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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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1997 (month unknown)
Mali
250-franc postage stamp, depicts sailing ship Lightning by Donald McKay with caption "MAC KAY".
Catalog numbers: Scott 903a
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1997 (month unknown)
Guinea-Bissau
5000-peso stamp depicts African hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), with misspelled genus "Hyppopotamus", and the hippo lacks upper canines.
Catalog numbers: Scott 995a
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1997 October 14
United States of America
32-cent stamp marks the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight by US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager, depicting his "Glamorous Glennis" Bell X-1 aircraft, but the microprinting misspells the name as "GLAMOROUS GLENNA". The lower word is also curved instead of straight.
Catalog numbers: Scott 3173; Stanley Gibbons 3368
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2018).
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1997 November 26
Saint Vincent (and the Grenadines)
90-cent stamp depicts painting by Etienne-Maurice Falconet misspelled "Flaconet".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2514; Stanley Gibbons 3921
Approximate value: US$1.00 (Scott 2010).
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1998 February 19
Cuba
100th anniversary of the death of Brigadier General Vidal Ducasse Reeve.
15-centavo postage stamp misspells Reeve's last name as "Revee".
Catalog numbers: Scott 3903; Michel 4091; Yvert 3698
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2010).
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1998 May 4
Netherlands Antilles
225-cent postage stamp depicts a 1964 Corvette Sting Ray with two errors, labelling it 1963 (1963 had split rear window, which this image does not appear to have), and calling it a "Stingray" (1963-67 are Sting Ray, with 1969-77 using Stingray name). Yellow is not even a standard color for 1963 or 1964, though someone may have had it painted.
Catalog numbers: Scott 833
Approximate value: US$2.50 (Scott 2010).
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1998 May 5
Ghana
800-cedi stamp depicts a German Junkers Ju 87D-1 fighter plane, lacking fixed landing gear and tail wheel.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2028d
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1998 May 20
Macau
1-, 1.50-, and 2-pataca stamps commemorate the 500th anniversary of the voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, but gives the date 1598 instead of 1498. Also, splitting his name into "VAS CO DA GA MA" without hyphens gives the viewer no clue to how to reassemble his name. Versions with the corrected date were issued in September.
Catalog numbers: Scott 926-929
Approximate value: US$5.40 (Scott 2018).
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1998 May 21
Angola
140,000-kwanza stamp depicts a Black persian longhair cat, wrongly inscribed "longhiar".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1023d; Stanley Gibbons 1287
Approximate value: US$2.50 (Scott 2018).
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1998 (month unknown)
Burkina Faso
260- and 1500-franc stamps commemorate the death of Mother Teresa, giving birth year as 1907 instead of 1910.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1096
Approximate value: US$2.80 (Scott 2010).
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1998 August 18
Nevis
United Nations' International Year of the Ocean.
$1 postage stamp depicts the Pajama Cardinal fish, incorrectly labelled "Pygama".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1093a; Stanley Gibbons 1223
Approximate value: US$0.75 (Scott 2010).
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1998 October 8
Germany
110-pfennig stamp depicts flags of sailboat flying into the wind.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2019
Approximate value: US$0.70 (Scott 2009).
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1998 December 14
Angola
86th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic passenger liner.
350,000-kwanza stamp depicts a ship with four funnels blowing smoke; the aft funnel of the Titanic was non-functional, so this is not the Titanic.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1037c; Stanley Gibbons MS1357; Michel 1272
Approximate value: US$2.75 (Scott 2018).
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1998 December 24
Liberia
32-cent stamp depicts an Alfa Romeo Spider car, misspelling as "ALPHA";
50-cent stamp erroneously depicts a 1974-77 Corvette Stingray as a 1963-67 Corvette Sting Ray.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1384,1387d
Approximate value: US$3 (Scott 2010).
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1999 March 1
Saint Vincent (and the Grenadines)
70-cent stamp depicts Psittacosaurus dinosaur, misspelled as "Peittacosaurus".
90-cent stamp depicts Stegosaurus dinosaur, misspelled as "Stegasaurus".
90-cent stamp depicts Iguanodon dinosaur, misspelled as "Iguanadon".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2671g,2672e,2672g; Stanley Gibbons 4213,4224,4226
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1999 March 17
Papua New Guinea
Australia '99 World Stamp Expo.
5-t stamp depicts ship Rattlesnake of 1849, but is incorrectly inscribed "Simpson Blanche '1872".
Catalog numbers: Scott 964a
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2009).
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1999 April 7
Madagascar
2050-franc stamp depicts Urplatus fimbriatus, but incorrectly inscribed "Chamaeleo minor". A corrected version is issued 3 months later.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1404d
Approximate value: US$5.00 (Scott 2018).
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1999 May 12
Algeria
5- and 10-dinar stamps depict the Olympic Games rings logo for the 7th African Games, which have nothing to do with the Olympic Games.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1152-53
Approximate value: US$0.70 (Scott 2010).
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1999 May 26
Antigua and Barbuda
65-cent stamp depicts Brachiosaurus, but is captioned "Oviraptor";
75-cent stamp depicts Oviraptor, but is captioned "Brachiosaurus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2247-48
Approximate value: US$2 (Scott 2010).
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1999 June 22
Madagascar
4000-franc stamp depicts a train in East Germany from 1980, but is incorrectly inscribed "1930".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1426c
Approximate value: US$1.50 (Scott 2018).
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1999 June 28
Lesotho
2-m stamp depicts a Altamira oriole, but misspelled "Atlamira".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1183c
Approximate value: US$1.05 (Scott 2009).
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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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1999 July 27
Guernsey
£1 stamp depicts Cunard Line's cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 (mistakenly calling it "Queen Elizabeth II").
Catalog numbers: Scott 658
Approximate value: US$4 (Scott 2010).
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1999 August 4
Turks and Caicos Islands
90th birthday of Queen Mother.
50-cent stamp depicts King George VI but caption reads "George IV".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1280f; Stanley Gibbons 1549
Approximate value: US$1.90 (Scott 2010).
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1999 August 10
Bhutan
80-ngultrum stamp depicts Pteranodan with incorrect caption "Triceratops";
80-ngultrum stamp depicts Ichthysoaur with incorrect caption "Present Day Dolphin".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1221,1223
Approximate value: US$9 (Scott 2010).
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1999 September 15
Cape Verde
30- and 50-escudo stamps for the 125th anniversary of the UPU omit the country name. Fixed and quickly re-released.
Catalog numbers: Scott 745-46
Approximate value: US$40 (Scott 2014).
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1999 September 30
Tanzania
250-shilling stamp depicts a Lancair IV plane with incorrect caption "LANCIR IV".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1954g
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1999 November 4
Estonia
30-sent stamp mistakenly includes a second "1999" in the design.
Catalog numbers: Scott 372
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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1999 December 23
Maldives
IBRA '99 philatelic exhibition, Nuremberg, Germany.
12-rufiyaa stamp depicts 1833 Der Adler train but is inscribed 1848 Drache;
15-rufiyaa stamp depicts 1848 Drache train but is inscribed 1833 Der Adler.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2411-2412
Approximate value: US$6.00 (Scott 2018).
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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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2000 January 20
United States of America
60-cent airmail stamp depicts a mirror reversed image of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The correct orientation is re-released as a 28-cent stamp in 2010.
Catalog numbers: Scott C135; Stanley Gibbons A3601
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2018).
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2000 February 24
Central African Republic
390-franc stamp has incorrect inscription "Narcissus poeticus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1310d
Approximate value: US$0.60 (Scott 2014).
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2000 April 17
Antigua and Barbuda
$1.20 stamp depicts Puerto Rico woodpecker with error "Rica".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2310g
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2000 May 1
Maldives
5-rufiyaa stamp depicts detail from "John, Count of Nassau-Sieger and his Family", but is inscribed "Lucas van Uffel".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2430b
Approximate value: US$2.35 (Scott 2018).
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2000 May 18
Cuba
75-centavo stamp depicts airship of August von Parseval, with surname misspelled "Perseval".
Catalog numbers: Scott 4083
Approximate value: US$0.90 (Scott 2010).
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2000 May 22
Barbados
70-cent stamp depicts Bridgetown port, but image is flipped left-right. Corrected stamp is issued 2002 March 15.
Catalog numbers: Scott 987
Approximate value: US$1.25 (Scott 2009).
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2000 June 10
Nevis
100th anniversary of first Zeppelin flight.
$3 postage stamps depicts the Zeppelin LZ-129, inscribed "Hindenerg" instead of Hindenburg.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1208a; Stanley Gibbons 1516
Approximate value: US$2.25 (Scott 2010).
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2000 (month unknown)
Liberia
$100 stamp depicts US President George W. Bush over US flag, except flag has 11 red and white stripes instead of 13.
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2000 July 3
Philippines
5-peso stamp depicts President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, with term dates 1998-2004, but he was ousted in 2001.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2672b; Stanley Gibbons 3300
Approximate value: US$0.75 (Scott 2010).
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2000 July 12
Lesotho
3-maloti postage stamp depicts the Starry Gardenia flower and is inscribed “Gardenia thunbengii”, which should be Gardenia thunbergia.
3-maloti postage stamp depicts the Pride of Table Mountain and is inscribed “Disa unoflora”; which should be Disa uniflora.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1237a,1237f; Stanley Gibbons 1736,1741
Approximate value: US$2.33 (Scott 2010).
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2000 August 2
Madagascar
500-franc stamp depicts the Union Flag of Britain that has the color pieces in an incorrect manner.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1521b
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2000 September 23
Argentina
2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia.
75-centavo stamp depicts two women playing field hockey, but the image is reversed. Flip the image left-to-right, and the players will be holding the sticks correctly to the right side of their bodies.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2122b
Approximate value: US$1.60 (Scott 2010).
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2000 December 4
Nevis
Christmas Religious Paintings.
90-cent and $1.20 postage stamps incorrectly inscribed "Titien" instead of Titian.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1251,1252; Stanley Gibbbons 1584,1585
Approximate value: US$1.20 (Scott 2010).
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2000 December 31
Dominica
55-cent stamp depicts painting Mynah and Autumn Flowers but caption misspelled "YNAH".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2249c
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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2000 December 31
Dominica
55-cent stamp depicts painting Hui-Shan and Shih-Te by Ren Yi, but with year of death 1895 instead of 1896.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2249j
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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2000 December 31
Dominica
55-cent stamp depicts painting Plum and Orchids by Wu Changshuo, but misspelled title "Orchis" and name "Chang-Shih".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2249n
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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