This 1918 stamp, called the Inverted Jenny, is the most popular misprint in U.S. Postal Service history. One of the original stamps recently sold for $977,000.

Stolen in 1955, famous "inverted Jenny" stamp resurfaces. April 15, 2016 / 5:03 PM EDT / CBS/AP NEW YORK --One of thelongest mysteries in the stamp-collecting world is getting a new chapter.

The stamp -- one of the world's most famous pieces of postage -- was among four of its kind taken from a 1955 collectors' convention. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

No. 49 is an “Inverted Jenny,” one of the most famous mistakes in stamp history. It is a mistake because on the stamps in this sheet, the little blue airplane in the center, ...

A rare 1918 U.S. postage stamp featuring an upside-down plane that was stolen six decades ago and ended up in Northern Ireland was returned to its American owner on Thursday.

It's probably the most famous postage stamp ever. "Even a little kid starting to collect stamps knows about the upside down airmail stamp," Scott Trepel, president and owner of Robert A. Siegel ...

The end to 111 years of stamp production by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) came without any public ceremony in the same 14th Street building where many of the nation's most famous ...

The U.S. Postal Service plans to issue forever stamps honoring four classic pickup trucks this year. The stamps include one pickup each from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s, chronicling ...

Let’s not talk about politics, the economy, covid or vaccines. Franklin Roosevelt was America’s most famous stamp collector, being seen in scores of pictures, ensconced behind his desk ...

The price fetched for the world's most famous stamp trounced the previous record auction price for a single stamp, which was 2.87 million Swiss francs (about $2.2 million) set back in 1996.