How much is the Upside Down Jenny stamp worth?

A Bloomfield Township man secretly owned one of the world’s most famous postage stamps for more than four decades. Now Ronald Bassey’s secret is out as the rare stamp, printed in error and known as the “inverted Jenny,” is going to auction, expected to sell for at least $200,000.

How much is a Jenny stamp worth?

Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in philately. A single Inverted Jenny was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in November 2007 for $977,500….

Inverted Jenny
No. in existence	100
Face value	24 US¢
Estimated value	US $1,593,000

How many inverted Jenny stamps are missing?

100 Inverted Jenny stamps
When the man sent a cellphone photo, the foundation’s curator, Lewis Kaufman, suspected the stamp was an Inverted Jenny that disappeared from sight soon after it was printed in 1918. Only 100 Inverted Jenny stamps exist.

Who owns the inverted Jenny stamp?

attorney Ronald Bassey
An iconic 1918 Inverted Jenny postage stamp has been in the hands of metro Detroit attorney Ronald Bassey for more than 40 years.

When did the Inverted Jenny postage stamp come out?

The Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny, Jenny Invert) is a 24 cent United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918, in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design is printed upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately.

Which is part of the Jenny stamp is upside down?

It is believed that only one misprinted sheet of 100 stamps got through unnoticed. Many collectors long thought the blue plane portion was printed first, thus it was actually the red frames that were inverted. In fact, the frames were printed first and it is the planes that are upside down.

Are there any Jenny stamps left in the world?

When the man sent a cellphone photo, the foundation’s curator, Lewis Kaufman, suspected the stamp was an Inverted Jenny that disappeared from sight soon after it was printed in 1918. Only 100 Inverted Jenny stamps exist. Mr.

Are there any Jennies that are upside down?

The Flawed Stamp Had Not Been Seen Since 1918. No. 49 of 100 Jennies famously misprinted with an upside-down biplane was locked away in vaults for generations. The whereabouts of No. 66 remains unknown.

How much is the Upside Down Jenny stamp worth? A Bloomfield Township man secretly owned one of the world’s most famous postage stamps for more than four decades. Now Ronald Bassey’s secret is out as the rare stamp, printed in error and known as the “inverted Jenny,” is going to auction, expected to sell for…