The high cost of the stamp (24-cents) relative to the 3-cent cost of a regular postage stamp also illustrates the trepidation and expense of the new technology of air travel and its application regarding mail delivery. While debates still continue about the lore and process that led to the creation of the 24-cent “Inverted Jenny” error, the stamp itself has solidified itself as one of the most easily recognizable and desirable stamps for any collector.Ĭlad in red and blue ink on a white ground, the stamp exudes the patriotic fervor typical of the young nation embroiled in conflict overseas. While the new technology of airplane flight used to deliver mail became a staple of 20th century communication, the stamps notability, or infamy rather, can be traced to an error in a printing process that dates back to the 15th century.
#1928 AIRMAIL 5 CENT STAMP SERIES#
$1,000-1,500ĭesigned to usher-in a new frontier in mail delivery, the 1918 series of airmail stamps hold a unique position that transcends the philatelic community and achieved a position in pop-culture relevancy not seen elsewhere within the hobby.
11 a collection of united States Airmail Stampsġ918-1929 comprising: two singles and two blocks of four 1918 Curtiss Jenny 6-cent stamps, three singles and two blocks of four 1918 Curtiss Jenny 16-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1918 Curtiss Jenny 24-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1923 Propeller 8-cent stamps, two singles and two blocks for four 1926 Map and Mail Plane 20-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1927 Beacon 5-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1927 Winged Globe 5-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1927 Lindbergh 10-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1931 Winged Globe 5-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1931 Winged Globe 8-cent stamps, a two singles and two blocks of four 1934 Winged Globe 6-cent stamps, a two singles and two blocks of four 1933 Century of Progress: Zeppelin 50-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1934 16-cent special delivery stamps a single and a block of four 1936 16-cent special delivery stamps, a single and a block of four 1935 Trans-Pacific 25-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1937 Trans-Pacific 20-cent stamps, a single and a block of four 1937 Trans-Pacific 50-cent stamps, a perforated sheet of 50 1938 6-cent stamps and a 1929 5-cent airmail envelope.
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