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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Back of Book

Great Video For Airmail Collectors

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Posted 03/28/2009 10:09 pm

I have been doing some research with the Library of Congress archives and came across this 12 minute video.

It is from the Prelinger Archives Titled " World Through Stamps: The Stories Behind Postage Stamps, The (1957)"

Great Airmail History
http://www.archive.org/details/WorldThr1957

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Posted 03/28/2009 10:39 pm

thanks for sharing..will check this out

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Posted 03/29/2009 2:36 pm

Great Video.

By the way, I would love to purchase an inverted Jenny for $4000

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Posted 03/29/2009 2:40 pm

I am just curious..is that the going rate for an inverted jnny? thanks

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Posted 03/29/2009 2:49 pm

StampyDampy..

According to the video, it was the going rate in 1957. I think the most recent sale was more in the neighborhood of a quarter million.

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Posted 04/05/2009 6:37 pm

"Ouch" KirKs that's some price to pay for an up side down plane

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Posted 04/05/2009 8:39 pm

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Nugget: that's some price to pay

Yep, but if you'd bought one for $4000, it would be a 98% increase

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Posted 04/16/2009 12:28 pm

Wow, to get one of those stamps would be huge.

Way out of the realm of doabiliy for me, though.

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Posted 04/16/2009 6:49 pm

Me too, JD.

It's only something to fantasize about. Imagine just being able to say you owned an Inverted Jenny.

On the other hand, if I did own one, I wonder if I'd really keep it OR if I'd rather sell it and buy a quarter million dollars worth of "regular" stamps

KirkS

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