1918, 24 CENT INVERTED JENNY, 24 C. carmine rose and blue, center inverted, Position 27.
Unused original gum, previosly hinged, blue "Sanabria NY" backstamp and small very light position number on reverse applied by Eugene Klein. Condition sound with fresh colour and intact perforation. For high security reasons the stamp is encapsulated to allow safe storage and allow exhibitions without problems and is also the perfect way to display this prestigious item.

The original sheet of 100 was discovered 1918 by William T. Robey and bought at the New York Avenue branch post office in Columbia district. Eugene Klein, a Philadelphia stamp dealer, bought the entire sheet one week after discovery and it immediately was sold to Colonel Edward H.R. Green. After his transaction the sheet was divided into singles and blocks.
Over the years many of these rare stamps changed hands, causing imperfections, damages, creases and thins in numerous stamps.

The stamp offered here, reported position 27, is accompanied by 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificate (Nr. 558675).

Provenance:

William T. Robey (1918)
Eugene Klein (1918)
Edward Green (1918)
Carlton Smith (--)
Anonymous (1945)
Caroline Cornwell (1957)
Anonymous (--)
Irwin Weinberg (1974)
Anonymous (1990)
Current owner (2019)

Please consult the excellent study of Siegel Auction Galleries: invertedjenny.com
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1909 'Alaska-Yukon-Pacific 1909': Two hand-painted essays by C. Aubrey Huston (both 85x63 mm) on cards (140x92 mm) handstamped "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.", one showing W.H. Seward looking to the right (accepted design), on the other he is looking to the left (proposed design), fine, and UNIQUE.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

WELLS, FARGO & CO. 1861: 2$ red (Scott 143L1), position 14, tied by blue "WELLS FARGO CO. PLACERVILLE APR 28" oval datestamp on pasteback envelope to Newbury Port MA, green arrival "ST. JOSEPH Mo. MAY 10" c.d.s., endorsed "April, 28, The dear Boys birth" in upper left; the adhesive with strong color and four margins, slight pre-use crease at top, glue stains around stamp from being pasted to a 10c entire as evidenced by envelope remnants on reserve.

THIS UNIQUE COVER IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF ANY PONY EXPRESS POSTAGE STAMP.

One of three known covers from the first day of the Pony Express postal service (without a stamp just with the Pony-Express postmark) on paste-up fetched USD 400.000 hammer price in the Twigg-Smith sale at Siegel/New York in 2009, highlighted as an "ARTIFACT OF THE LEGENDARY PONY EXPRESS".

In April 1861, Wells Fargo & Co. introduced adhesive stamps in their capacity as agents for the Pony Express. At this time the Trans-Continental Pony Express was a privately owned operation that carried mail between California an St. Joseph Mo. at the rate of two dollars per half ounce. This cover departed Placerville, Carlifornia on April 28 and was carried east by a relay of riders on ponies. It entered the United states mails at St. Joseph, Missouri on May 10, 1861.

A MAJOR RARITY AND A KEY ITEM OF CLASSIC US PHILATELY AND POSTAL HISTORY.

This cover is illustrated on page 113 of the Walske-Frajola-Handbook (position E70). Expertization: certificates American Philatelic Society (2002): "used on earliest documented cover" and Philatelic Foundation (2013). (Image)

1873-2010's "US POSTAL CARDS": Very specialized and comprehensive collection of much more than thousand postal stationery cards, paid reply cards, air post cards, Officials (from #1) and others like postal saving cards etc., mint and used, housed in 32 binders with short description and/or catalogue numbers, from first 1873 postal card, with essays and proofs, various printings, types, sub-types, colour shades, a wide range of postmarks (incl. many specials like fancy cancels), scarce and rare destinations worldwide, and an important part VARIETIES including "OMITTED COLOURS", double prints, 'albinos' and part prints, misplaced prints or miscut cards, and a wide range of overprint varieties, plus a lot of specials like earliest recorded dates of use, and much more. DOUBTLESS, ONE OF THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF US POSTAL CARDS, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. (Image)

1856, "ATSEENA-OTIE FLA" cover to Kupferzell/Germany with "AMERICA PAID LIVERPOOL" transit mark in red and "ETAT UNIS-PAQ.BIT-A.CALAIS M" in black, remarkable "ensemble" of different taxes (handwritten and marks), attractive usage from Florida to Württemberg (Image)

1851, 1 C. blue with right margins, used, left margin straddle pain single with centerline (JUMBO), Certificate Philatelic Foundation (Sc 7). (Image)

1857-61 'Washington' 90c blue, Perf 15½, unused without gum, well centered, good perforation, very light toning at bottom, fine. (Sc. $1,250) (Image)

1867, Bezahlter Brief per French Convention Mail direkt nach F (US-French Convention effektiv 1.4.57), Porto 15 c. ins frz. Inland - 3c US Inland qc Seeporto 3c frz. Inland, Frankatur Mi. # 22x, US-Aufgabenstpl. NEW ORLEANS LA. APR 6, US Ausgangsstpl. NEW PAID YORK APR: 13 - 3 - HW #206 - 3 = 3c credit an F (3c Frz.Inland), Packet Arago (Havre Line) Am.Pkt. Abf. N.York 13. Apr. Ank. Le Havre 26 Apr., Frz. Eingangsstpl. ET.UNIS SERV, AM.D. HAVRE 26. AVRIL 67 - PD = Payé jusq' à Destination, Frz. Ankunftsstpl. PARIS 26 AVRIL 67 (Image)

1866, 1 C. Franklin and pair of 10 C. Washington (correct 21 C. rate) on letter from Philadelphia via Hapag-line, via Calais, railway "France Midi 4 Fev.66" to Liege /Belgium with arrival-marking, slight stained and paper faults (Image)

1869 group of six used 'Landscape' stamps, with one 6c, three 10c and two 12c, all fine used. (Sc. from $1,020) (Image)

1869, 10 Cent yellow, shield and eagle, wedges and town cancel, two boldly canceled copies on cover front from New York to Guatemala, rare destination (Image)

1870, 3 C ultramarine 'locomotive', horizontal pair, and 15 C black Lincoln (grill F), with individual hollow "X" cancels (unlisted in Skinner-Eno), mixed franking on double-rate registered cover to Roseburg Oregon, cds San Francisco Cal./Registered, APR.27, alongside, envelope with tears at top edge/backflap, stamps in F/VF condition. Scarce! (Image)

1875, 1 C., 2 C., 3 C. (2) tied NY foreign mail killer with NY Dec. 29 on reverse, red NY Paid All Dec. 30 on front to Paris/France with blue Cherbourg entry dater of Jan. 11 76.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1886, 19 Feb, Registered postal stationery envelope 5c brown uprated with 10c pen cancelled manuscript "registered" alongside two lined handstamp "SPOKAN FALLS, W. T. / FEB 19 1886" (WASHINGTON TERRITORY) and N.Y Registered label, sent to Gravenhage (The Hague), The Netherlands. Reverse transit and Gravenhage arrival. Sent from Herman A. Van Valkenburg who was a pioneer investor from Holland who saw the potential of the city's capital sources. he started the Northwestern and Pacific Mortgage Company. He financed many building projects and became the biggest lender to rebuild Spokan after the Big Spokan Fire of 1889.
REGISTERED TRANSATLANTIC COVERS FROM U.S TERRITORIES ARE VERY RARE. (Image)

1893, 2 Dollar brown red, Columbus, fresh, very well centered, NY duplex cancel, certificate Professional Stamps Experts 2008, no. 01166836 (Image)

1895, 15 C dark blue 'Clay', fresh colour, perfectly centered, XF MH condition (Image)

1901 PAN-AMERICAN Exposition issue: 14 stamps of all values (two each in minimum) in different colour shades, mint (mostly hinged) or used, written up on album page, good to very fine. (Sc. about $630)
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium.

1929 Definitives with security overprints "Kans." (11 values) and "Nebr." (11 values), almost all unmounted mint (few lightly hinged), fresh and fine. (Sc. #658-679, about US$1,000)
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

3c Pink on Buff Large Numerals (Scott U59), mint entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank in red at top center and "For Mexican Ports, Paid -- 25 Cents" printed in red directly below, faults, otherwise Very Fine, this is an extremely rare frank believed to be an essay because no used examples are known to exist, only nine examples of this frank are reported to exist, three on U26 (one faulty), one on U27, two on U34 (one offered in this sale), one on U35 (offered in this sale), two on U58 (one offered in this sale), and one on U59 (this lot).
This lot is "Gebotslos". The Minimum Bid is 20 €, it will be sold at the HIGHEST BID (not one bidding step above the second highest bid). (Image)

1861, 10c Green Pumpkin (Scott U40), mint entire with Wells Fargo printed frank at top and "Paid Barnard's British Columbia Express Quesnelle" in ribbon corner card at left ornately obliterated, Extremely Fine (Image)

1861, 10c Green Pumpkin on Buff (Scott U41), mint entire with Wells Fargo printed frank at top and "Paid Barnard's British Columbia Express Yale" in ribbon corner card at left ornately obliterated, small adherence on back, Extremely Fine (Image)

1864/65, 3c Pink (Scott U58), mint entire with Wells Fargo printed frank at left, large corner card at top covered by fancy design, Extremely Fine
This lot is "Gebotslos". The Minimum Bid is 20 €, it will be sold at the HIGHEST BID (not one bidding step above the second highest bid). (Image)

1874/86, 3c Green (Scott U163) used entire with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Paid over our Mexican Coast and California Express -- 35 Cts." Printed Frank at top center, indicia with large blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican Route" oval handstamp, large blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Los Angeles May 25" oval datestamp just below indicia, unaddressed and back faults from use as paste-up on large parcel, otherwise Very Fine, ex Barkhausen & Haller
This lot is "Gebotslos". The Minimum Bid is 20 €, it will be sold at the HIGHEST BID (not one bidding step above the second highest bid). (Image)

1882 (ca), Three envelopes with "Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Charges Paid California and Mexican Coast Routes Paid xx Cents" printed frank at top center -- one mint in blue (Paid 20c), one used in blue (Paid 20c) with large magenta "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Chihuahua Sep 27, 1882" oval datestamp (adherence on back from use as paste up), and one mint in black (Paid 40c) ex Barkhausen and Haller, Very Fine group
This lot is "Gebotslos". The Minimum Bid is 20 €, it will be sold at the HIGHEST BID (not one bidding step above the second highest bid). (Image)

1882, 5 C blue on amber 'Taylor' unused envelope with green company frank 'Franco En La Republica Mexicana' (Thorp-Bartles M19). F/VF condition. R! (Image)