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Rare 'Inverted Jenny' Stamp Turns Up 60 Years After Theft
NPR In 1955, a block of four rare postage stamps was stolen from a display case at a convention. Over the years, two were recovered, but there were no signs of the others — until now. Six decades after the heist, one of the "inverted Jenny" stamps has … Stolen in 1955, famous "inverted Jenny" stamp resurfaces |
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