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BERLIN — A collector stands to make a tidy profit after finding a rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking — one of a series that should have been incinerated by the German government.
In 2001, the government printed 14 million Audrey Hepburn stamps as part of a series featuring movie stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. The print run was destroyed after Hepburn’s son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from the actress’ mouth and refused to grant a copyright.
A minimum bid of $41,959 has been set for the stamp at its auction today in Berlin.
