Every Stamp Collectors Dream

Who among you in the stamp collecting world does not dream of a once (or maybe twice) in a lifetime find? One that is so spectacular that it leaves you dancing and screaming from one end of your home to another. You are going to love this story. Maybe, just maybe, one day the same will happen to you!

Denny Moreau has been a stamp collector for 35 years and belongs to the American Philatelic Society. Mr. Moreau is a recently retired Las Vegas Casino worker. An average Joe; living a nice life in Las Vegas. With time on his hands, he decided to get back to work on his passion….stamp collecting. He happens upon a previously ignored box of stamps that he purchased from a friend 20 years earlier for $7.50.

This little box held many stamps that he believed did not hold any value. Upon further examination, he discovers what he believes to be one of the rarest stamps in history; a beautiful George Washington 2 cent red stamp with a completely intact perforation that is known as a Schermack. It should be noted that if he was correct, he would be in possession of 1 of the 40 rare George Washington stamps believed to be in existence.

He soon sent his stamp off to be authenticated, but was notified that it was not the stamp he was so excited about owning. Believing that he was correct, he decided to make an appeal on the opinion. A year after he had made his initial discovery, he received another registered letter stating that the stamp was in fact genuine. This was certainly the outcome that Moreau was hoping for.

Let the celebrating begin. It is not often that rare stamps are found. The stamp was sent to auction and fetched a whopping $109,250 (including the buyer’s commission).

Stamp collecting is great fun in its own right, but even grander when you find an unbelievable treasure!