Missing Inverted Jenny Found!

A mystery over 60 years in the making 

In 1955, a block of four inverted Jenny stamps was stolen from a Virginia stamp show. By the 1980s, two had been recovered, but the mystery still intrigued collectors.

In 2014, Mystic’s President Don Sundman offered a $100,000 reward for the remaining two missing stamps to be returned. One has recently been discovered in a collection from Ireland and turned over to the American Philatelic Research Library.

One of the Inverted Jenny stamps that was previously recovered.
One of the previously recovered Jenny Invert stamps.
Don Sundman presenting reward check to the man who found the Inverted Jenny, Keelin O’Neil.
Don Sundman presenting $50,000 reward check to the man who found the Inverted Jenny, Keelin O’Neil.
Mystic President Don Sundman with the recovered Jenny Invert.
Mystic President Don Sundman with the recovered Jenny Invert at the World Stamp Show.


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  1. I am truly looking forward to learning as much as I can about the stamps that I have. And also the ones I don’t have. I want to get all of them in order so that I can sale them.
    Thank-you for all your information
    Ms.Venetta Zavala

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    1. I have both US used, and US mint collections. Also first day covers including national parks in single and plate blocks. There are boxes full.

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    3. I am truly looking forward to learning as much as I can about the stamps that I have.
      I Have this stamp only one stamp at good condition .

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    4. Same here, I been collecting stamps for a long time. But had stopped collecting for about 10 years. So what I knew before about stamps kind of been forgotten. So I would love to pick up my knowledge again on all my stamps I have.

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  3. It is an HONOR to be able to subscribe to Mystic Stamp’s Company. The quality and quanity of the Stamps is superb! Thank you!!

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      1. I’ve Collected coins for very long time. And now I just started collecting stamps I didn’t think I’d like it very much Boy was I wrong…. WOW LOV IT LOV IT LOV IT. ????

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  10. That’s super cool that you got to be apart of that. I wonder why they parted with them? O’Neil seemed happy but I would have been feeling bitter sweet …at least the thieves had taste

    Stamps are a passion of mine. They are so small and frail but yet so beautiful. Each one tells a story. It has been super fun learning about as many as I can and collect what I can get my hands on. I trade and buy as well as sometimes sell. I love my collection and it will be something I pass down to my children.

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  11. There is just something unexplainable about stamps
    That I cannot put into words. The beauty of each design captivates me every time I view it. You have
    To appreciate the artistic passion and thought that went into them, as with any paintings or sculptures.
    Beauty is in the eyes of the be holder.

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  12. I been collecting stamps for about 5 years now. And I sure do have a lot from different countries. I would love to get my hands on the Jenny inverted as well as the penny black, mother of all stamps. I love the stories behind the making.

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  13. Really excited to begin a journey to collect these amazing pieces of the past and future! Thank you for the opportunity!

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  15. I believe I looked at stamps in the earley1950’s. I became more interested and probably bought the first album when Kennedy was president in the 1960’s. I have been collecting ever since.

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  18. I’m not very good at this kind of thing. But I do know that each stamp does carry a good amount of history with what is on the stamp.

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  19. Vicky Roberts – I’m just starting in stamp collecting and find this all very interesting. This upside down plane story is really great, looking forwards to reading many more.

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  22. I started buying stamps for my mother 51 years ago. For 4 years i bought every collectable series that our Post Office would get and that was a lot and i think my mother had one of each stamp printed those 4 years. Someone broke into my mother’s house and stole everything and she stopped collecting until she bought some from a garage sale and after she passed away I ended up with them and I can’t stop collecting them. I can’t hardly wait until I get the new mystic stamp book.

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