NewsJanuary 5, 2000
MILLENNIUM NOTEBOOK 1915-19
The United States enters the war in Europe in 1917 and begins to consolidate its standing as a world power. The most celebrated graphic error in history -- an airmail stamp with an engraving of a plane upside down -- takes place in 1918. A stock brokerage clerk bought a 100-stamp sheet for $24, and the value of a single stamp from the sheet today is estimated at $100,000...
The United States enters the war in Europe in 1917 and begins to consolidate its standing as a world power.
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The most celebrated graphic error in history -- an airmail stamp with an engraving of a plane upside down -- takes place in 1918. A stock brokerage clerk bought a 100-stamp sheet for $24, and the value of a single stamp from the sheet today is estimated at $100,000.
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