| Airmail Issues, including an Inverted Jenny |
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Lot 1529 |
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Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange (C1), top margin arrow and plate number 9155 plate block of 6. Choice centering, intact perforations. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 1530 |
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Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green (C2), top margin arrow and plate number 8900 block of six. Choice centering, fresh and intact, light natural gum bends. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 1531 |
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Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green (C2), top margin arrow and plate number 8900 plate block of 6. Perfectly centered, each stamp with large balanced margins, rich color. O.g., hinged on top row only. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1532 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), top margin arrow double "Top" and plate nos. block of 12. Nicely centered, crisp perforations. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1533 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted (C3a), pos. 30, unused, deep rich color on bright paper, natural straight edge at right. Possible thin speck, barest trace of a tiny crease, probably a paper wrinkle. Fine. A fresh and most attractive example of arguably the most sought after stamp in U.S. philately.
Scott $170,000
The story behind the "Inverted Jenny" is certainly one of the most well-known and fascinating in all of stamp collecting. It began with the somewhat hurried decision, in early 1918 (with the first World War still in progress), to issue a set of three postage stamps for the first official U.S. airmail flight, then scheduled for May 1918. Production time was extremely limited. Moreover, the high value of the set, the 24¢ value, was to be issued in tow colors (red and blue) with one color to be printed first and the printed sheets then reinserted in the printing presses for the second color. Despite all efforts to catch any printed errors, one sheet of 100 stamps, printed with the second color (the "Jenny" in the center of the stamp) upside down, managed to escape detection.
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Lot 1534 |
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Airmail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue (C5), full top margin plate number 14828 block of six. Outstanding centering, bright and fresh, a few perfs sensibly strengthened. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $2,350
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Lot 1535 |
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Airmail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue (C5), top margin plate number 14831 block of 6. Crisp and intact. O.g., very lightly hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,550
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Lot 1536 |
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Airmail, 1923, 24¢ carmine (C6), bottom margin plate number 1484 block of 6. Post office fresh, tiny natural inclusion. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $3,100
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Lot 1537 |
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Airmail, 1923, 24¢ carmine (C6), full bottom plate number 14840 block of six. Fresh and crisp. O.g., never hinged and free of the usual ships and bends. F.-V.F.
Scott $3,100
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Lot 1538 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), choice centering. O.g., lightly hinged. $1.30 minuscule thin speck. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,390
Expertization: 2003 P.S.E. Certificate for C15.
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Lot 1539 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a beautifully centered and neatly cancelled. Fresh and Extremely Fine. A choice used set.
Scott $1,110
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Lot 1540 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), top margin plate number blocks of six. Outstanding centering, 65¢ light natural paper wrinkle. O.g., never hinged. $2.60 sealed selvage tear. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $22,100
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Lot 1541 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), bottom margin plate number 20077 block of 6. Perfectly centered, strong and intact perforations, usual natural gum skips. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $3,100
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Lot 1542 |
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Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (C18), top left pane of 50. Fresh and intact, some light natural gum bends, but few ships. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $4,905
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