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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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2009 January 21
Malaysia
$5 stamp depicts the plain-pouched hornbill, but omits the intended label of the country name and year in the top left corner. The stamp was withdrawn February 3.
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2009 February 1
Jordan
60-piaster stamp depicts little green bee-eater bird, inscribed "littlel" in error.
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2009 April 13
Azerbaijan
12-gopik stamp depicts 13th century astronomer Nasir al-Din Tusi using a telescope, which was not invented until the 1600s. The design also shows a globe of the Earth, which was not constructed until almost 1500.
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2009 May 1
Liberia
$320 stamp depicts US President Barack Obama over US flag, except flag has 11 red and white stripes instead of 13.
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2009 May 7
United Nations (New York)
27-cent and 44-cent postage stamps are captioned "Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen", and depicts the town hall, but omits the statue of Roland.
Catalog numbers: Scott 979,981a; WNS UN109.09; Stanley Gibbons 1074,1080
Approximate value: US$1.45 (Scott 2018).
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2009 (month unknown)
Ascension Island
35-pence stamp commemorates 100th anniversary of British naval aviation, misspells airplane Morane-Saulnier I as "Moraine-Saulnier I".
Catalog numbers: Scott 971b
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2010 March 29
Philippines
24-p stamp of Actiniaria is incorrectly inscribed "Actineria".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 4337
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2010 March 29
Philippines
25-p stamp of Lybiatesselata is incorrectly inscribed "Lybia tessellata".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 4338
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2010 March 29
Philippines
35-p stamp of Cephalopholis miniata is incorrectly inscribed "Cephalopholis miniatus".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 4343
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2010 August 4
Papua New Guinea
6.30-kina stamp depicts fire-maned bowerbird, but is inscribed "Adelbert regent bowerbird".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 1423
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2010 September 23
South Africa
2.40-rand stamp depicts grey rhebok, Pelea capreolus with inscription misspelled "carpreolus".
Catalog numbers: WNS ZA090.10
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2010 October 4
Papua New Guinea
19th Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India.
3-k stamp depicts professional boxers wearing no required vest or protective head gear.
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 1427
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2010 October 9
South Africa
2.40-rand stamp for 2009 75th anniversary of South African Airways includes mispelled inscription "printeded".
Catalog numbers: WNS ZA094.10
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2010 December 2
Fiji
40-cent stamp depicts vutukaa (cutnut), Barringtonia edulis, misspelled as "Barringtinia".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1245
Approximate value: US$1 (Scott 2014).
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2010 December 2
Fiji
$10 stamp depicts Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense, misspelled as "malacensis".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1248
Approximate value: US$1 (Scott 2014).
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2010 December
United States of America
1st-class stamp depicts close-up of face of Statue of Liberty, but uses the copy of the statue at the New York New York casino in Las Vegas. An indicator of this is the small rectangular plaque on the replica's center spike. The USPS press release indicated the statue in New York Harbor, with no mention of being the replica in Las Vegas.
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2011 May 15
Vietnam
2000-d stamp depicts Muntiacus muntjak, but is incorrectly inscribed "Muntiacus muntjac".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 2840
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2011 May 28
France
58-cent stamp inscribed "le feu d'artifices du 14 juillet", which should be spelled "artifice".
Catalog numbers: Scott 4017
Approximate value: US$0.60 (Scott 2014).
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2011 June 13
Malaysia
Promotion of virtues.
60-sen stamp depicts "Thank You" in English, Bahasa Malasia, Mandarin, and Hindi, but omitting Tamil by error of the issuing committee. The stamp set is withdrawn, revised, and re-issued July 18.
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2011 August 1
Syria
20-pound stamp depicts Nazek al-Abed, inscribed "Abid".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 2383; WNS SY012.11
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2011 August 1
Syria
20-pound stamp depicts Adleh Bayhum Aljazairi, inscribed "Adila Byham al-Jazairy".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 2385; WNS SY013.11
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2011 August 1
Syria
20-pound stamp depicts Thuraya al-Hafiz, inscribed "Thorya".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 2386; WNS SY015.11
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2011 August 1
Syria
20-pound stamp depicts Mary Ajamy, inscribed "Marry Ajami".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 2387; WNS SY016.11
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2011 November 5
Malawi
140-kwacha stamp depicts African elephant, inscribed "africanna" instead of africana.
Catalog numbers: WNS MW005.11
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2011 November 5
Malawi
145-kwacha stamp depicts lion inscribed "leos" instead of leo.
Catalog numbers: WNS MW003.11
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2011 November 11
Philippines
Marine Biodiversity.
13-p stamp depicts Valentini Puffer, but is incorrectly inscribed "Valentine".
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons SG 4518
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2011 November 18
Albania
Forum of Adriatic and Ionian States.
90-leke postage stamp depicts map of Adriatic and Ionian Seas, but inscriptions of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia are transposed.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2917
Approximate value: US$1.75.
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2012 January 16
Canada
Permanent rate stamp depicts bobsled piloted by Pierre Lueders, but microprinting below bobsled misspells name as "Leuders". Corrected version issued September 28.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2502, 2498d, corrected 2502a
Approximate value: US$0.60 (Scott 2014).
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2012 February 6
Tonga
3p40s stamp inscribed Megapodius pritchardii in error;
6p60s stamp inscribed Halcyon chloris in error;
7p30s stamp inscribed Prosopeia tabuensis in error.
Catalog numbers: Stanley Gibbons 1630,1633,1634
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2012 March 30
Burundi
1070-franc stamp depicts painting Morning in a Pine Forest by Ivan Shishkin, but title on stamp erroneously says Un champ de seigle ("A Rye Field").
Catalog numbers: Scott 1039c
Approximate value: US$3.13.
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2012 April 4
Macedonia
40-d postage stamp depicting a jet has the country name missing the "E" after the "K".
Catalog numbers: Scott 590
Approximate value: US$1.75.
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2012 April 9
Macedonia
20-d and 40-d postage stamps depicting country capitals have the country name (Macedonia) missing the "E" after the "K".
Catalog numbers: Scott 593-594
Approximate value: US$2.60.
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2012 April 10
Bulgaria
100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic passenger liner.
1.40-lev stamp depicts the Titanic with red star on white tail flag instead of white star on red, no flag on the forward or rear masts, and the star flag should be on the rear mast, not the tail.
Catalog numbers: WNS BG012.12
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2012 April 20
Tonga (Niuafo'ou)
Nine stamps depicting butterflies with text "Butterfy", later corrected.
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2012 April 23
Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic passenger liner.
1.50-mark stamp depicts the Titanic with smoke coming from all four funnels, but the rear funnel was non-functional. Also, the ship is sailing with no flags flying.
Catalog numbers: WNS XH007.12
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2012 May 29
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic passenger liner.
2.50-marka stamp depicts the Titanic with smoke coming from all four funnels, but the rear funnel was non-functional.
Catalog numbers: WNS BA005.12
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2012 May 30
Guyana
$300 and $700 stamps depict King Edward VIII, but are inscribed "Edward XIII". Mistake corrected and stamps re-issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4093-4094
Approximate value: US$10.00.
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2012 June 6
Austria
Standard world rate postage stamp depicts globe, omitting Antarctica.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2386; WNS AT062.12
Approximate value: US$4.25.
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2012 August 12
Turks and Caicos Islands
50th anniversary of Space Flight of John Glenn in "Friendship 7".
$1.25 stamp depicts launch of "Discovery 7" space shuttle of 1998, but is inscribed "Friendship 7".
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2012 August 31
Tonga
43rd Pacific Islands Forum.
2-pa'anga stamp shows flag of the United Kingdom, orientation of red diagonals indicate it is flown left to right instead of right to left like other flags in the series of stamps. Also, "Kingdom" is misspelled "Kindgom".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1190m
Approximate value: US$2.32.
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2012 October 27
Turkey
European Kick-boxing Championships, Ankara, October 27 - November 3.
1-tl stamp depicts map of western Europe, miscolor of sea shows Netherlands under water.
Catalog numbers: WNS TR063.12
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2013 March 19
Montserrat
10-c stamp depicts Anaea troglodyta minor butterfly, incorrectly inscribed "Anaea minor".
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2014 January 23
Ireland
60-cent postage stamp depicts Irish citizen army, supposedly depicting former British Army officer Captain Jack White, but is not him. Stamp is withdrawn after 10 minutes on sale, re-issued April 17 without the close-up image.
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2014 February 26
Guyana
$250 stamp inscribed cross-country skiing but depicts slalom skier.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4284d
Approximate value: US$2.50.
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2014 September 1
Liechtenstein
Postage stamp inscribed "Rolls Royce" in error; re-issued November 10 with added hyphen.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1620,1620a
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2014 August 5
Egypt
2-pound stamp of the Suez Canal depicts the Panama Canal in error. The stamp is quickly withdrawn, replaced September 16 with a corrected stamp.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2123b
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2014 November 24
Guyana
Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.
$400 stamp depicts "Madonna in a Garland of Flowers", but inscription is something else.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4371
Approximate value: US$3.00.
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2015 April 7
United States of America
Maya Angelou stamp shows quote that is not hers, but is similar to one by Joan Walsh Anglund in a poem written in 1967.
Catalog numbers: Scott 4979
Approximate value: US$0.25 (Scott 2018).
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2015 July 3
Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada.
$1.20 stamp inscribed "Dinosaur Provincial Park" actually shows a scene from close to Drumheller, 60 miles away from the UNESCO site. The stamp is withdrawn on July 6.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2845
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