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Postage Stamp Design Errors Home > Country: Ceylon

A listing of postage stamps of Ceylon depicting design errors.

1935 May 1

Ceylon

2-cent stamp depicts tapping rupper tree, but real rubber trees show no above ground roots. The image was redrawn for re-issue in 1938.

Catalog numbers: Scott 264

Approximate value: US$0.45.

1961 January 8

Ceylon

10-cent stamp depicts Prime Minister Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike with gray hair at temple; later re-issued with dark hair at temple.

Catalog numbers: Scott 362

Approximate value: US$0.40.

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