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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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2007 February 12
Canada
International Polar Year.
52-cent stamp depicts a red jellyfish with inscription "Crossota millsaeare"; however, the jellyfish pictured is Crossota norvegica, and the intended name should have been Crossota millsae.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2205
Approximate value: US$0.35 (Scott 2014).
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2007 May 25
Ascension Island
50-pence stamp depicts Nimrod MR2 Maritime Reconnaissance fighter jet with error in caption as "Reconaissance".
Catalog numbers: Scott 913c
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2007 June 20
Antigua and Barbuda
Six $1.50 stamps depict pre-production Concorde 101 with incorrect caption "01".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2971
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2007 July 25
Papua New Guinea
Civic values and Services, National Stamp Design Competition.
5.35-K stamp with theme Education is inscribed "Minimising Iliteracy" instead of "Minimising Illiteracy".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 1176
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2007 August 29
Bangladesh
10-taka postage stamp depicts Dr. Muhammad Yunis as a winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. But the stamp shows the medal for the Nobel Prize in Physics or Chemistry, and incorrect abbreviation of "Muhammad". The stamp is withdrawn, and a modified stamp is issued 5 days later. The new stamp fully spells "Muhammad", shows the correct medal, and more correctly refers to the medal as the Nobel Peace Prize.
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2007 August 7
Philippines
8-peso stamp depicts Troides magellanus magellanus butterfly, mis-captioned "Troidaes magellanus magellanus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 3101
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2007 September 9
Iran
650-rial stamp depicts two Siberian cranes, with caption "Grus Leucogranus" instead of "Grus leucogeranus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2936; WNS IR020.07
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2007 September 22
Pakistan
10-rupee stamp marks the 3rd meeting of the ECO postal authorities; the design was copied from the Iranian stamp, and erroneously kept the denomination, release date, and country name.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1101; Stanley Gibbons 1351
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2007 October 26
Grenada
$6 stamp depicts Leading Seaman Jack Foreman Mantle with misspelled caption "Mantel".
Catalog numbers: Scott 3658
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2007 November
Dominican Republic
25-peso stamp depicts flags of Dominican Republic and Netherlands, but the three stripes of the Netherlands flag should all be the same width.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1438; WNS DO011.07
Approximate value: US$3 (Scott 2014).
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2007 December 4
Mauritius
5-rupees stamp depicts nine portraits and captions of first elected cabinet, but A.H. Osman appears in place of A.M. Osman, and incorrect captions "Dr. G. Millien" instead of "Dr. E. Millien", and "R. Vaghjee" instead of "H.R. Vaghjee".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1047
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2007 December 7
Canada
"Permanent" postage stamp depicts Pachena Point Lighthouse and (to the left) the keeper's house on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but the image is reversed due to use of a reversed photo in creating the design. A corrected design is later released.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2253
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2014).
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2008 March 6
United States of America
41-cent stamp depicts Gerty Cori; the biochemical structure illustration is incorrect.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4224; WNS US004.08; Stanley Gibbons 4809
Approximate value: US$0.35 (Scott 2018).
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2008 April 16
Algeria
15-dinar stamp honors Abdelhamid Benhadouga but depicts Mohammed Dib.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1430b; Stanley Gibbons 1577
Approximate value: US$1.00 (Scott 2018).
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2008 April 18
United States of America
42-cent stamp shows US flag at night with 14 stripes instead of the correct 13 (7 stripes below blue canton instead of 6).
Catalog numbers: Scott 4229
Approximate value: US$0.40 (Scott 2018).
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2008 May 27
Uruguay
12-peso stamp marks the 100th anniversary of Dr. Juan J. Crottogini, and depicts the caduceus of Roman god Mercury, rather than the staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2227; WNS UY006.08; Stanley Gibbons 3099
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2008 June 14
United States of America
42-cent stamp depicts flag of Colorado state and a mountain, but the mountain appears to be based on Mount Helen in Wyoming.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4280
Approximate value: US$0.30 (Scott 2018).
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2008 October 7
India
500-rupee stamp promotes the Deepavali Festival, but errs with a misspelling of the Hindi translation of "Happy Deepavali".
Catalog numbers: Scott 2259; WNS IN041.08
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2008 October 7
India
5-rupee stamp depicts Bijoya Dashami festival, but is inscribed "Dussehra" in error.
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2008 November 15
Jordan
100-piaster stamp depicts flower colotropis, inscribed "calotrpis" in error.
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2008 November 18
Malta
3-euro stamp depicts RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner with caption "Queen Elizabeth II".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1351; WNS MT024.08
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2008 November 24
Liberia
$100 stamp depicts American pilot Wiley Post with an eye patch over his right eye, rather than the correct left eye.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2541
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2008 December 25
Syria
17-pound stamp depicts hawthorn tree with misspelled caption "Tree Howthorn".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1650; WNS SY028.08; Stanley Gibbons 2296
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2008 December 27
Syria
17-pound stamp marks the anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille with caption "200 anniversary of the birthday of the inventer of braille's alphabet" rather than "200th anniversary of the birth of the inventor of Braille's alphabet".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1651; Stanley Gibbons 2301a
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