A listing of postage stamps of Afghanistan depicting design errors.
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1952 October 25
Afghanistan
35- and 125-poul stamps spell the country name in all upper case except the "i".
Catalog numbers: Scott 400-401
Approximate value: US$1.75.
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1953 November 29
Afghanistan
35-poul stamp with arabic digits for "23" instead of correct "22" for 22nd anniversary;
125-poul stamp with three errors: "XXIII" instead of "XXII", "ANNIVERAIRE" instead of "ANNIVERSAIRE", and "MADECINE" instead of "MEDECINE". Replacements of both stamps correcting the errors were soon issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott 417-18
Approximate value: US$4.50.
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1956 October 24
Afghanistan
35- + 15- and 140- + 15-poul semi-postal stamps marking the 10th anniversary of Afghanistan's admission into the United Nations, with an extra "N" in "AFGHANNES".
Catalog numbers: Scott B11-12
Approximate value: US$2.75.
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1958 October 20
Afghanistan
50- and 100-poul stamps mis-translates "atoms for peace" with "ATOME" rather than "ATÔMES".
Catalog numbers: Scott 462-63
Approximate value: US$1.15.
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1962 September 22
Afghanistan
1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-poul stamps commemorate the 4th Asian Games in Indonesia, but wrongly includes the Olympic rings.
Catalog numbers: Scott 599-603
Approximate value: US$5.25.
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1962 October 25
Afghanistan
1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-poul regular postage stamps and 100-, 150-, and 250-poul airmail stamps are inscribed "DE PROFESSEUR" instead of "DU PROFESSEUR".
Catalog numbers: Scott 627-31,C36-37
Approximate value: US$5.40.
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1963 March 1
Afghanistan
4- and 5-poul regular stamps and 200-p airmail stamp misspell "Journée de l'Agriculture" as "Journee d'Agriculture".
Catalog numbers: Scott 640-41,C44
Approximate value: US$1.20.
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1964 March 3
Afghanistan
2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 10-poul regular postage stamps and 1.5-, 2-, 3-, 3.5-, 4-, and 6-rupee Afghani airmail stamps issued for Teachers' Day should read "Journée du professeur".
Catalog numbers: Scott 671,671A-J
Approximate value: US$15.65.
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1964 May 12
Afghanistan
3.75-rupee Afghani stamp has the arabic denomination incorrectly showing 3.25.
Catalog numbers: Scott 678
Approximate value: US$0.20.
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1964 August 24
Afghanistan
25-, 75-poul stamps inscribed "33rd year of independence" in error instead of 46th, with that whole section blocked out by a gold bar.
Catalog numbers: Scott 695-96
Approximate value: US$0.40.
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1968 June 14
Afghanistan
2- + 2- and 7- + 2-rupee Afghani semi-postal stamps for Mother's Day error with "MÉRES" instead of "MÈRES".
Catalog numbers: Scott B83-84
Approximate value: US$0.80.
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1970 November 10
Afghanistan
1-, 4-, 12-afghani stamps commemorate the 100th anniversary of first Afghanistan postage stamps, but stamps depicted are from 1871 as that is the first year of Afghani stamps.
Catalog numbers: Scott 839-41
Approximate value: US$0.90.
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1979 March 8
Afghanistan
14-afghani stamp marks Women's Day, but is inscribed "POSSTES" instead of "POSTES".
Catalog numbers: Scott 956
Approximate value: US$0.50.
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