He turned down the first offer of $500 from Washington stamp shop owner and took the sheet to New York.There he planned to show it to a collector, Colonel E.H.R.Green, as well as to stamp dealers.

• 他拒绝了一个华盛顿集邮商店老板500美元的第一个报价，带着邮票去纽约。他计划把“倒转”邮票拿给一个名叫colonel的集邮者和一些邮票商看。