A listing of postage stamps of China depicting design errors.
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1897 August 16
China
1/2-cent through $5 stamps in three designs inscribed "IMPERIAL CHINESE POST"; text reversed to "CHINESE IMPERIAL POST" in 1898 and all stamps re-issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott 86-97
Approximate value: US$2518.50 (Scott 2014).
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1949 April
China (East)
$5 stamp depicts transportation and tower flying a Japanese flag in error.
Catalog numbers: Scott 5L13a
Approximate value: US$65 (Scott 2014).
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1968 November
China (People's Republic)
8-fen stamp inscribed in Chinese "The entire nation is red" shows a map of China in red but Taiwan in white.
Catalog numbers: Scott 999A
Approximate value: US$100,000 (Scott 2014).
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1984 July 28
China (People's Republic)
2-yuan stamp depicts Olympic rings and athletes, but the placement of arms and rings are sometimes not possible (arm should be in front of yellow ring, wrist should be in front of green ring).
Catalog numbers: Scott 1929
Approximate value: US$7 (Scott 2014).
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1988 March 25
China (People's Republic)
8-fen stamp depicts a rainbow with purple next to red when it should be at the other end, next to blue.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2140
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1990 January 5
China (People's Republic)
8-feb stamp depicts a horse with three rear legs and one front leg.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2258
Approximate value: US$0.30 (Scott 2014).
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1990 October 10
China (People's Republic)
20-fen stamp depicts chemical production process of ammoniak, but incorrectly labels "CH2" instead of "CO2".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2303
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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