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5 headline-making Hermès Birkin handbag robberies: from Paris Hilton's Bling Ring losses that also included Dior and Louis Vuitton bags, to RHOBH's Kyle Richards and a hospitalised Saudi princess
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Sold at Auction: Hermes 2007 Brown/Orange Porosus Crocodile Birkin 35
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