
In this undated photo provided by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, a rare 24-cent stamp depicting an upside-down airplane is shown. The 1918 stamp depicts a Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny,' a World War I training aircraft that became an airmail plane. A collector from New York has purchased the rare 24-cent stamp depicting the upside-down airplane for $825,000, according to Heritage Auction Galleries. (AP Photo/Heritage Auction Galleries)
To: NormsRevenge
$825,000 Jennys are cool.
2 posted on
12/27/2007 2:49:26 PM PST by
JennysCool
(Merry Christmas!)
To: NormsRevenge
Shoulda sold the Jenny stamp for $8,675,309 instead.
To: NormsRevenge
Should have paid $867,530.90 for it.
To: NormsRevenge
There was one sheet of them and it was eventually broken up to sell them individually. There are some blocks of 4 from the sheet. I imagine they would go for a huge amount.
7 posted on
12/27/2007 2:56:00 PM PST by
xp38

U.S. Air Force Museum
The JN-4D was ordered in large quantities by the U.S. Signal Corps and generally
used for primary flight training. A few were equipped with machine guns and bomb racks
for advanced training.
9 posted on
12/27/2007 2:59:26 PM PST by
NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
I mailed a letter with one, but it was returned because of insufficient postage.
To: NormsRevenge
Something he can hold on to?
To: NormsRevenge
I’ve got a couple regular Jenny’s in my collection...
To: NormsRevenge
Since the red ink was clearly printed after the blue, I would say the plane was printed correctly and the border is upside down.
Kinda takes away from the excitement.

22 posted on
12/27/2007 3:38:42 PM PST by
keat
(You know who I feel bad for? Arab-Americans who truly want to get into crop-dusting.)
To: NormsRevenge
Turned over, no discernible pilot.
Looks like the first UAV to patrol our southern border!
(Back in 1916 during the Mexican Expedition against Pancho Villa 9 Jenny's were sent as part of the 1st Aero Squadron)
24 posted on
01/02/2008 11:09:39 PM PST by
rmlew
(Felix sit novus annus)
To: NormsRevenge
Jenny, I got your number,
I need to make you mine.
Jenny, don’t change your number
Eight six seven five three oh nine...
Couldn’t help myself.
Great tune!
25 posted on
01/02/2008 11:19:37 PM PST by
djf
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