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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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1988 February 10
Mozambique
1988 Summer Olympic Games, Seoul, Korea.
80-metical stamp depicts two men playing field hockey. The man on the left is a reversed image, as the left hand should be at the top of the stick, playing on the right side of the body.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1038
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2010).
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1988 March 3
Laos
3-kip stamp depicts a Tyrannosaurus dinosaur, mislabelled as "TRACHODON";
50-kip stamp depicts a Trachodon mislabelled as "TYRANNOSAURUS".
Catalog numbers: Scott 860,865
Approximate value: US$1.30 (Scott 2009).
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1988 March 14
Panama
Fish.
7-cent stamp depicts Holocanthus tricolor but is labelled \"Myripristis jacobus\"; 60-cent depicts Myripristis jacobus but is labelled \"Holocanthus tricolor\".
Approximate value: US$1.20 (Scott 2009).
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1988 March 15
Argentina
10-austral stamp inscribed "Viejo Almacen"; in October re-issued with "El" at start.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1618
Approximate value: US$2.25 (Scott 2010).
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1988 March 19
Central African Republic
200-franc stamp depicts Tyrannosaurus rex with erroneous capitalized "Rex", and the dinosaur shows four clawed digits on its hands instead of two.
Catalog numbers: Scott 876
Approximate value: US$0.80 (Scott 2014).
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1988 March 25
China (People's Republic)
8-fen stamp depicts a rainbow with purple next to red when it should be at the other end, next to blue.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2140
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1988 (month unknown)
Laos
Chess champions.
3-kip stamp depicts P. Morphy, with last name misspelled "Murphy".
Catalog numbers: Scott 901C
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2009).
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1988 July 11
Tonga
42-seniti stamp depicts Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge, but a pair of tickets misspell "SIDNEY", and the picture is a mirror flip showing the bridge on the left and the opera house on the right.
Catalog numbers: Scott 672l; Stanley Gibbons MS989
Approximate value: US$3 (Scott 2010).
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1988 July 29
Saint Vincent (Grenadines)
75-cent stamp depicts tennis player Wendy Turnbull, misspelled as "TURNBALL".
Catalog numbers: Scott 616
Approximate value: US$0.30 (Scott 2010).
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1988 September 6
Nigeria
10-, 20-, 30-kobo stamps commemorate the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in South Korea, but incorrectly use the Olympic five-ring logo with filled in colors. Four of the colors are correct for the ring placements, but the white ring should be filled with black to follow the others.
Catalog numbers: Scott 538-540; Stanley Gibbons 565-567
Approximate value: US$0.90 (Scott 2010).
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1988 September 17
Oman
1988 Summer Olympic Games, Seoul, Korea.
100-baiza stamp depicts a field hockey player, but the image is flipped, as the left hand should be at the top of the stick.
Catalog numbers: Scott 312; Stanley Gibbons 354
Approximate value: US$0.70 (Scott 2010).
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1988 October 10
Aitutaki
70-cent stamp overprinted "GRIFFTH" instead of "GRIFFITH".
Catalog numbers: Scott 419
Approximate value: US$2.00 (Scott 2018).
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1988 November 4
Montserrat
$1.15 on $3 stamp misspells Princess Alexandra as "ALEXANDRIA".
Catalog numbers: Scott 700?
Approximate value: US$1.25 (Scott 2010).
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1988 November 18
Lesotho
20-lisente stamp depicts Sydney, Australia, misspelled as "Sidney".
Catalog numbers: Scott 676
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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1988 November 18
Lesotho
1-maloti stamp depicts Arthur Ashe, but misspells surname as "ASH".
Catalog numbers: Scott 679
Approximate value: US$1.25 (Scott 2010).
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1988 December 23
Saint Thomas and Prince
30-dobra stamp depicts painting Adoration of the Magi by Albrecht Dürer, but the caption says "NATAL RUBEN", which is the same caption as the 10-dobra stamp. Also, the stamp is missing the country name.
Catalog numbers: Scott 850d
Approximate value: US$2.25 (Scott 2010).
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1989 January 24
Tanzania
350-shilling stamp depicts baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) with misspelling "Andonsonia digiteria".
Catalog numbers: Scott 477; Stanley Gibbons MS650
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1989 February 13
Afghanistan
8-afghani stamp depicts the Pablo Picasso painting Portrait of Ambroise Vollard, misspelled as "Ambrouse Vollar".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1343; Stanley Gibbons 1247
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2018).
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1989 July
Central African Republic
200th anniversary of the declaration of the rights of man.
150- and 200-franc stamps depict a reversed image of the US Statue of Liberty (arm with torch should be on viewer's left).
Catalog numbers: Scott 928a,928f
Approximate value: US$1.60 (Scott 2014).
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1989 July 26
Hungary
5-forint stamp depicts Natrix natrix snake, miscaptioned as Vipera rakosiensis;
5-forint stamp depicts Vipera rakosiensis snake, miscaptioned as Natrix natrix.
Catalog numbers: Scott 3191-92?
Approximate value: US$0.80 (Scott 2010).
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1989 September 29
Cuba
3-centavo postage stamp depicts a sailing ship being blown to the right, but the three flags are being blown to the left;
. 50-centavo postage stamp depicts a sailing ship being blown to the right, but the four flags are being blown to the left.
Catalog numbers: Scott 3144,3148
Approximate value: US$0.90 (Scott 2010).
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1989 October 1
United States of America
25-cent stamp depicts the Apatosaurus dinosaur, but labels it "Brontosaurus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2425; Stanley Gibbons 2410
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2018).
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1989 October 9
Grenada Grenadines
25-cent stamp depicts musician Jimi Hendrix with incorrect caption "Jimmy Hendrix".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1116
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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1989 October 25
Comoros
150-franc stamp depicts French artillery general Francois-Christophe Kellerman, incorrectly inscribed "Francois-Etienne".
Catalog numbers: Scott 714
Approximate value: US$0.35 (Scott 2014).
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1989 November 14
Bhutan
100-chetrum postage stamp depicts denomination erroneously as "1.00 ch" instead of "100 ch".
Catalog numbers: Scott 773A
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2010).
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1989 December 5
Central African Republic
200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
160-franc stamp depicts Brigadier-General Francois-Christophe Kellermann, but incorrectly inscribed "Francois-Etienne".
Catalog numbers: 936
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2014).
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1989 December 5
Central African Republic
200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
200-franc stamp depicts Battle of Jemappes, misspelled.
Catalog numbers: 937
Approximate value: US$0.55 (Scott 2014).
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