A listing of postage stamps of India depicting design errors.
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1919 (month unknown)
India
1 1/2-anna stamp is denominated "ONE AND HALF ANNA", which is corrected in 1921 to "ONE AND A HALF ANNAS".
Catalog numbers: Scott 101; Stanley Gibbons 163
Approximate value: US$0.45 (Scott 2010).
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1949 August 15
India
1-anna stamp depicts the Bodhisattva statue, but the image is reverse left-right. A corrected version of the stamp was issued in 1950.
Catalog numbers: Scott 210
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1963 October 1
India
Birth of Annie Besant listed as 1837 instead of 1847.
Catalog numbers: Scott 377; Stanley Gibbons 471
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2009).
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1996 December 9
India
5-rupee stamp depicts Abai Kunanbaev, misspelled "KONUNBAEV".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1582
Approximate value: US$1.60 (Scott 2010).
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2008 October 7
India
500-rupee stamp promotes the Deepavali Festival, but errs with a misspelling of the Hindi translation of "Happy Deepavali".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2259; WNS IN041.08
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2008 October 7
India
5-rupee stamp depicts Bijoya Dashami festival, but is inscribed "Dussehra" in error.
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