24-cent Curtiss Jenny Invert (First Airmail Flight Cover)
United States · 1918 · 24 cents
The stamp depicts a Curtiss JN-4H 'Jenny' biplane in flight, printed inverted relative to the frame, with 'U.S. POSTAGE' and '24 CENTS' text. It is shown on a first flight cover from Washington, D.C. to New York.
This stamp is the famous 'Inverted Jenny', a printing error from 1918, making it one of the most iconic and valuable error stamps in philatelic history. It was issued for the inauguration of scheduled U.S. airmail service.
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