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Back in the day people were more relaxed about moving precious stones around the world. Consider, for example, the low-key arrangements for the famous Jonker diamond, which was shipped by ordinary parcel post in 1934 from South Africa to London.

When diamond digger Johannes Jacobus Jonker first saw the mighty oblong ice-white 726-carat stone, he was convinced it must be glass. The Diamond Corporation knew otherwise but nonetheless popped it in the post addressed to De Beers.

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Miraculously it did arrive and, given that it was the fourth largest gem-quality stone ever discovered, sparked huge interest.

The talk of the town was that King George V and Queen Mary, with her known penchant for jewels, would buy or be gifted the stone to mark their Silver Jubilee (a viewing of the stone was requested by Royal Command).

Instead, it was bought by Harry Winston—the American "King of Diamonds"—who immediately mailed his newly acquired million-dollar gem—for a 65 cents postage—to New York.

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