In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston donated the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian museum and sent it through the US mail in a plain brown package, paying postage and insurance of about $145
- A priceless gemstone travelling across the country in an ordinary-looking parcel might sound like the plot of a film.
- But that is precisely how one of the world's most famous diamonds reached the Smithsonian Institution in 1958.
- Rather than arranging an elaborate security operation, American jeweller Harry Winston entrusted the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the US postal service, sending it from New York to Washington, DC, through registered mail.
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- A priceless gemstone travelling across the country in an ordinary-looking parcel might sound like the plot of a film.
- But that is precisely how one of the world's most famous diamonds reached the Smithsonian Institution in 1958.
- Rather than arranging an elaborate security operation, American jeweller Harry Winston entrusted the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the US postal service, sending it from New York to Washington, DC, through registered mail.
Sources: Times of India