A listing of postage stamps of Argentina depicting design errors.
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1935 (month unknown)
Argentina
20-centavo stamp is inscribed Juan Martin Guemes; a later issue is corrected to Martin G�emes.
Catalog numbers: Scott 437
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1946 June 4
Argentina
5-centavo stamp marking the inauguration of President Juan Per�n depicts Liberty holding her left hand up, and the President's right hand on papers (Bible? Constitution?), meaning his left hand is raised; shouldn't the President raise his right hand for the swearing-in ceremony? Was the image mirrored left-to-right?
Catalog numbers: Scott 552
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1960 May 28
Argentina
1.80-peso stamp depicts Mariano Moreno, with designer name Miliavaca Grand misspelled as "MIGLIAVACA GRAND".
Catalog numbers: Scott C75
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1963 March 16
Argentina
4-peso stamp depicts three gears, but the teeth will not mesh and turn.
Catalog numbers: Scott 744
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1966 October 22
Argentina
10-peso stamp honors Miguel Lillo, botanist and chemist, but depicts an associate called Padilla.
Catalog numbers: Scott 806
Approximate value: US$0.35 (Scott 2010).
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1974 May 11
Argentina
70+30-centavos semi-postal stamp depicts the Sporophila caerulescens bird, with misspelled caption "SPHOROPHILA CAERULESCEMS".
Catalog numbers: Scott B62
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1985 April 27
Argentina
40-australs stamp depicts Junkers F-13 L plane with error in caption "JUNKER F-13 L".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1495
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1988 March 15
Argentina
10-austral stamp inscribed "Viejo Almacen"; in October re-issued with "El" at start.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1618
Approximate value: US$2.25 (Scott 2010).
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2000 September 23
Argentina
2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia.
75-centavo stamp depicts two women playing field hockey, but the image is reversed. Flip the image left-to-right, and the players will be holding the sticks correctly to the right side of their bodies.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2122b
Approximate value: US$1.60 (Scott 2010).
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