The Legend of the “Upside-Down” Jenny T he Jenny Invert is the world’s most famous postage stamp. It is perhaps the most beautiful and sought-after in existence today, recognized by both collectors and non-collectors. What is it about the upside-down airplane stamp that fuels our interest and imagination? Maybe it’s the number of important philatelic and historic events that come together to make one unforgettable stamp story. Maybe it’s the great value, now in the millions. One thing is for sure – there is little about the Jenny Invert that isn’t linked to a great collecting story, an unsolved mystery, lots of money, myth, and more. An invert is the most recognizable and prized form of stamp error. To date, few inverted errors have occurred on US postage stamps. Among them, the dramatic image of an upside-down airplane stands instantly identifiable. Its subject sealed the Jenny Invert’s fate as the world’s most well-known error stamp, revered by many in the collecting world as the “Holy Grail of Philately”. The Holy Grail of Philately Here’s how the legend of the Inverted Jenny begins… 2
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