Stamp Trivia Question:



What is a stamp vignette? It just sounds like some fancy French word to me ......



It is a French word, but it definitely means something to stamp collectors from all countries. A vignette is the center design of a stamp that is surrounded by a frame that's usually printed a different color. The vignette often is a portrait or an image of an important event or place. Stamps with vignettes sometimes produce stamp errors known as "Inverts," which is a stamp that has the vignette upside down. Inverts can be true rarities and extremely valuable - such as the Inverted Jenny - US Scott No. 3a - worth well over $100,000.