wˌɛn mˈɔːɹɪs bˈɜːɹəs sˈoʊld ðɪs juːnˈiːk ʌnjˈuːzd ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ðə pɹˈaɪs wʌz jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪftiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ; wˌɛn ˈælfɹɪd ˈeɪtʃ. kˈæspɚɹi sˈoʊld ðə sˈeɪm stˈæmp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ðə pɹˈaɪs wʌz dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, ðə hˈaɪɪst vˈæljuː ˈɛvɚ pˈeɪd fɔːɹ ˌɛni stˈæmp æt ðæt tˈaɪm ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ ðɐn ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡiˈɑːnə wˈʌn sˈiː mədʒˈɛntə ænd "pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs" mɔːɹˈɪʃəs blˈuː tˈuː pˈɛns ænd ɹˈɛd wˈʌn pˈɛni ɹˈɛɹəɾiz.
When Maurice Burrus sold this unique unused example in 1921 the price was US$15,000; when Alfred H. Caspary sold the same stamp in 1963 the price was $41,000, the highest value ever paid for any stamp at that time (even more than the British Guiana 1c magenta and "Post Office" Mauritius blue two pence and red one penny rarities).