1918 Curtiss Jenny airmail stamps

American postage series Curtiss Jenny Airmail Stamps Airmail stamp United States United States 6¢, 16¢, 24¢ U.S. Army's Curtiss airplane U.S. Army's Curtiss airplane first U.S. airmail stamp, world's first definitive airmail stamp, first bicolored airmail stamp, first airmail stamp printed with an error, first airmail stamp produced for a regular service Clair Aubrey Huston Edward Weeks (frame), Marcus W. Baldwin (vignette) Bureau of Engraving and Printing 2.54 cm X 2.54 cm 11 The 1918 Curtiss Jenny Air Mail Stamps were a set of three Airmail postage stamps issued by the United States in 1918.Kirker Joe 24c Curtiss Jenny single https://postalmuseum.si.edu/object/npm_1980.2493.10009 Smithsonian National Postal Museum 11 March 2021 The 24¢ variety was the first of the stamps to be issued, and was in fact, America's first Airmail stamp. (The world's first airmail stamp was issued by Italy in 1917Miller Rick Landmarks of airmail history: who's on first? https://www.linns.com/insights/stamp-collecting-basics/2003/february/landmarks-of-airmail-history--who-s-on-first-.html Linn's Stamp News Amos Media Company 11 March 2021). The 16¢ and 6¢ varieties were issued later in the year to reflect reductions in the postage rate. It features the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane. The order of the Scott Catalog numbersBigalke Jay 2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 1 (US & A-B) April 1, 2020 Scott Publishing 0894875825 177th for these stamps (C1 through C3) is the inverse of the order of release dates for the stamps. Individual stamp designs Design Scott Catalog Numbers Date of Issue Image6¢ Curtiss JennyC1Dec. 10, 1918150 px|alt=6¢ Curtiss Jenny16¢ Curtiss JennyC2July 11, 1918150 px|alt=16¢ Curtiss Jenny24¢ Curtiss JennyC3May 13, 1918150 px|alt=24¢ Curtiss Jenny Inverted Jenny error thumb|250px|The unique plate block, Positions 87-88 and 97-98, original gum previously hinged, owned by Stuart Weitzman as of March 11, 2021.POSITION 87 ⇒ BLOCK 87-88/97-98 https://invertedjenny.com/position/87-88-97-98 Inverted Jenny A single sheet of 100 of the two-color 24¢ was printed with the center design inverted, thus creating the Inverted Jenny.Production of the Inverted Jenny https://invertedjenny.com/production InvertedJenny.com 11 March 2021 References External links InvertedJenny.com 1847 USA article Kenmore Stamp article Category:Postage stamps of the United States Curtiss Jenny Airmail Stamps, 1918 Category:Airmail stamps