US 1610c (197579) 1 MNH EFO Brown Inverted (CIA Invert) w/Cert

Cia Invert Stamp. 1610c 1.00 CIA Candlestick Invert PF Graded 90 MINT NH United States It should be noted that five inverts from the CIA Invert pane had been sold by the post office before the CIA employee bought the remaining 95 Part of Miller's collection of rare stamps was stolen from the New York Public Library in 1977, including the Inverted Jenny stamp shown here

The stamp was from the middle of the original sheet of 100 stamps, and so had perforations on each side from where it was separated from other stamps The damaged stamp and the remaining 85 examples were sold to New Jersey stamp auctioneer Jacques C

1610c 1.00 CIA Candlestick Invert PF Graded 90 MINT NH United States

The letter writer also mused on the concept that a "so-called CIA employee" bought the stamps for official use. What was the first? For those of you interested in the CIA invert story, one sheet of 100 is the subject of our story. The value appears in italics to indicate an item that trades infrequently in the philatelic marketplace

The Most Valuable Stamps of America. The damaged stamp and the remaining 85 examples were sold to New Jersey stamp auctioneer Jacques C When the nine CIA employees discovered the error, they replaced the inverts with normal $1 stamps

Top 10 philatelic sales of the first half of 2020 World Stamp News. The stamp has a current Scott catalog value of $17,000 It should be noted that five inverts from the CIA Invert pane had been sold by the post office before the CIA employee bought the remaining 95