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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting design errors.
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1847 (month unknown)
Mauritius
1-penny and 2-pence stamps with "POST OFFICE" instead of intended "POST PAID". Corrected and re-issued in 1848.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1-2
Approximate value: US$1900000.00.
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1870 (month unknown)
Italy
1-centesimo postage due stamp has generic "CENTESIMI" for the series, which is incorrect for the 1-centesimo stamp.
Catalog numbers: Scott J3
Approximate value: US$4.00.
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1891 July 31
Honduras
2-, 5-, 10-peso stamps depict President Luis Bográn, but the image has been flipped left-right (left part of jacket should cross over right part). The correct image was used for 11 stamps of 1 centavo through 75 centavos.
Catalog numbers: Scott 62-64
Approximate value: US$6.25.
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1893 (month unknown)
Romania
1-ban stamp incorrectly reads "1 BANI", which is the plural. It was corrected in 1901.
Catalog numbers: Scott 117 or 132 or 148
Approximate value: US$1.25.
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1893 (month unknown)
United States of America
3-cent stamp of Christipher Columbus' ship Santa Maria shows flag blowing in opposite direction of the wind.
Catalog numbers: Scott 232
Approximate value: US$15.00.
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1894 (month unknown)
Hawaii
5-cent stamp with statue of Kamehameha omits word "CENTS". An 1899 re-issue includes the denomination.
Catalog numbers: Scott 76
Approximate value: US$2.00.
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1894 (month unknown)
Somali Coast
1-centime stamp incorrectly show denomination in plural, "1 Ces", instead of "1 Ce".
Catalog numbers: Scott 6
Approximate value: US$3.25.
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1897 August 16
China
1/2-cent through $5 stamps in three designs inscribed "IMPERIAL CHINESE POST"; text reversed to "CHINESE IMPERIAL POST" in 1898 and all stamps re-issued.
Catalog numbers: Scott 86-97
Approximate value: US$2170.00.
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1898 June 17
United States of America
$1 stamp with caption "Western Cattle in Storm" does not depict a scene from the USA, but is from a painting of cattle in the Scottish Highlands by John A. MacWhirter.
Catalog numbers: Scott 292
Approximate value: US$650.00.
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1898 (month unknown)
Nicaragua
4-centavo stamp misspells "cuatro" as "cuartro".
Catalog numbers: Scott 101 or 109D
Approximate value: US$0.25.
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1899 (month unknown)
Cuba
10-centime special delivery stamp misspells "inmediata" as "IMMEDIATA". A corrected stamp was released in 1902.
Catalog numbers: Scott E2
Approximate value: US$15.00.
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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.
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1901 January
Costa Rica
10-centimo stamp depicts Braulio Carillo with incorrect caption "BRANLIO". The mistake was corrected on a new stamp in 1907.
Catalog numbers: Scott 48
Approximate value: US$0.35.
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1902 (month unknown)
Germany
3-pfennig stamp shows "DFUTSCHES" instead of "DEUTSCHES".
Catalog numbers: Scott 66a
Approximate value: US$9.75.
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1902 July 4
Malta
1-penny on 2 1/2-penny stamp with blundered overprint reading "PNNEY" instead of "PENNY".
Catalog numbers: Scott 20a
Approximate value: US$32.50.
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