A listing of postage stamps of Australia depicting design errors.
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1947 September
Australia
150th anniversary of discovery of Hunter River estuary by Lieutenant John Shortland.
2 1/2-pence stamp depicts Captain John Shortland (father) instead of Lieutenant John Shortland (son).
Catalog numbers: Scott 207; Stanley Gibbons 219
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2010).
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1947 September
Australia
150th anniversary of discovery of Hunter River estuary.
5 1/2-pence stamp depicts cranes loading coal, but one crane is missing the main tending cable supporting the load weight.
Catalog numbers: Scott 209; Stanley Gibbons 221
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2010).
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1956 October 31
Australia
1-shilling stamp depicts electric trams in Melbourne omitting those pesky overhead power lines.
Catalog numbers: Scott 290; Stanley Gibbons 292
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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1974 October 9
Australia
150th anniversary of the first Australian independent newspaper.
7-pence stamp lacks mention of what newspaper ("The Australian") it is celebrating, and lacks a name and significance of the man on the stamp, who is William C. Wentworth, co-founder of the newspaper.
Catalog numbers: Scott 599
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1976 January 5
Australia
18-cent stamp may be design errors: kangaroo with dot for eye (corrected to line), right paw with 1 toe (corrected to 3), left foot has 1 toe (corrected to 2), emu feet have 1 toe (corrected to 2). Also the border of the shield uses the monochrome designation for silver, instead of ermine, and the wreath below the star shows only five twists instead of six.
Catalog numbers: Scott 628
Approximate value: US$0.20.
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1976 June 9
Australia
18-cent stamp depicts explorer Peter Warburton on a camel, but the proportions of man to camel are way off.
Catalog numbers: Scott 634
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2010).
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1981 February 18
Australia
60-cent stamp depicts billiards player Walter Lindrum with complete set of fingers on his right hand, even though he lost the top of his index finger in an accident.
Catalog numbers: Scott 775
Approximate value: US$1.10 (Scott 2010).
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1981 May 20
Australia
22-cent stamp depicts diggers en route to deposit gold with incorrect caption "On route".
Catalog numbers: Scott 783
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2010).
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