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James Rodger & Laycie Beck

'Rarest' and 'most valuable' item leaves Antiques Roadshow expert stunned

An Antiques Roadshow expert has been left stunned after a rare item worth millions appeared on the show. BBC viewers were shocked by the item which is believed to be one of the "rarest" and "most valuable" things to be brought on the show.

Expert Frances Christie was left inspecting a sheet of stamps with the late Queen Victoria's face on them during the latest edition of the show, reports Birmingham Live. During which she said: "This could actually be one of the most valuable things we've ever had on the Antiques Roadshow, certainly one of the rarest."

When asked how he got the stamps, the guest explained that the "Penny Back was introduced as a method of prepayment postage. Until the late 1830s, postage was paid for by the recipient."

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