ɐn ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋ lˈoːɹ sɚɹˈaʊndz ðɪs stˈæmp: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wˈʌn ʌv ɪts ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈoʊnɚz, ɡˈæstən lˈɛɹuː, wʌz mˈɜːdɚd fɔːɹ ɪt baɪ ɐn ˈɛnviəs fˈɛloʊ fɪlˈæɾɪlˌɪst, hˈɛktɚ dʒˈaɪɹuː.
An astonishing lore surrounds this stamp: in 1892, one of its earlier owners, Gaston Leroux, was murdered for it by an envious fellow philatelist, Hector Giroux.