A listing of postage stamps of Central African Republic depicting design errors.
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1983 January 15
Central African Republic
1500-franc stamp depicts chess players Bent Larsen and Tigran Petrosian, with captions reversed, and misspelling "PETROSSIAN".
Catalog numbers: Scott 582B
Approximate value: US$10.00.
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1988 March 19
Central African Republic
200-franc stamp depicts Tyrannosaurus rex with erroneous capitalized "Rex", and the dinosaur shows four clawed digits on its hands instead of two.
Catalog numbers: Scott 876
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1989 July
Central African Republic
150- and 200-franc stamps for the 100th anniversary (in 1986) of US Statue of Liberty depict a reversed image of the statue (arm with torch should be on viewer's left).
Catalog numbers: Scott 928a-f
Approximate value: US$6.00.
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1989 December 5
Central African Republic
French Revolution bicentennial.
160-franc stamp depicts Brigadier-General Francois-Christophe Kellermann, but incorrectly inscribed "Francois-Etienne";
200-franc stamp depicts Battle of Jemappes, misspelled;
Catalog numbers: 936,937
Approximate value: US$3.95.
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2000 February 24
Central African Republic
390-franc stamp has incorrect inscription "Narcissus poeticus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 310d
Approximate value: US$0.50.
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2001 July 31
Central African Republic
350-franc stamp depicts Diplodocus dinosaur with errorneous caption "Diplodicus".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1435a
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