US inverted Jenny locket up for auction again
May 6, 2015 13:24:37 GMT -5
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Post by khj on May 6, 2015 13:24:37 GMT -5
I thought bears might be interested in this. Another inverted Jenny has come up for auction this year (I believe this will be the 3rd one this year).
Two of the most fabled inverted Jenny stamps (my opinion) but not known by many collectors are the inverted Jenny locket and the used inverted Jenny. Both are associated with Colonel Green's wife, Mabel. The later stamp, she took from his desk to mail a letter to him, not realizing its value. Colonel Green went into shock when he received the letter and noticed the stamp, but took it in stride. That is NOT the one being sold.
The one being sold is the locket stamp.
The stamp in the locket is the #9 position, whose whereabouts were unknown for many decades. Colonel Green had kept it in a crystal locket that was eventually given to his wife.
The locket has only been sold twice previously (2003 for $90,000) and (2009). An normal (upright) Jenny is also included in the locket.
Hopefully it is OK for me to post the link. Check out what it looks like and more detailed information on its background.
Inverted Jenny Locket
Two of the most fabled inverted Jenny stamps (my opinion) but not known by many collectors are the inverted Jenny locket and the used inverted Jenny. Both are associated with Colonel Green's wife, Mabel. The later stamp, she took from his desk to mail a letter to him, not realizing its value. Colonel Green went into shock when he received the letter and noticed the stamp, but took it in stride. That is NOT the one being sold.
The one being sold is the locket stamp.
The stamp in the locket is the #9 position, whose whereabouts were unknown for many decades. Colonel Green had kept it in a crystal locket that was eventually given to his wife.
The locket has only been sold twice previously (2003 for $90,000) and (2009). An normal (upright) Jenny is also included in the locket.
Hopefully it is OK for me to post the link. Check out what it looks like and more detailed information on its background.
Inverted Jenny Locket