Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

From the article: "...The finest example of the famous United States 1918 24¢ carmine and blue airmail stamp with the blue center inverted (Scott C3a), popularly known as the Jenny Invert, will highlight Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries’ Nov. 8 sale of the Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps. In this case, Siegel is literally saving the best for last because the Jenny Invert will be offered separately as a single lot immediately following the conclusion of the 153-lot Nathanael Greene sale. The Jenny Invert up for bids is mint, never-hinged and comes from the ninth position in the fifth row of the original pane of 100 purchased by William T. Robey on May 14, 1918, at the New York Avenue post office in Washington, D.C. ..."

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