'Inverted Jenny' No. 49 – a unicorn in stamp collection – sells for $2.7m
It is one of 100 stamps misprinted in 1918 with a Curtiss ’Jenny’ biplane flying upside down. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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It is one of 100 stamps misprinted in 1918 with a Curtiss ’Jenny’ biplane flying upside down. Read more at straitstimes.com.
With only pocket change to spend in the 1950s, collector Charles Hack focused on acquiring stamps that few wanted: overprints churned out in Eastern Europe during World War I. As
One hundred "Inverted Jenny" stamps were sold in 1918. The whereabouts of 99 were known. But the last one turned out to be the best.
The Inverted Jenny was a misprint of a stamp created in 1918 to commemorate the start of regular airmail service
The most expensive manuscript ever to be sold at auction and an impressive collection of Dutch mannerist prints are among this month’s highlights