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 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.

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 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

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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 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

Grunge CIA Rectangle Stamp stock vector. Illustration of detective. 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 value appears in italics to indicate an item that trades infrequently in the philatelic marketplace

The Most Valuable Stamps of America. 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 letter writer also mused on the concept that a "so-called CIA employee" bought the stamps for official use.