stamps, there are many later printed pennies in the market. Because of the huge number of surviving people, their value is slightly lower than these three blue pennies, you must know that this blue penny, after a year of release, is out of print! ”

Hearing Belinda's words, Jin Muchen's heart was like drinking honey water. (To be continued......)