16¢ Curtiss Jenny Biplane Airmail
United States · 1918 · 16¢
The stamp features a Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny' biplane in flight, depicted against a plain background, with the denomination and country name.
Issued in 1918, this stamp is one of the earliest airmail issues of the United States, marking the nascent era of aerial postal service. It is famously associated with the 'Inverted Jenny' error, one of the most valuable stamp errors in philately.
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