The Soli Brug Gallery, based in Norway, lost a Rembrandt etching in the Norwegian postal system after using regular mail instead of paying for a courier or insurance. The 1658 etching, “Lieven Willemsz, van Coppenol, Writing-Master,” which the gallery had just purchased, was worth up to $8,600.

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