A journey into the colonial history of Guyana and the story of the 1 cent Magenta, the world's rarest and most expensive postage stamp.
The One-Cent Magenta Stamp was first discovered by a 12-year-old schoolboy, L. Vernon Vaughan, amongst some family papers in the 1856 edition of The Royal Gazette, Georgetown, in 1873.
He sold it for six shillings, apparently convinced he could find a better stamp example, but no one ever has.
It was no longer an ordinary stamp, a disposable element on a newspaper that was itself disposable. From the 1870s, the one-cent magenta was prized, tucked away in closely watched storage cabinets in palaces or vaults in banks. It fits the definition of collected ob...
Highlights
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
soft drinks tea and coffee
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Our first stop is a visit to the Manatee Pond in the National Park . Manatee’s were depicted on Guyanese stamps in 1993.
30 minutes
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Walter Rodney Archives
Visit the Walter Rodney Archive and see an original copy of the Royal Gazette newspaper which the 1 cent magenta was found on
30 minutes
3
High Street
Visit the original site of the Royal Gazette newspaper who were commissioned to print the 1 cent Magenta in 1856.
15 minutes
4
Guyana National Museum
Visit the Guyana Museum and see the original printing press that the 1 Cent Magenta Stamp was printed on. View the range of stamps that form part of the exhibition.
30 minutes
5
Parliament Building of Guyana
We then journey to the Parliament Building , the site of the first Post office in Guyana and view the original post box
This was the Post Office where the 1 cent Magenta Stamp was sold
30 minutes
6
Guyana Post Office Corporation
Then go to the Philatelic shop in the Georgetown Post Office and view and maybe purchase the Guyanese Stamps and First Day Covers .
45 minutes
7
Foreshaw Street
Visit the Tortoise Protective Haven where 12 giant yellow and red footed tortoises roam. The tortoises featured on the 2012 Reptiles of South America Stamp edition.
30 minutes
8
Foreshaw Street
Then its off to the Secret Garden with the coconut palm and bamboo gazebo where Eon John will prepare a sumptuous meal of traditional British fare with a Guyanese twist which the young finder of the stamp and his uncle the original owner of the 1 cent magenta would have enjoyed
This will consist of Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding ,Roast Potatoes ,Baked Pumpkin,
Callaloo and Gravy . After which a delightful fresh fruit salad with coconut patisserie and coconut jelly
See the original Donald Duck comic that Walt Disney created in 1952 to chart Donald Ducks adventures into British Guinea to find the world’s rarest stamp and see photos of President Ali with the 1 cent Magenta in London
A journey into the colonial history of Guyana and the story of the 1 cent Magenta, the world's rarest and most expensive postage stamp.
The One-Cent Magenta Stamp was first discovered by a 12-year-old schoolboy, L. Vernon Vaughan, amongst some family papers in the 1856 edition of The Royal Gazette, Georgetown, in 1873.
He sold it for six shillings, apparently convinced he could find a better stamp example, but no one ever has.
It was no longer an ordinary stamp, a disposable element on a newspaper that was itself disposable. From the 1870s, the one-cent magenta was prized, tucked away in closely watched storage cabinets in palaces or vaults in banks. It fits the definition of collected ob...
