l was expecting you. l knewyou would come.

Look at them, madame.

Have you ever, in yourentire life, seen anything so beautiful?

l'm sory. l don't know anything about stamps.

l know them as one knows his own face, though l had never seen them.

This one, a Swedish four shilling...

called Den Gula fyraskillingen...

printed in 1 854.

- What is it worth? - Oh, the money is unimportant.

l'm afraid it's vey important.

Well, in your money, perhaps $85,OOO.

- May l sit down? - Yes.

- And the blue one? - Oh, it's called The Hawaiian Blue.

ln 1 894, the ownerwas murdered by a rival collector...

who was obsessed to own it.

And what is its value today?

65,OOO.

- And the last one. - Ah, the best for last.

Le chef-d'ceuvre de la collection. The masterpiece.

The most valuable stamp in the world.

lt's called the Gazette Maldave.

lt was printed by hand on colored paper and marked with the initials ofthe printer.

Today it has a value of$1 OO,OOO.

l'm not a thief. madame.

l knew there was some mistake.

You gave the boy a great many stamps in return.

- Are they for sale now? - Let me see.

350 European, 200 Asian...

1 75 American, 1 OO African...

and 1 2 Princess Grace commemorative...

which comes to 1 O francs.

And don't forget these.

Thankyou.

- l'm sory. - Oh, no.

For a few minutes theywere mine. That is enough.