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September 17, 2021

I’m pretty sure it was not just a “mail”

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Susan K Linton

Captain here: At 3,106 carats, a little under a pound and a half, the Cullinan Diamond was the largest uncut diamond ever discovered. It was extracted from the earth at the Premier Mine, near Pretoria, South Africa, in 1905. Appreciating the literal enormity of the find, the Transvaal government bought the diamond as a gift for King Edward VII. Transporting the stone to England was a huge security problem, of course, and there was much debate on how best to do it. Detectives were sent from London to guard it on its journey. News leaked that a certain steamer was carrying it, and the presence of the detectives confirmed this. But the diamond on that steamer was a fake. Only a few people knew of the real plan; they packed the Cullinan in a small box, stuck a three-shilling stamp on it, and sent it to England anonymously by unregistered parcel post.

Lewis Garner

But there are so many countries in Africa... why not just say the actually country which was South Africa?

Darla Davis

A human parcel just to be extra safe.

Vyanjana Vyas

Believe it or not, I dated the granddaughter of the owner of the mine who found it, she had an tiny cut or the diamond in her necklace from when they polished it. They moved to our small town of Plettenberg Bay and essentially bought the nearby village. Amazing people, real salts of the earth type. You could say, rough diamonds.

Caroline Frederick

You couldn't do that now. It'll be scanned somewhere along the way and some handler would quit his job on the spot.

Tahesher PinkishSmilez Anderson

Reminded me of Ocean's 12

Drella Johnson

What they don’t know is that I intercepted the diamond and replaced it with a fake. I sold it to guy billionaire and now I’m just hanging out

Kim Bidemi Agbor

diamonds are not rare

Antonio Villaalta

Knowing how easily the package can be lost through royal mail. Not sure why don’t the person whom posted it just take it to the destination.

Traci Moore

Pure Carbon shiny stone. Nice.

Theresa M Bodman Barcavage

England robbed every country lol

Paula N Moore

British took one from India too. (Kohinoor)

Emma Barr

Christopher M Mccard

I know the family, true story.

Nisim Salinas

Don't know fake, it looks rick

Lady-Lynda Leigh McKie

Don't think so. Someone must have SWALLOWED it in Africa. Then he went to England, to SHIT it out...

Jade Jones

But what if someone accidentally breaks it?.... Oh right

Janet Beattie

It was most likely the Cullinan diamond

Sarah Missja

Sure it was sent by post

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