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A listing of postage stamps of Uruguay depicting design errors.

1900 (month unknown)

Uruguay

10-centime stamp depicts a woman with a sheep, with only four fingers on woman's upheld hand. A redrawn version in 1905 shows 5 fingers.

Catalog numbers: Scott 156

Approximate value: US$0.20.

2006 December 18

Uruguay

$37 stamp depicts Princess Cruises' "Star Princess" cruise ship, erroneously captioned and misspelled "ZUIDERMAN".
$37 stamp depicts Holland America's "Zuiderdam" cruise ship, erroneously captioned "STAR PRINCESS".

Catalog numbers: Scott 2181c,2181d

2008 May 27

Uruguay

12-peso stamp marks the 100th anniversary of Dr. Juan J. Crottogini, and depicts the caduceus of Roman god Mercury, rather than the staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.

Catalog numbers: Scott 2227; WNS UY006.08

Next country: Vatican City.

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