A listing of postage stamps of Belgium depicting design errors.
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1915 (month unknown)
Belgium
5-franc stamp depicts King Albert I at Furnes with erroneous caption "FRANKEN". Re-issued in 1919 with correct caption "FRANK".
Catalog numbers: Scott 121
Approximate value: US$125 (Scott 2010).
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1916 (month unknown)
Belgium
1.10-franc railway stamp with incorrect denomination "FRANKEN"; corrected to "FRANK" in 1920.
Catalog numbers: Scott Q75
Approximate value: US$21 (Scott 2010).
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1948 April 5
Belgium
65+65-centime, 1.35+1.35-, 3.15+2.85-, and 10+10-franc semi-postal stamps misplace the double dot over the final "E" in België, placing it over the "I".
Catalog numbers: Scott B451-54
Approximate value: US$13 (Scott 2010).
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1952 May 14
Belgium
2.50-franc stamp depicts Count Lamoral I de Tassis with incorrect birth year 1567 instead of 1557.
Catalog numbers: Scott 438; Stanley Gibbons 1401
Approximate value: US$1.65 (Scott 2010).
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1957 July 29
Belgium
4-franc stamp depicts Lord Baden-Powell, missing hyphen in his name.
Catalog numbers: Scott 510
Approximate value: US$0.45 (Scott 2010).
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1962 December 8
Belgium
40+10-centimes stamp depicts queen Louise-Marie with incorrect initials "ML". A replacement stamp with "L" was later issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott B725
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1963 November 16
Belgium
1-franc stamp for birth centenary of Jules Destrée gives birth year as 1864 instead of 1863.
Catalog numbers: Scott 600
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1967 February 11
Belgium
2-franc stamp promotes the Fire Arms Museum at Liege, but does not translate Liege into Dutch "Luik".
Catalog numbers: Scott 681
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1976 March 20
Belgium
4.50-franc stamp depicts Cardinal Mercier, with birth year 1856 instead of the correct 1851.
Catalog numbers: Scott 943
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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