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Stamp-sized pink diamond could bring $28M at auction

Stamp-sized pink diamond could bring $28M at auction

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this undated photo provided by Christies Auction House in New York, a 16.08 carat, a pink diamond the size of a postage stamp is shown in a ring setting. It could set a record for a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond when itu0092s offered Christieu0092s at its Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on Nov. 10, where it is estimated to bring as much as $28 million. (Antfarm Photography/Christieu0092s Auction House via AP)

NEW YORK: A pink diamond the size of a postage stamp is going on the auction block and it's estimated to bring as much as $28 million. The 16.08-carat gem could set a record for a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond when it's offered at Christie's in Geneva on November 10. The auction house says it's the largest diamond of its kind to come to auction. A smaller, 8.72-carat pink diamond of the same shape and fancy vivid pink grade sold for $15.9 million at auction in May. Fancy vivid pink means the hue is of the purest and strongest saturation. Christie's says the seller purchased it 10 years ago as an investment. A 25-carat emerald-cut pink diamond holds the auction record for any diamond. It sold for $46 million in 2010.