1610cDscvr 1979 1 Americana Series Rush Lamp Invert Acquired

Cia Invert Stamp. Stamp Auction united states 1979 "CIA" Invert Rare Stamps and Those five stamps were likely used and were consigned to trash cans The CIA donated the recovered inverts to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., where it joined an invert earlier donated by Don Sundman.

The Bureau of Printing and Engraving investigated internally and found no collusion on the part of its employees with the people who purchased the inverted stamps 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

1610c 1979 1 Americana Series, Rush Lamp CIA Invert Mint NH OG Gem

One of the best-known inverted colour errors in US postal history, the CIA Invert, sold for $15,000 in a two day stamp sale on June 27-28 What was the first? For those of you interested in the CIA invert story, one sheet of 100 is the subject of our story. Not Cutting Corners Ironically, the CIA Invert occurred because the BEP, in an effort to cut corners, stopped cutting corners.

Stamps From Second Cia Invert Pane Found Stamp Community Forum. 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 Not Cutting Corners Ironically, the CIA Invert occurred because the BEP, in an effort to cut corners, stopped cutting corners.

United States 1979 "CIA" Invert Stamp Auctions. The value appears in italics to indicate an item that trades infrequently in the philatelic marketplace The letter writer also mused on the concept that a "so-called CIA employee" bought the stamps for official use.