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Inverted Jenny (1918)
Clair Aubrey Huston (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
Rare
Date
1918
Object Type
US airmail stamp, 24 cents — invert error
Medium / Material
Bi-colour intaglio on paper
Production Place
Washington, DC
Dimensions
H 22 × W 39.5 mm
Condition
Very Fine (regummed)
One of philately's most celebrated errors — a 1918 US airmail stamp with the Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" biplane printed upside down. Only one sheet of 100 reached the public.
Materials & Techniques
Paper, carmine rose and blue inks
Location
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