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File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|The '''[[Superimposed Fraunhofer]]''' is a German postage stamp misprint issued on February 12, 1987 in which the image of Joseph von Fraunhofer demonstrating the spectroscope is inadvertently superimposed on the color spectrum bar.  The misprint resulted from von Fraunhofer's unknowing use of incomplete [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions while demonstrating his spectroscope.
File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|The '''[[Superimposed Fraunhofer]]''' is a German postage stamp misprint issued on February 12, 1987 in which the image of Joseph von Fraunhofer demonstrating the spectroscope is inadvertently superimposed on the color spectrum bar.  The misprint resulted from von Fraunhofer's unknowing use of incomplete [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions while demonstrating his spectroscope.
File:The Socialist Iteration.jpg|link=The Socialist Iteration|"'''[[The Socialist Iteration]]'''" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film ''My Dinner With Andre''.


File:Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp.jpg|link=Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp|The '''[[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]]''' is a well-known misprint featuring actor Nicolas Cage with an octopus.  The misprint apparently resulted from Cage getting into character "above and beyond the call of Euclidean space-time" during an unexplained off-camera encounter with an octopus.
File:Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp.jpg|link=Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp|The '''[[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]]''' is a well-known misprint featuring actor Nicolas Cage with an octopus.  The misprint apparently resulted from Cage getting into character "above and beyond the call of Euclidean space-time" during an unexplained off-camera encounter with an octopus.
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* [[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]]
* [[Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp]]
* [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]]
* [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]]
* [[The Socialist Iteration]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 16:58, 5 August 2021

Earliest known example of the Inverted Flight 19 stamp misprint.

The Inverted Flight 19 stamp misprint is a famous example of a stamp misprint caused by faulty Gnomon algorithm logic.

History

A junior Gnomon algorithm engineer in the United States Navy Advanced Philately division misplaced a decimal point.

Result: Five Navy planes permanently trapped in the Bermuda Triangle Dead Letter Office.

In the News

  • Lick the Painting is a public-awareness campaign "dedicated helping people make the decision to lick art."

    Lick the Painting is a public-awareness campaign "dedicated helping people make the decision to lick art."

  • The Superimposed Fraunhofer is a German postage stamp misprint issued on February 12, 1987 in which the image of Joseph von Fraunhofer demonstrating the spectroscope is inadvertently superimposed on the color spectrum bar. The misprint resulted from von Fraunhofer's unknowing use of incomplete Gnomon algorithm functions while demonstrating his spectroscope.

    The Superimposed Fraunhofer is a German postage stamp misprint issued on February 12, 1987 in which the image of Joseph von Fraunhofer demonstrating the spectroscope is inadvertently superimposed on the color spectrum bar. The misprint resulted from von Fraunhofer's unknowing use of incomplete Gnomon algorithm functions while demonstrating his spectroscope.

  • "The Socialist Iteration" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film My Dinner With Andre.

    "The Socialist Iteration" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film My Dinner With Andre.

  • The Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp is a well-known misprint featuring actor Nicolas Cage with an octopus. The misprint apparently resulted from Cage getting into character "above and beyond the call of Euclidean space-time" during an unexplained off-camera encounter with an octopus.

    The Nicolas Cage Octopus stamp is a well-known misprint featuring actor Nicolas Cage with an octopus. The misprint apparently resulted from Cage getting into character "above and beyond the call of Euclidean space-time" during an unexplained off-camera encounter with an octopus.

  • Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster causes Ford to recall over one million vehicles. Ford will recoup the losses selling misprinted stamps to collectors.

    Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster causes Ford to recall over one million vehicles. Ford will recoup the losses selling misprinted stamps to collectors.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • [ Comment] @ Twitter (19 June 2021)
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