One Cent Magenta Stamp Tour with Lunch

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The Worlds Rarest and Most Famous Stamp The 1 Cent Magenta from Guyana. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Manatee’s were depicted on Guyanese stamps in 1993. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

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 objects prescribed by the cultural historian Philipp Blom in 2011. Such things "are like holy relics," he wrote. "They have shed their original function and become totems."

This tour will bring you close to the home of the world's rarest stamp.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 20 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Singing Chef Adventures

Ages: Infants (1–2 years) · Children (3–11 years) · Youth (12–14 years) · Adults (15–64 years) · Seniors (65–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lunch: soft drinks tea and coffee

Itinerary

Stop 1

30 min

Our first stop is a visit to the Manatee Pond in the National Park . Manatee’s were depicted on Guyanese stamps in 1993.
Stop 2

30 min

Visit the Walter Rodney Archive and see an original copy of the Royal Gazette newspaper which the 1 cent magenta was found on
Stop 3

15 min

Visit the original site of the Royal Gazette newspaper who were commissioned to print the 1 cent Magenta in 1856.
Guyana National Museum

30 min

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.
Parliament Building of Guyana

30 min

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
Stop 6

45 min

Then go to the Philatelic shop in the Georgetown Post Office and view and maybe purchase the Guyanese Stamps and First Day Covers .
Stop 7

30 min

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.
Stop 8

2 hours

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

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Herdmanston Lodge
The Eldorado Inn
Tower Suites
Millenium Manor Hotel
Sleepin Hotel and Casino
Signature Inn
Hostal Los Primos
Friends Hotel
Regency Suites Hotel
Sleepin International Hotel
K&VC International Hotel
King's Hotel & Residences

and 2 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.