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	Inverted Jenny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The inverted Jenny (or Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp of 1918 in which the airplane in the center of the design was accidentally printed upside-down.
		Only 100 of the inverts were ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately; as of 2003, an inverted Jenny would typically sell for around US$150,000.
		Green kept a number of the inverts, including one that was placed in a locket for his wife.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Inverted_Jenny (703 words)

	Jenny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The spinning jenny was a device used in the textile industry (where jenny is possibly a corruption of engine).
		The Inverted Jenny is a famous United States Postage Stamp error.
		Jenny Quantum is the Spirit of the 21st Century, successor to Jenny Sparks in The Authority comic books.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jenny (224 words)

	National Postal Museum
		The “inverted Jenny,” a rare flawed printing of the first U.S. airmail stamp of 1918, is perhaps the world’s most famous philatelic error.
		The first two “inverted Jenny” die proofs were produced by the Bureau in February 1922 at the request of Third Assistant Postmaster General William Glover.
		This “inverted Jenny” die proof was printed in late February 1960 by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /stampstakeflight/invertedjennydieproof.html (208 words)

	INVERTED CENTER STAMPS
		Other Inverted Jenny sheets were probably tossed into a burn barrel at the print shop, and Robey's sheet was just the one mistake that the inspector did not catch.
		In which case, there might be just five or 10 Inverted Jennys known to have been sold, and because they would have been used as postage, that might leave us with maybe one existing error.
		» Green's blocks of Inverted Jennys were also sold to settle his estate after his death: the left arrow block sold for $13,750; the center line, $22,000; the initialed corner margin block, $17,000; and the bottom plate block and arrow block were still joined as a block of eight, selling for $27,000.
	www.invertedcenter.com /storiesabound/invertedjenny/jenny.htm (1894 words)

	U.S. Inverts -- Lee's Illustrated Stamp Listopedia
		The vignette of an electric automobile is inverted in the 4-cent.
		After a small number were discovered with the yellow background inverted, the Post Office intentionally reprinted the error, so that it is now worth little more than the rightside-up variety.
		Nicknamed the "CIA invert" because 95 of the 100 existing inverts were sold to members of the CIA.
	www.filbert.com /stamplistopedia/us_inverts (202 words)

	stories3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In the case of the Inverted Jenny, the frame was printed first.
		For the other inverted stamps shown on these pages, it was the vignette that was printed first, and the frame second.
		In 1986 one hundred stamps with the inverted brown candleholder were sold to the public.
	www.si.edu /harcourt/npm/exhibits/stories3.html (598 words)

	Collectors keep an eye out for stamp errors
		One of the world's best-known stamp errors is the Inverted "Jenny," a 1918 24¢ airmail stamp from the United States with the center of the design printed upside down (right).
		An invert is created when one part of a stamp design is printed upside down in relation to the remainder of the design.
		There is a grand public fascination with the Inverted "Jenny" that exceeds the interest in those other notable rarities, however, and which has made it one of the most cherished stamps in the world.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/errorsandfreaks_19991213/refreshercourse.asp?uID= (1661 words)

	Alphabetilately: I is for Invert Error
		It's technically the brown intaglio that is inverted, since it was printed last, but descriptions of inverts generally give preference to the frame or major design elements, so this is described as "flame inverted" by most people.
		I attribute it to the somewhat unattractive appearance of the invert.
		Inverts are always big news among stamp collectors, and usually command high prices, but various elements of the story behind the stamps were suspicious.
	alphabetilately.com /I.html (2676 words)

	MKJ Associates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The story behind the "Inverted Jenny" is certainly one of the most well-known and fascinating in all of stamp collecting.
		Seven of the "Inverted Jennies" have been reported lost or destroyed over the years, and many have seen their condition deteriorate as a result of poor handling or storage.
		The "Inverted Jenny" is possibly the single most famous postage stamp ever issued, and certainly one of the most sought after.
	www.mkjassociates.com /our/kirstc3a.htm (659 words)

	John Hotchner's Guide To U.S. Errors, Freaks and Oddities - Section Two
		This invert and the 1869's illustrate the need to be careful in describing what we see, for what we assume is not always correct.
		The difference between 1869 and 1918 is that the paper was inverted for the second pass of the 1869's while it is likely that the frame plate itself was inverted when a C3a was completed.
		The only U.S. invert that is exactly what it seems to be is the 1986 Candleholder invert, on which the intaglio candleholder and lettering were printed last.
	www.nalbandstamp.com /hotch2.htm (2812 words)

	'Stamps Take Flight' Exhibit from Postmaster General's Collection Showcases World's Rarest 'Uncollectibles' at National ...
		In addition to rare die proofs of the Inverted Jenny error, they bring together two extraordinary holdings of the National Postal Museum and the Postmaster General's Collection -- the only known surviving letter carried on the balloon Jupiter in 1859, and the Apollo 15 cover canceled on the Moon.
		Inverted Jenny Die Proofs The Inverted Jenny, a rare flawed printing of the first U.S. airmail stamp of 1918, is perhaps the world's most famous philatelic error.
		The Inverted Jenny die proof on display was printed in late February 1960 by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-06-2005/0003335605&EDATE= (2452 words)

	Stamps.Net - The Internet Magazine for Stamp Collectors
		The Z Grill, issued in 1868 with a profile of Benjamin Franklin, is valued for its rarity and the waffle-like grill on the back that better absorbed postmarks and prevented people from reusing them.
		The Inverted Jenny - a 24-cent airmail stamp from 1918 - is treasured for the kind of error that drives up the value of collectibles.
		Its depiction of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane, known as the Jenny, was inverted, making the plane look like it is flying upside down.
	www.stamps.net (263 words)

	The Inverted Jenny--July 1990
		MODERN stamp collectors call it "The Twenty-Four-Cent Airmail Inverted Center of 1918." It bears a most curious airplane image, which has helped make it one of the world's best-known stamps.
		It stated that on May 13, 1918, the US would issue a new, twenty-four-cent postage stamp in Washington, D.C. Though "intended primarily for the new aeroplane mail service," the stamp would be valid for all postal uses.
		Attempts are sometimes made to counterfeit the twenty-four-cent inverts, but the frauds always have been quickly spotted.
	www.afa.org /magazine/1990/0790jenny.html (715 words)

	blogrunner: A Famous Error Is One for the Record Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The 1918 stamp, known to collectors as the Jenny because of the Curtiss JN-4 biplane depicted in the design, was the first American issue for air postage.
		A single sheet of 100 with the centers eye-catchingly inverted was sold at a Washington post office in 1918 to a sharp-eyed collector, who quickly resold the entire sheet to a dealer for $15,000.
		I look at the "inverted Jenny" there on the stamp, and I think of that movie, and the dangerous (yet romantic) frontier world it depicted.
	annotatedtimes.blogrunner.com /snapshot/D/1/5/435786C106E0D15C (468 words)

	United States Errors
		Perhaps the most famous and sought after stamp for collectors wishing to complete their collection with the crown jewel of United States errors, the Inverted Jenny has captured the attention of collectors since its issue and the sale of the first (and only) sheet on May 14, 1918.
		Inverted Jennys have recorded auction prices of as high as $135,000 for a single stamp and more than $1,100,000 for a complete plate block.
		The Candlestick invert was the first major U.S. error since the 1918 Inverted Jenny and today remains one of the most famous and desirable U.S. errors of the modern era.
	members.aol.com /wwscompany/use.html (844 words)

	Unique Inverted "Jenny" Plate Block to be Sold
		The unique 24c Inverted “Jenny” plate block will be offered at auction by the Siegel firm in a special evening sale to be held in October.
		The unique Inverted “Jenny” plate block was featured in the Aristocrats exhibits at Anphilex ‘71, Interphil ‘76 and Ameripex ‘86.
		Immediately following the sale of the Inverted "Jenny" plate block, we will be conducting an auction of Superb and Rare U.S. Stamps.
	www.siegelauctions.com /desp/jennypl.htm (329 words)

	Blockbuster stamp swap worth millions - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In a multimillion-dollar swap, a California collector traded a block of four 1918 stamps bearing the image of an upside-down plane Wednesday for an equally rare 1868 one-cent stamp.
		This image provided by the Robert Siegel Auction Galleries in New York shows a block of four rare "Inverted Jenny" stamps which the owner traded Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005 for a single 1868 one-cent "Z Grill" stamp with an equal value of $3 million _ the world's highest-priced single stamp.
		Sundman said he plans to show his "Inverted Jenny" stamps at exhibitions around the country.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/11/02/blockbuster_stamp_swap_worth_millions (383 words)

	It's Jenny for Ben in blockbuster stamp trade \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		In a swap reminiscent of childhood trades of years past, a block of four rare U.S. airmail error stamps worth nearly $3 million were traded yesterday for a stamp that is equally rare and far more obscure.
		The four stamps he's trading are a block of the famous 24-cent airmail stamps from 1918 known to collectors as the Inverted Jenny because the Curtiss JN-4 biplane depicted in the center accidentally was printed upside down.
		Although some other Inverted Jenny stamps exist, Gross' block, known as the Inverted Jenny plate block, is the only one showing a marginal printing plate number, also produced inverted.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20051103/news_1n3stamps.html (508 words)

	News
		The invert, said not to be one of the highest quality examples of the inverted error, was sold to a US lawyer.
		The 'Inverted Jenny' happened during an intaglio print run for US airmail stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and printing in Washington.
		In this case one sheet of 100 stamps was passed through upside down and the inverted centre of the upside down aeroplane was created.
	www.stampmagazine.co.uk /content/news/24.html (228 words)

	The Inverted Jenny, C3a, Air mail invert, 24¢ air mail stamp - The Glassine Surfer, Stamps on the Web, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		But in light of the effort USPO put into retrieving the Robey sheet, it's more probable that all four panes of the Inverted sheet were sent to post offices around the country.
		More than likely, the DC office on NY Avenue reported the 100 Inverts first, as they would have had them available for sale more quickly than other offices around the country.
		Afterward postal inspectors probably alerted postmasters to diligently check for mis-printed Jenny sheets, which may be why none of the other 300 stamps seem to have been sold or entered the mail stream.
	www.glassinesurfer.com /stamp_collecting/gsinvertedjenny.shtml (2049 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lind Jenny
		Lind, Jenny (1820-1887), Swedish soprano, popularly known as the Swedish Nightingale.
		She was born Johanna Maria Lind in Stockholm, and through the...
		The greatest Swedish contribution to music has been in the field of song.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Lind_Jenny.html (99 words)

	The Object at Hand - The Inverted Jenny, a misprint soon to be shown at the National Postal Museum, evokes airmail's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Jenny had wooden skids on the underside of each wingtip to guard against damage in a ground loop — not uncommon because the plane's wheels were about as close together as a flounder's eyes.
		When the war was over, the planes went on sale, and many a pilot who had trained in Jennies coughed up $300 or so for a surplus job and took up barnstorming, flying folks for 10 or 15 minutes, charging by the pound for the ride.
		On May 15, 1918, two Jennies loaded with letters were to take off simultaneously from New York and Washington, land in Philadelphia and switch the mail to new planes with fresh pilots (as though at a Pony Express relay station) who would fly on, one to Washington, the other to New York.
	smithsonianmag.com /smithsonian/issues96/jul96/object_july96.html (1642 words)

	Mystic Stamp - Stamp Collecting, Stamp Catalog, Online Ordering, Special Stamp Offers
		Luckily for the Marquess (and us) the Inverted Jenny remained unscathed except for the loss of its gum, a small flaw indeed, considering the great rarity and amazing history of such a stamp.
		May 14th, 1918 –; William Thomas Robey purchases sheet of 100 Inverted Jenny airmail stamps for $24.
		1985 – A Jenny Invert co-stars with Richard Pryor in the movie "Brewster’s Millions." Pryor uses the Jenny to mail a postcard.
	www.mysticstamp.com /jennyStory.asp (413 words)

	SHDuck.com
		The invert error is similar to the famous Inverted Jenny (C3a), much less spectacular, however, much harder to detect.
		On correct stamps, the inscription should read like a page in a book, meaning that if you are looking at the frontal image upright and turned the stamp as the page of a book, you should be able to read the inscription.
		This newly discovered example has been signed by a hunter and was uncovered by a collector/dealer in the Mid-Atlantic area while sorting through a group of used stamps.
	www.shduck.com /cgi/news_reader.pl?cart=&lookup=145 (502 words)

	Washington 2006 - World Philatelic Exhibition - Rarities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Cat No. SG 18a, 1854 4a Head inverted from position 7, frame from position 6, both die I, cut to shape, all frame lines with good margins, light diamond of dots cancellation, with small part of red boxed India Paid, the finest of the only 24 cut to shape examples recorded.
		These 4 pence blue stamps from the colony of Western Australia are among the world's first inverted errors along with the the 4 anna inverted heads of India, printed some months earlier, in 1854.
		Three position blocks of four of the inverted Jennies were auctioned off for sale by Christie’s New York on October 12, 1989.
	www.washington-2006.org /wrarities.htm (2605 words)

	Siegel Auction Galleries :: Unique Misprinted Stamps Sell for $2,970,000 in New York Auction
		The plate block is the most highly-prized part of the original sheet of 100 "Inverted Jenny" stamps sold to William T. Robey at a Washington D.C. post office on May 14, 1918.
		Over the years, prices for the coveted Inverted "Jenny" have escalated to as much as $577,500 for a single copy.
		"The Inverted Jenny is one of the best-known stamps in the world, and the record sale of the plate block for $2,970,000 is a measure of its unique charm." said Scott R. Trepel, president of Siegel Auction Galleries.
	sev.prnewswire.com /art/20051020/NYW19519102005-1.html (481 words)

	Famous stamp sells for $577K at auction \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		The design is known to collectors as the "Inverted Jenny," in reference to the Curtis JN-4 biplane.
		Of the 80 to 90 known surviving stamps, the one sold is one of the finest.
		The buyer of the Inverted Jenny wishes to remain anonymous, but Trepel said it was an individual "who has admired this stamp for a long time."
	www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/printDS/78290.php (271 words)

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