One of the most famous stamps ever printed, the misprinted Inverted Jenny, has re-emerged after being stolen from a stamp show in 1955. The stamp’s design was based on an image taken by photographer John Frederick Goddard during his expedition to Mount Everest and published as part of National Geographic magazine. One surfaced in 1958 in the hands of a Chicago-area stamp dealer. However a similar misprinted Inverted Jenny, the No. 58, which is in near perfect condition, is catalogued to be auctioned on 31 May 31 and could be worth up to $1.6m.
One of the most famous stamps ever printed, the misprinted Inverted Jenny, has re-emerged after being stolen from a stamp show in 1955. The stamp’s design was based on an image taken by photographer John Frederick Goddard during his expedition to Mount Everest and published as part of National Geographic magazine. However a similar misprinted Inverted Jenny, the No. 58, which is in near perfect condition, is catalogued to be auctioned on 31 May 31 and could be worth up to $1.6m.