Postage Stamp Design Errors

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A listing of postage stamps of Australia depicting design errors.

1947 September

Australia

150th anniversary of discovery of Hunter River estuary.
2 1/2-pence stamp depicts Captain John Shortland instead of Lieutenant John Shortland;
5 1/2-pence stamp depicts cranes loading coal, but one crane is missing the main tending cable supporting the load weight.

Catalog numbers: Scott 207,209; Stanley Gibbons 219,221

Approximate value: US$0.50.

1956 October 31

Australia

1-shilling stamp depicts electric trams in Melbourne omitting those pesky overhead power lines.

Catalog numbers: Scott 290

Approximate value: US$0.50.

1976 June 9

Australia

18-cent stamp depicts explorer Peter Warburton on a camel, but the proportions of man to camel are way off.

Catalog numbers: Scott 634

Approximate value: US$0.25.

1981 February 18

Australia

60-cent stamp depicts billiards player Walter Lindrum with complete set of fingers on his right hand, even though he lost the top of his index finger in an accident.

Catalog numbers: Scott 775

Approximate value: US$1.10.

1981 May 20

Australia