Perot Provisional Of Bermuda

Only 11 copies of these stamps exist and 3 are in the royal collection of the Queen. When I was a kid, used to come across this copy in the magazines and books and thought it would be impossible for anyone to own it. SG has this for sale and I am m not sure if it has been sold. Would anyone be crazy enough to spend £151k on this stamp has thinning issues and stain? For the past week, I was just toying with the idea of flying down to SG in London just to see the stamp and possibly buy it if it is still around.

$197,346 USD. Impressive.

http://www.bermudastamps.co.uk/1848...provisional/

For usd197k, this will etch your name in philatelic history as the owner of one the rarest stamps in the world. I personally find this stamp going at a huge discount compared to let's say a penny red plate 77 which went for more than £400k, the perot being a more famous stamp in philatelic history. One reservation however is like the 1 cent magenta, these great rarities aren't in good condition. Most of the surviving perots have thinning issues behind.