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RARE POSTAGE STAMP TO BE AUCTIONED


This stamp, known as "Position 58," was valued at between 
$525,000 and $1.6 million.

(AP) – An ultra-rare stamp could sell for more than $1 million when it hits
the auction block in New York City next week, analysts have estimated.

It was one of 100 "inverted Jenny" stamps, legends among collectors. They
were issued in 1918 to celebrate the launch of U.S. air mail, but showed the
Curtiss JN-4H "Jenny" biplane inverted. A smart customer bought a 100-
stamp sheet before anyone realized the error.

According to the auction house, the stamp hitting the auction block on May
31 was “remarkable for its pristine state of preservation and for its centering”. 


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SANDY KOZEL


Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St Louis as he flies over Paris.

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IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1956 ~


The Milton Berle Show Rehearsal with Elvis Presley,second from left.

Milton Berle : April 3, 1956.
Milton Berle during the live telecast.

This is Elvis’s 1st appearance on The Milton Berle show. It was
Broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock stationed
at San Diego, CA.


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Francis Gary Powers
(August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977)

On August 1, 1977, Powers had been covering bush fires in Santa
Barbara County
in the KNBC helicopter (above) and was heading
back from flying over them. As he returned, the Bell 206 Jet Ranger
helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed in nearby Encino, several
miles short of its intended landing site at Burbank Airport, killing
Powers instantly. The National Transportation Safety Board report
attributed the probable cause of the crash to pilot error, poor
fuel management. 

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Brian Thomas



Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)

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