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
Date
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
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2013.6617.1.1-4