A listing of postage stamps of France depicting design errors.
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1929 (month unknown)
France
20-franc stamp depicting the Pont du Gard aquaduct does not contain as many small arches in the top row as the real aquaduct.
Catalog numbers: Scott 253
Approximate value: US$40 (Scott 2014).
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1936 (month unknown)
France
85-centime through 50-franc airmail stamps depict a plane with no tail rudder for left-right movement control.
Catalog numbers: Scott C8-C14
Approximate value: US$374.50 (Scott 2014).
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1937 May 24
France
90-centime stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of René Descartes' Discours de la Méthode, with wrong caption containing "SUR LA". A corrected stamp is issued in under a month.
Catalog numbers: Scott 330
Approximate value: US$1.40 (Scott 2014).
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1944 October 9
France
1.50-franc stamp denominated "1.50 francs", corrected in 1945 to "1.50 franc". The original was printed in the USA, so this may just be a difference in pluralization style.
Catalog numbers: Scott 476D
Approximate value: US$0.90 (Scott 2014).
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1945 May 16
France
4+1-franc semi-postal stamp, Sarah Bernhardt birth centennary, says designer "C. Mazelin", but was actually Pierre Gandon.
Catalog numbers: Scott B191
Approximate value: US$0.30 (Scott 2009).
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1946 May 25
France
2+3-franc semi-postal stamp depicts Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin's painting Lady Sealing a Letter, but the image is reversed left-right.
Catalog numbers: Scott B205
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2014).
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1947 January
France
100-franc airmail stamp depicts a woman with four toes on her foot.
Catalog numbers: Scott C20
Approximate value: US$4 (Scott 2014).
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1949 March 26
France
15+5-franc semi-postal stamp for Stamp Day depicts a left-right reversed image of Étienne François de Choiseul.
Catalog numbers: Scott B237
Approximate value: US$1.20 (Scott 2014).
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1957 June 20
France
30-franc stamp depicts symbols of public works, with the engraver's name "J. PIEL" (near the bottom right corner) flipped left-right; perhaps the entire image was flipped?
Catalog numbers: Scott 835
Approximate value: US$1.10 (Scott 2014).
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1961 March 25
France
30-centime stamp for the 400th anniversary of the introduction of tobacco use in France is inscribed correctly "Jean Nicot" but portrays Jan Nicquet (Flemish merchant) in error.
Catalog numbers: Scott 989
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1964 December 12
France
20+10-centime semi-postal stamp honors Jean Nicolas Corvisart, but depicts his nephew Louis.
Catalog numbers: Scott B385
Approximate value: US$0.35 (Scott 2014).
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1965 July 17
France
60-centime stamp depicts a small sailboat with wind filling the sail, yet not tipping the slightest or showing any indication of movement on the water.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1127
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1970 March 7
France
80-centime stamp depicts the French Aérotrain, but shows it with 8 blades rather than 7 of the real train.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1267
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2014).
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1980 June 7
France
2-franc stamp depicts the self-portrait painting of Albrecht Dürer, but captioned "Albert".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1688
Approximate value: US$0.90 (Scott 2014).
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1994 October 15
France
2.80-franc stamp depicts dahlia flowers, misspelled "Dalhias".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2444b
Approximate value: US$7.50 (Scott 2014).
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2011 May 28
France
58-cent stamp inscribed "le feu d'artifices du 14 juillet", which should be spelled "artifice".
Catalog numbers: Scott 4017
Approximate value: US$0.60 (Scott 2014).
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