US 1962 4c Dag Hammarskjold Invert
- Maker
- United States Post Office Department
- Year
- 1962
- Rank
- 89 of 100
US 1962 4c Dag Hammarskjold Invert
US 1962 4c Dag Hammarskjold Invert by United States Post Office Department (1962) is ranked 89 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $0 on 1 January 2026, which is not a sale. The error the government deliberately reprinted — 40 million made — the textbook case of how authorities kill a philatelic windfall.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The error the government deliberately reprinted — 40 million made — the textbook case of how authorities kill a philatelic windfall.
Scott 1204, 4c, yellow background inverted; deliberately reprinted (~40 million) to deny speculators a rarity
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $0
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2026
Near-face-value price IS the historically correct point — the USPS reprinted 40M to destroy the rarity. Corroborated by Wikipedia (~$0.50).
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08