24c Curtiss Jenny inverted block of four
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Object Details
- Description
- One of the most iconic and recognizable stamp errors ever discovered is the 1918 24c "Inverted Jenny" air post stamp. In 1918 the Post Office issued its first air mail postage stamp, to promote the newly established air mail service. A special 24c stamp was prepared, depicting the "Curtiss Jenny" biplane in the center in blue, surrounded by a red frame. One sheet of 100 stamps was discovered with all of the stamps within the sheet having had the blue biplane in the center printed upside down.
- Credit line
- The William H. Gross Collection
- 1918
- Object number
- 2013.6617.1.1-4
- Type
- Loan
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (4.45 x 6.99 cm)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA C3a
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2013.6617.1.1-4
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8abfac271-21d7-48ff-9896-e9d68583e5cd
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