Inverted Jenny trivia
Inverted Jenny Mini Quiz
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Question 1
Sharing a name with Forrest Gump's true love, what 1918 US airmail stamp is famous for having its central biplane printed upside-down?
Only one sheet of 100 Inverted Jenny stamps was ever sold at a post office. Originally worth just 24 cents, a single stamp recently auctioned for over $2 million.
Question 2
Deriving its famous moniker from the letters "JN", what specific model of biplane is printed upside-down on a prized 1918 airmail stamp?
The Curtiss JN-4 was a World War I training aircraft that became the backbone of early US airmail service, making it the perfect subject for this pioneering 1918 stamp.
Question 3
The famous Inverted Jenny postage stamp features what upside-down image?
The 1918 stamp commemorated the launch of the first regular US airmail service, so the post office chose a Curtiss mail plane as its central image.
Question 4
Printing workers accidentally created the famous Inverted Jenny stamp by making what mistake?
Because the stamp featured a red border and a blue center, the paper had to pass through the printing press twice, creating an opportunity to feed it backward.