| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | September 22, 2013 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Quantity | 13,200,600 |
| Denomination |
$2.00 Commemorative
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| Denomination Value | $2.00 | Color | PMS 7401 (Yellow), Intaglio Red, Intaglio Dark Blue, Intaglio Light Blue |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.0023 x 0.87 in./25.46 x 22.10 mm |
| Issue Location | Washington, DC 20066 (National Postal Museum) |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
These self-adhesive stamps are being issued in sheets of 6
This souvenir sheet features a new version of perhaps the most famous error in the history of U.S. stamps: the Inverted Jenny, a 1918 misprint that highlights the ways a single stamp can turn history upside down.
The sheet includes six Inverted Jenny stamps, reprinted with an updated denomination and surrounded by an illustration that includes the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.; the route of the first regularly scheduled airmail service between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York; and aviation pioneer Reuben H. Fleet, who was in charge of the first group of airmail pilots. The intaglio printing plates for the new stamps were created using proofs made in 2013 from the original Inverted Jenny dies.
Issued to commemorate the start of the first regular airmail service in the United States, the original Jenny stamp was designed to show a Curtiss JN-4H, or "Jenny," the biplane used to deliver the mail. However, on May 14, 1918, the day an official notice said the stamp would debut, collector William T. Robey of Washington, D.C., purchased one sheet of 100 stamps that mistakenly showed the biplane upside down-and one of the greatest philatelic treasures in U.S history was released into the world.
The art director for this souvenir sheet was Antonio Alcalá. The selvage artwork was created by Steven Noble.
The new Inverted Jenny stamp is being reprinted with a $2 denomination to make it easily distinguishable from the 24-cent 1918 original.
Made in the USA
Issue Date: September 22, 2013
SKUs featured on this page: 580004
Recalling a philatelic treasure, this collectible set includes a sheet of six Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny stamps and a #6 3/4 envelope with an affixed Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny stamp cancelled with a First Day of Issue color postmark.
The stamp features artwork based on the famously misprinted 1918 stamp, which was released to accompany the start of the first regular airmail service in the United States. The new version is updated with a two-dollar denomination to distinguish it from the 24-cent original.
Rendered in a palette akin to the original two-color printing, the digital color postmark features a horizontal plaque with the stamp name in hand-drawn lettering, evoking vintage engraving. Cancellation lines wave behind the plaque that is flanked with the words "First Day of Issue" and "Stamp Collecting." Also shown are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA
SKUs featured on this page: 580010
On September 22, 2013, in Washington, DC, at the National Postal Museum, the Postal Service™ will issue a $2.00 Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny, commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souvenir sheet of six stamps. The $12.00 Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny souvenir sheet may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually and should be tracked in AIC 092 as a philatelic product. The stamp will go on sale nationwide September 22, 2013.
This souvenir sheet features a new version of perhaps the most famous error in the history of U.S. stamps: the Inverted Jenny, a 1918 misprint that highlights the ways a single stamp can turn history upside down.
The sheet includes six Inverted Jenny stamps, reprinted with an updated denomination and surrounded by an illustration that includes the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.; the route of the first regularly scheduled airmail service between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York; and aviation pioneer Reuben H. Fleet, who was in charge of the first group of airmail pilots.
Originally issued on May 14, 1918, to commemorate the start of the first regular airmail service the following day, the original Jenny stamp was designed to show a Curtiss JN-4H, or “Jenny,” the biplane used to deliver the mail. However, one sheet of 100 stamps that mistakenly showed the biplane upside down was sold on the first day of issue to a collector in Washington, D.C. — and one of the greatest philatelic treasures in U.S. history was released into the world.
The art director for this souvenir sheet was Antonio Alcalá. The selvage artwork was created by Steven Noble.
The new Inverted Jenny stamp is being reprinted with a $2 denomination to make it easily distinguishable from the 24-cent 1918 original.