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  • Rare Stamp Gets Licked (See how much it's worth.)

    11/11/2006 11:10:32 PM PST · by xtinct · 2 replies · 254+ views
    AOL ^ | 11-12-06 | staff
    Ft. Lauderdale: An absentee ballot was mailed with what may have been a rare stamp worth as much as $200,000 -- the famous Inverted Jenny -- but the envelope is in a box that by law can't be opened. Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom discovered the stamp while reviewing absentee ballots. There was no name on the envelope, so the vote didn't count. Stamp mailed on absentee ballot