{"product_id":"archive-004-inverted-jenny","title":"Archive 004 — Inverted Jenny","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInverted Jenny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mistake that became an American philatelic icon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn May 1918, the United States introduced a 24-cent airmail stamp depicting the Curtiss JN-4-H “Jenny” aircraft. Because the stamp required two separate colors and printing passes, an extraordinary mistake occurred: the blue airplane appeared upside down inside its red frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral erroneous sheets were detected and destroyed. But \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone sheet of 100 stamps escaped inspection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 May 1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, collector \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam T. Robey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e purchased that sheet at the New York Avenue post office in Washington, D.C., paying its face value of just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He soon sold it to stamp dealer Eugene Klein for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$15,000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the sheet was eventually divided into blocks and individual stamps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/usps-unveils-inverted-jenny-stamp\"\u003epostalmuseum.si.edu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, those 100 stamps form the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInverted Jenny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — one of the most celebrated printing errors in philatelic history. No second sheet of the inverted error has ever been discovered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/topics\/inverted-jenny\"\u003epostalmuseum.si.edu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchive 004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this famous accident of postal history takes on a new form. Reimagined as a 100-piece miniature puzzle, the Inverted Jenny becomes an object to assemble, contemplate and collect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished with a delicate soft-touch surface for a refined, tactile feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 pieces · 10 × 14 cm · Collectible mini puzzle · STAMP → OBJECT™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swiderski Philatelic Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55440946856273,"sku":"SPA-ARCH-004","price":22.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1093\/8043\/6305\/files\/ba19c059cf_15.jpg?v=1792785839","url":"https:\/\/swiderskiphilatelicart.shop\/products\/archive-004-inverted-jenny","provider":"    SWIDERSKI PHILATELIC ART™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}