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BERLIN — A rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking sold for $93,800 at a German auction Tuesday.
The Schlegel auction house declined to identify the buyer, who was represented by an agent.
Only five copies of the stamp are known to exist.
The German government in 2001 printed 14 million Audrey Hepburn stamps as part of a series featuring movie stars including 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.
The Associated Press
