A listing of postage stamps of Saint Lucia depicting design errors.
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1902 (month unknown)
Saint Lucia
2-pence stamp shows Piton mountains as height "3700 FEET", but actual height is about 2438-2619 feet. But maybe in 1902 that is the height they were estimated to be.
Catalog numbers: Scott 49; Stanley Gibbons 11
Approximate value: US$2.50 (Scott 2010).
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1936 March 1
Saint Lucia
1-penny and 6-pence stamps misspell "COLOMBUS SQUARE", the second "O" should be a "U". This is corrected in the 1938 issue. 2 1/2-pence stamp depicts Columbus Square in Castries, mislabelled "COLOMBUS". The name was corrected on next issue in 1948.
Catalog numbers: Scott 96; Stanley Gibbons 117
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1960 January 1
Saint Lucia
8-, 10-, and 25-cent postage stamps shows Christopher Columbus' ship "Santa Maria" off the Pitons, but Columbus is not believed to have reached Saint Lucia.
Catalog numbers: Scott 173-175; Stanley Gibbons 188-190
Approximate value: US$1.65 (Scott 2010).
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