A music score with six lines ?

A music score with six lines ?

Strange horn !

This horn constructed in a way it will never produce a sound !

Dissonant commemoration

Stamp issued to commemorate the composer SCHUMANN. Someone soon discovered that the music shown in the background was written by another composer, SCHUBERT. A new stamp was immediately issued, this time with music composed by Schumann.

Anachronism

The pipe organ of this church was built long after Verdi had died.

Wrong painting

This painting of Dürer is known as The Lamentation for the Dead Christ. On this sheet it is surprisingly called Christ Weeping for His People.

Inverted painting

Pre-printed postcard with an inverted painting of VAN DIJCK. Compare with the real painting.

Misspelt name

LOUVRE was misspelt LOUVRES

Language error

Wrong : Durer and Melencolia - Correct : Dürer and Melancholia

Bad design.

The violin in the postmark has no sound aperture behind the strings.

Inverted portrait

This portrait of Beethoven, from a drawinf of Klöber from 1818, is inverted

Wrong title.

The correct name of this book is 'Le confessioni di un Italiano'

Wrong painting

This is not 'The Adoration of the Shepheards' by van Hontorst, but another of his paintings 'The Adoration'.

Bad restauration.

The mediaeval frescoes of this church had been vanished during centuries. During the restauration they were removed by accident. A local minor artist replaced them in time for the inauguration, but some time later the forgery was discovered (the artist included some portraits of his relatives, even from the filmstar Marlene Dietrich). The frescoes were cleaned off, only the stamps remain as witnesses of the fraud.

Wrong painting

Cranach never painted Adam and Eve together, as shown on this stamp of Panama, but painted them separately as can be seen on stamps issued by Dahomey.

Wrong name

This is not the ASSOMPTION, but obviously the ANNUNCIATION painted by Botticelli

Wrong representation

The carol While Shepheards watched their flocks by night, states that the watching shepheards were all seated on the ground. On the stamp however, two are standing, one is kneeling, none is seated

Wrong painting

This is not the MADONNA OF THE BASKET by Corregio, but an allegorical motive called AMOR VISITING VENUS

Inverted painting

Inverted picture of the painting 'Le cachet de cire' by J.B. Chardin.

Wrong colour

The background colour of this portrait is not green as on the stamp, but light blue.

Adapted painting

From a painting of Eugène Charpentier, the battle of Solférino. De soldier watching the scene was moved to fit on the stamp..

Wrong number of strings

Only four instead of six strings for this guitar, they dissapear in the center hole where they become five.

Inverted

Inverted painting, compare with original

Error in name and dates

Wrong : Juan Sebastian Bach (1714-1788) - Correct : Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Wrong name and dates

Wrong : Adolf Wagner (1835-1917) - Correct : Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Mispelt name

Wrong : Gioacino - Correct : Gioacchino

Error in name

Wrong : Frederico - Correct : Frédéric

Mirror image

The Lira de Braccio has been reversed on this stamp, making it impossible to play

Small differences

The closing notes of 'The Trout' are illustrated on this stamp. But the rythm is wrong and the key is different from the original one.

Wrong painter

This painting was not made by Rubens, but by Sebastian del Piombo. The 2 other stamps in this Chrismas issue have no relation with Christmas

Wrong revolution

The painter Delacroix was born in 1798, and painted the Revolution of 1830, not the French Revolution of 1789.

Unfortunate illustration

The choice of the illustration for this Christmas airmail letter is a little bit unfortunate : it is a Doomsday Angel from Dürer's woodcut 'The whore of Babylon'

Modified

Truncated portrait made by Matisse, and used without authorization. The signature of the painter was moved.

Coloured black and white ?

Why featured a coloured scene, as the original ia a black and white woodcut from Johannes Grüninger?

Just in time

The announcement leaflet showed a stamp with this statue facing right. The Post Office was forced to correct the stamp design before it was put on the market.

No relationship

There is no relation between the Bolivian anthem and the music notes pictured on thi stamp.

Wrong music

Many errors in the music of ther National Anthem on the background. The most significant : the clef and sign signatures are missing at the beginning of the second and third line.

Other colours

Same painting, different colours on a stamp from Upper Volta.

Historical truth

On David's painting, Napoelon's mother was represented, although se was not present at his coronation. On a French stamp, she discretely disappeared.

Wrong music

Centenary of the Chilean anthem : there is no connection breween the anthem and the notes featured on this stamp.

Wrong note

The seventh note of the Cubanian anthem is a DO, and not a RE.

Misspelt name

The name of the composer VILLA-LOBOS was misspelt VILLALOBOS.

Wrong side.

The piano lid opens right on the stamp, on all pianos they open left.

Wrong quotation

The stamp shows Act IV, scene I from Shakespeare's Othello, with the quotation : You are welcome, Sir, to Cyprus. However Othello is not welcoming Ludovico as implied, but is about to leave the stage angrily with the complete sentence ... goats and monkeys, a rather rude and very different sentiment.

Father or son ?

Hans Holbein de Elder, who is believed to have lived from 1463 to 1524 painted this Adoration of the Three Magi. The stamp however attributes the painting to his som, Hans Holbein the Younger who lived 1497-1543

Inverted

Inverted portrait, compare with picture.

Incorrect notes

The 9th Nocturne by Chopin. Incorrect notes in the 1st and 3rd bat.

Wrong representation

Music fragment in Eb from a work from Gade. The stated metre is not in form in which it is given in the original score, having been transposed from alto clef to treble clef.

Unknown painter

The painting 'Pilate washing his hands' was not painted by Rembrandt as indicated, the painter is unknown.

Wrong painter

This painting was not made by Rubens, but by Sebastiano del Piombo

Wrong note

The 3rd note of the Aida marche is a Eb (Mi), not a Fa

Wrong painters

All stamps say that a painting of Correggio is shown. Yhis is only the true for one value (100 F), the two other paintings are from other painters.

Inverted

Inverted representation of this accordion

Anachronism

This is a modern instrument dat did not exist at Beethoven's time.

Different

The Mozart featured on this stamp does not resemble to any known portrait of him.

Wrong association

Beethoven did not use a harp in his compositions.

Anachronism

Modern instrument that did not exist at Beethoven's time.

Missing dot

A dot is missing after the third note.

Geese with ears

This well known folk song starts with : Fox, you have stolen a geese. There is however nothing in the original text indicating that the geese should be provided with long ears.

New musical composition

The designer of the stamp moved arbitrarily the notes on the background to fill the space, so that, for instance, measure 1 of the second trumpet became mesure 3 of the timpani.

One little detail

Almost perfect copy, except the board in the back ground : identical flowers on the stamp, but different signs in réality.

Wrong place

The flat in the treble clef is misplaced, on C instead of the B-line,

Missing notes

Part of Act I of Giuditta, an operetta of Lehar : two triple brackets are missing.

Not an error

King David with two left hands. Not an error however, as this was correctly copied from a painting of Chagall.

Wrong name

Wrong : Madonna col Bambino - Correct : Madonna di Senigallia.

Wrong date

The stamps tells us that this painting was made in in 1590. But a closer look at the right upper corner of this painting reveals the real year : 1570

Inversion

This painting from Rubens is showed reversed on the stamp.

Inverted

Inverted representation on the stamp of the original picture.

Wrong name

The Adoration by van Honthorst was misnamed The Nativity.

Same person!

This is not an error, as Federico Fioro was nicknamed IL BAROCCI.

Not Polish

This woodcarving was executed by the German artist Veit STOSS of Nuremberg. The Polish form Wita STWOSZA on the stamp implies quite improperly that he was Pole.

No Pole

This woodcarving was executed by the German artist Veit STOSS of Nuremberg. The Polish form Wita STWOSZA on the stamp implies quite improperly that he was Pole.

Wrong name

This painting was not made by Marco Liberi, but by Pietro Liberi.

Wrong painter

This painting is from Pieter Boel, not from Jacob Jordaens.

From three to two

El Greco's Holy Trinity has been reduced to a duo, as the dove, representing the Holy Ghost was omitted on the stamp.

Wrong painter

This painting is by Antello de Messina, not by Crivelli.

Wrong hand

This tuba player is holding his instrument with the right hand, and thus has to play with the left one, which is impossible.

Wrong painter

This painting was not made by BOUTS, but by CRIVELLI.

Wrong painter

This painting was not made by MESSINA, but by BOUTS.

Wrong film

This is not a scene from the film Mutiny on the Bounty, but from another film also playede by Charles Laugthon.

Missing piece

Pipe without mouthpiece

Wrong representation

Cittern with tuning pegs halfway down the neck of the instrument.

No English

Series of stamps dedicated to British composers. George Friedrich Händel however, was German, born and educated in Halle, Germany.

Small modifications

Compared to the original tapestry of Bayeux, a dead body was removed, the others moved, and two bowmen were added.

Wrong order

The order of the scenes of the Bayeux tapestry was not respected. The first stamp shows a scene that on the tapestry follows the scene on the third stamp.

Strange harp

A portable harp with bars instead of strings is not a common instrument.

Stolen sky

Someone found the origine of the clauds in the upper right corner of this stamp : an inverted part of the sky from a painting of Jacob Van Ruysdael.

Promoted

In the thrillers of Agatha Christie, Hercule POIROT was never a police inspector.

Inversion

Inverted portrait of Robert Burns.

Error in name

The exact name of this painting by John Trumbull is 'The battle of Bunker Hill', not Bunker's Hill.

Lefthanded

Lefthanded player, correct on stamp from UCRAINA of 1918.

Wrong name

The name of this painting of Henry Sandham is 'Birth of Liberty' , not 'Lexington & Concord1775'.

Error in name

The correct name of Heyse's novel is 'Das Mädchen von TREPPI, not 'von TERRPI'.

Wrong name

The name of this painting is not La Lettre, but L'inspiration favorable.

Different colours

The real colours of this Bayeux tapestry are completely different from what is shown on the stamp.

Wrong name

This is not a 'Western cattle in Storm' but a painting by James McWhirter : Cattle in the Scottish Highlands.

Wrong name

The Bible scenery with the angel telling Maria that she will become pregnant is the Annunciation, not the Visitation.

Family work

This painting was executed by Breughel the Younger, who copied a work from his father, Breughel the Elder.

Not in line

The main building of the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam is larger than the front. Thus the roofs of both parts are not in line.

Inversion

Inverted representation on the stamp, comparing to the original painting of Jeroen Krabbé.

Construction fault

The strings of this violin do not stop at the tenders, but continue till the top.

Musical errors

Errors in the music from Bach in the background.

Wrong scenery

This painting shows the Adoration of the Shepards, not of the Magi.

Wrong title

El cartero means 'the postman', but has nothing to do with this painting.

Wrong name

Wrong : Guernica - Correct : Man standing.

Wrong painter

This painting is not from Velasquez, but was made by Rubens.

Missing strings

Cello with only two strings.

Mixed up

A. Dürer's paintings : The Four Apostles. Paul's head is featured with the caption Mark, Mark's head with the caption Paul.

Not an exact copy

The painting on the wall was slightly moved from the original painting made by Whistler, and flowers were added.

Wrong music

Wrong transcription of the music piece on the lower part of the stamp.

Why ?

Why not show the real painting ?

Wrong disposition

The disposition of the conductor and the different instruments is completely oout of sense.

Less panache

Napoleon leading his army through the St Bernard Pass on a white horse? Maybe on a painting of David. In fact, he travelled more safely, but with less panache, on a ... mule !

Wrong piano

The black and white keys on a piano are not equally disposed.

Inverted and wrong

Inverted FA-key and the two first sharps are FA and DO, not LA and MI

Missing voice

A line is missing on this music score with two voices

Mirror image

As this conductor was right handed, this is a mirrored portrait

Bow with two frogs

String instrument bows have only one ‘frog’, where the hair of the bow can be tighened.

Strange piano

The black keys of a piano are arranged in groups of three and two.

Error in name

The painter of this Madonna is MEMLING, not MEMLINE

Missing letter

Wrong: Corregio - Correct: Correggio

Wrong painting name

Wrong: CONCEPTION - Correct: ASCENSION