Vernon H. Vaughan (February 11, 1838 December 4, 1878) was an American political leader. He served as Utah territorial secretary to Governor John Shaffer, ...
The stamps first owner, Vernon Vaughan, a 12-year-old Scottish schoolboy, found it among family papers in 1873. He sold it for a few shillings to fellow Scot Neil McKinnon to buy more stamps. By 1980 its price had reached 402,000, equivalent to 1.5m today, when du Pont bought it.