A listing of postage stamps of Togo depicting design errors.
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1961 October 7
Togo
1-franc stamp marks 20th anniversary of death of Lord Baden-Powell, missing the hyphen in his name.
Catalog numbers: Scott 402; Stanley Gibbons 282
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1964 October
Togo
100-franc airmail stamp depicts tennis player over Olympic rings for 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, except tennis was not part of the Olympics in 1964.
Catalog numbers: Scott C43; Stanley Gibbons 390
Approximate value: US$0.30 (Scott 2010).
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1969 August 16
Togo
30-franc stamp depicts Botticelli's The Annunciation, erroneously captioned "ASSOMPTION".
Catalog numbers: Scott 681; Stanley Gibbons 654
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1976 June 15
Togo
105-franc stamp depicts motorcycle racing with logo and caption of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Canada, except there is no motorcycle racing in the Olympics.
Catalog numbers: Scott C285; Stanley Gibbons 1148
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2010).
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1994 (month unknown)
Togo
600-franc stamp depicts officer Ellen Ripley holding Newt and an Alien, with caption "ALIEN", but Newt appeared in the film's sequel "Aliens".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1625b
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1999 July 20
Togo
130-franc stamp incorrectly states Macbeth became king of England in 1040, when it should say Scotland.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1888i
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2010).
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