A listing of postage stamps of New Zealand depicting design errors.
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1898 April 5
New Zealand
2 1/2-pence stamp depicts Lake Wakatipu, incorrectly inscribed "Wakitipu". Also exists with corrected spelling.
Catalog numbers: Scott 73; Stanley Gibbons 249,320
Approximate value: US$20 (Scott 2010).
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1948 February 23
New Zealand
1-penny stamp for the 100th anniversary of Otago Province settlement depicts a ship at anchor *and* at full sail.
Catalog numbers: Scott 269; Stanley Gibbons 692
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1956 January 16
New Zealand
2-pence stamp depicts whalers about to harpoon a whale, but with no rope attached to the harpoon, the whale will get away.
Catalog numbers: Scott 313; Stanley Gibbons 752
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1968 October 1
New Zealand
2 1/2-cent stamp depicts Adoration of the Child by Gerrit Van Honthorst, but erroneously captions it "Adoration of the Shepherds".
Catalog numbers: Scott 414; Stanley Gibbons 892
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1985 September 18
New Zealand
50-cent stamp depicts Christmas angels, but omits the "H" resulting in "CRISTMAS".
Catalog numbers: Scott 838; Stanley Gibbons 1378
Approximate value: US$0.80 (Scott 2010).
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1996 June 5
New Zealand
40-cent plus 5-cent semi-postage stamp depicts baby in car seat with teddy bear strapped in beside him, which indicates the shoulder strap is used (incorrect) rather than the seat belt (correct). The stamps were withdrawn and replaced by a seat belt only design.
Catalog numbers: Scott B154
Approximate value: US$1000 (Scott 2010).
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2000 January 1
New Zealand
40-cent stamp commemorates the new year; the partial world map contains many errors of borders (Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Yemen, USA, etc.), and the 3rd millennium began January 1, 2001, not 2000.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1628; Stanley Gibbons 2310
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