A listing of postage stamps of Guyana depicting design errors.
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1967 February 23
Guyana
5- and 25-cent stamps depict British Guiana 1856 1-cent black postage stamp, but omit an apostrophe in "WORLDS".
Catalog numbers: Scott 26-27; Stanley Gibbons 414-15
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2010).
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1972 (month unknown)
Guyana
25-cent stamp depicts flowers of the Maribunta plant. The flowers were found to be upside-down, so they were rotated 180 degrees, and re-issued as a new stamp in 1973.
Catalog numbers: Scott 141
Approximate value: US$6.50 (Scott 2010).
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1996 July 1
Guyana
$30 stamp depicts German Olympic skiier Georg Thoma, with caption misspelled "GORG THOMA".
Catalog numbers: Scott 3203
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2012 May 30
Guyana
$300 and $700 stamps depict King Edward VIII, but are inscribed "Edward XIII". Mistake corrected and stamps re-issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4093-4094
Approximate value: US$10.00.
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2014 February 26
Guyana
$250 stamp inscribed cross-country skiing but depicts slalom skier.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4284d
Approximate value: US$2.50.
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2014 November 24
Guyana
Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.
$400 stamp depicts "Madonna in a Garland of Flowers", but inscription is something else.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4371
Approximate value: US$3.00.
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