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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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1986 March 24
Botswana
7-, 15-, 35-, 50-thebe stamps depict illustrations of Halley's Comet, with missing apostrophe in caption.
50-thebe stamp depicts the comet making a sharp course change in the sky.
Catalog numbers: Scott 380-83
Approximate value: US$7.90 (Scott 2010).
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1986 April 20
Mongolia
40-mongo stamp depicts Alexander Alekhine and chess board, above which is "RETTI" referring to Richard Réti, misspelled.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1752; Stanley Gibbons 1793
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1986 May 22
Gambia
25-butut stamp depicts 1986 Mercedes 500 car, missing the "R" resulting in "MECEDES";
10-dalasy stamp depicts 1936 Horsch 853 car, but misspells inventor Carl Benz as "LARL".
Catalog numbers: Scott 620
Approximate value: US$3.95 (Scott 2010).
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1986 July 7
Afghanistan
5-afghani stamp depicts a praying mantis, with wrong inscription "Les Reptiles", as an insect is not a reptile;
8-afghani stamp depicts a beetle, with wrong inscription "Les Reptiles", as an insect is not a reptile;
11-afghani stamp depicts a scorpion, with wrong inscription "Les Reptiles", as an insect is not a reptile.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1220,1221,1223; Stanley Gibbons 1130,1132,1134
Approximate value: US$0.85 (Scott 2018).
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1986 October 14
Norfolk Island
90-cent stamp is captioned "Governor Philip meeting the Home Society" instead of "Home Secretary". A corrected version was issued in December.
Catalog numbers: Scott 394; Stanley Gibbons 398,399
Approximate value: US$1.40 (Scott 2010).
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1986 November 3
Albania
9th Albanian Workers' Party Congress.
30-qindarka stamp misspells country name "SHQIPERSIE" instead of "SHQIPERISE".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2220
Approximate value: US$150 (Scott 2010).
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1986 November 21
Canada
68-cent stamp depicts CPR locomotive number 2850 in its Royal Train livery. The caption below the image is "CP H1c", but engine 2850 is the first of the H1d type.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1121
Approximate value: US$1.30 (Scott 2014).
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1987 March 26
Iceland
50-krona stamp depicts a sailing ship with flags flying opposite direction to the sails.
Catalog numbers: Scott 637
Approximate value: US$1.10 (Scott 2010).
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1987 April 6
Chile
115-peso stamp depicts Pope John Paul II and Virgin of the Hill; soon re-issued with halo on statue and smiling Pope.
Catalog numbers: Scott 747
Approximate value: US$0.95 (Scott 2014).
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1987 April 9
Germany (Federal Republic)
80-pfennig stamp depicts various musical symbols, but the score sheet in the background has six lines instead of five.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1504
Approximate value: US$0.45 (Scott 2010).
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1987 April 19
Antigua and Barbuda
$3 stamp depicts Queen Elizabeth 2 ship mis-labelled "Queen Elizabeth II".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1034
Approximate value: US$2? (Scott 2010).
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1987 May 28
Chile
45-peso stamp depicts a soccer ball with one six-sided black tile instead of five sides like the other black tiles.
Catalog numbers: Scott 750a
Approximate value: US$0.60 (Scott 2014).
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1987 July 25
Nicaragua
10-cor stamp depicts Echinocereus Engelmannii written as "Engelmanii".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1641; Michel 2802; Stanley Gibbons 2890
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1987 August 20
Germany (Federal Republic)
80-pfennig stamp for the 7th European Rifleman's Festival depicts an inverted rifle trigger.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1514
Approximate value: US$0.45 (Scott 2010).
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1987 September 1
Canada
36-cent stamp depicts an Air Canada plane with no engines.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1145
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1987 September 9
Grenada
$1.10 stamp depicts Jons Jakob Berzelius with incorrect spelling "Jacob";
$3 stamp depicts James Watt and steam engine diagram, with incorrect captions "RUDOLF DIESEL" and "Diesel Engine".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1536,1538
Approximate value: US$7 (Scott 2010).
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1987 September 9
Grenada Grenadines
$3 stamp depicts Rudolf Diesel and Diesel engine, with incorrect captions "JAMES WATT" and "Steam Engine".
Catalog numbers: Scott 912
Approximate value: US$5.25 (Scott 2010).
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1987 September 30
Macau
40-avos stamp depicts Cussec casino gambling game, with a die with "5" on two sides.
Catalog numbers: Scott 552
Approximate value: US$2 (Scott 2010).
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1987 November 20
Montserrat
5-cent on 90-cent, $1.15 on 10-cent, $2.30 on 25-cent, and $5 on 40-cent stamps overprinted for 40th anniversary of the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with a misspelling "Edingburgh".
Catalog numbers: Scott 663-66
Approximate value: US$35 (Scott 2010).
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