Postage Stamp Design Errors
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A listing of postage stamps of Maldives depicting design errors.

1974 January 10

Maldives

1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-laree and 2-, 3-, and 10-rufiyaa stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization, with misspelling "METEREOLOGICAL".

Catalog numbers: Scott 464-71

Approximate value: US$18.55.

1985 September 3

Maldives

15-laree stamp depicts a Lira da Braccio, but the image is reversed left-right.

Catalog numbers: Scott 1102

Approximate value: US$0.25.

1992 April 15

Maldives

15-rufiyaa stamp depicts Walt Disney's Goofy in Chicago's Field Museum, wrongly captioned the Museum of Science and Industry.

Catalog numbers: Scott 1671

Approximate value: US$4.75.

1994 June 20

Maldives


3-rufiyaa stamp depicts Barapasaurus dinosaur misspelled as "Baraposaurus".
3-rufiyaa stamp depicts Piatnitzkysaurus dinosaur misspelled as "Pianitzkysaurus".
3-rufiyaa stamp depicts Montanoceratops dinosaur misspelled as "Montanaceratops".
3-rufiyaa stamp depicts Parksosaurus dinosaur misspelled as "Parkosaurus".

Catalog numbers: Scott 1969f,1969l,1970i,1970l

1995 July 6

Maldives

5-rufiyaa stamp depicts a Soviet Union Ilyushin Design Bureau IL-2 Shturmovik fighter plane with incorrect caption "IL-1".

Catalog numbers: Scott 2088d

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