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A Washington clerk paid $24 for 100 new airmail stamps in 1918 and realized every airplane on the sheet was upside down

A philatelist's lucky hunch and a printer's momentary error created the most valuable stamps ever produced—a mistake so rare that it transformed one man's modest purchase into a fortune.

By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 16, 2026

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