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An ultra-rare stamp depicting an upside-down aircraft has sold for $2 million at a New York auction, setting the record for the most expensive single U.S. stamp sold.
The stamp, known as the “Inverted Jenny,” was purchased on Wednesday and is known both for its rarity and for the fact that it was printed in error as the plane on it came out upside down.
The red, white and blue colored stamp was purchased by Charles Hack, 76, a stamp collector, who told The Washington Post that it was “the holy grail of postage” and a piece of “American history.”
Featuring a depiction of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane at its center, the stamp is notable for an inadvertent printing error, rendering the image upside down. The original sheet comprising 100 Inverted Jenny errors was acquired by William T. Robey on the inaugural day of sale, May 14, 1918, coinciding with the stamps’ availability in the primary airmail route cities of Washington, D.C., New York, and Philadelphia, as per Siegel auctioneers. During its initial release, each “Inverted Jenny” stamp held a value of $0.24. According to the report, the stamp sold on Wednesday originates from Position 49 on the sheet, and according to Siegel auctioneers, it stands as the finest existing example of the Inverted Jenny.
Charles Hack, 76, bought an ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp for $2million at an auction
Just one sheet of the stamps were produced after they were misprinted in 1918
Hack purchased number 49 on Wednesday in New York City pic.twitter.com/SWEXBFEI1P— News News News (@NewsNew97351204) November 14, 2023
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