Some idiot in Florida mailed their ballot in with a $200,000 stamp on the envelope..

[Uncle Willy]

The famous inverted Jenny. To boot the stupid boobs at the Post Office cancelled it reducing its value by half. Where do we find these people?

Bill

 

[awhitster]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An absentee ballot was mailed with what may have been a rare stamp worth as much as $200,000

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

In this case, a cancelled specimen, on the original cover with a 2006 postmark may get Far more than a mint specimen. 100 are known to exist. Now there are 99 mint specimens, but only ONE used. I would not, however, recommend trying this with your rare stamps.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah I read the story. Thanks for posting it. Wonder if that idiot has anymore of the Jennys? Mighty expensive vote.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Cancelling generally cuts the value in half. I've got some mint Hitler stamps from WWII but don't know if they are worth anything.

Bill

 

[Spanky]

Fantastic story...unbelievable...what the heck was the person thinking when they mailed it..... I know.......I confess it was me ...please let them know I sent it and would like it back...I forgot to give them my name....no kiddding..

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah me too.

Bill

 

[buttondigger]

n/t

 

[Uncle Willy]

Whadda ya expect from a bunch of money grubbing bureaucrats. They should at least try to find the owner. Probably some elderly person who had no idea what was or a wife in the throes of divorce getting revenge on her husband.

Bill

 

[TobyH]

Since they haven't been able to properly inspect it, is it possible it was just an inverted chad?

Toby

 

[awhitster]

n/t