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File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|March 6, 2009: Priceless block of four [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]] stamps, stolen the year before by the [[Forbidden Ratio]] gang, recovered by [[APTO]] field agents. | File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|March 6, 2009: Priceless block of four [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]] stamps, stolen the year before by the [[Forbidden Ratio]] gang, recovered by [[APTO]] field agents. | ||
File:Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp.jpg|link=Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp|[[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]]. | |||
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]] | * [[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:36, 21 March 2021
The Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster (I-WQFT) is a spectacular example of a stamp misprint caused by faulty Gnomon algorithm logic.
History
A junior Gnomon algorithm engineer in Ford Motors' Advanced Philately division misplaced a decimal point.
Result: Ford recalled over million inverted vehicles, but recouped its losses selling stamps to collectors.
In the News
Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster infographic.
March 6, 2009: Priceless block of four Superimposed Fraunhofer stamps, stolen the year before by the Forbidden Ratio gang, recovered by APTO field agents.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Inverted Jenny @ Wikipedia
- Post @ Facebook
- [ Comment] @ Facebook