Wrong person

This is not TIVADAR Puskás, but his brother FERENC Puskás.

Out of proportion

In curling, the disk has a diameter of 30cm, the same size as the white centre stip in the red circle.

Wrong person

Stamp commemorating the birth of Betsy ROSS as the designer of the first Stars and Stripes flag. Historians however agree that she played no part in its design, the claim was made by her grandson long after her death.

Inverted painting

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

Why planes ?

There were no planes in the sky during the parade organized to celebrate the liberation of Paris.

Curved road

Stamp issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1.500 miles highway linking British Columbia to Alaska. Comparing to the original photo, the straight road has been curved.

Changed design

The design of this stamp was based on a painting by Benjamin West. However 3 people were removed and one added.

Against the rules

Jim LAMB, the designer of this stamp, used a picture of himself, taken by his wife, to design this stamp. This is in violation of the US law stating that no portrait or likeness of any living person is allowed on stamps.

Wrong clock.

Clock on the Parliament tower of Ottawa : IV on the stamp is in fact IIII, VIII only shows VII, and on the real clock the numbers point to the centre.

Wrong mountain

This stamp do not show the Castillo mountains, but the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomits in Italy

Changed design

On the original photograph the banner did not wear the word DEUTSCHLAND, which in any way has an incorrect short S instead of an long one in the middle of the word.

Mirror image

Mirror image on the stamp, comparing to the original photo.

Fotofinish

Commemoration of KOLEMAINEN winning the 5.000m race at the Olympic games in Stockholm. His victory was not so easy as shown on the stamp : the Frenchman J. BOUVIN seemed to be in the lead, and lost only in the last meters.

Wrong representation

The Pont du GARD has 4 little arches between two pillars, not 3 as designed on the stamp.

One too much

According to the photograph, this aerotrain has seven and not eight propeller blades.

Wrong blood circulation

Incorrect presentation of the human blood circulation : there should be one down and one return path, both splitting somewhere in the middle of the body.

Inverted image.

Inverted image of the townhouse of Thorn.

Mirror portrait.

The design of this stamp was based on an existing protrait of Immanuel Kant, but has wrongly been mirrored.

Missing pillar !

The Parthenon-temple in Athens has 8 pilars on its font side, not seven !

Wrong inventor.

This is not Rudolf DIESEL, but James WATT, pictured with his steam engine.

Wrong inventor.

This is not James WATT, but Rudolf DIESEL pictured with his engine.

Wrong hand

The statue on the top of the post building in Dublin holds the javelin in the right hand.

Wrong title.

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

Wrong clock.

The clock on the Pallazo Vecchio is featured with two hands on this stamp. The real clock has only one hand.

Mirrored symbol.

Mirrored representation of the communist hammer en sickle symbol.

Wrong side.

As shown by the picture, the LZ-HINDENBURG touched the ground with his rear before being destroyed.

With style.

On the picture, the Crown Prince Olav is jumping with his hat. His style on the stamp looks much better than on the picture !

Inverted towers

The towers of this catheral are shown inverted

Wrong side

Tower at the wrong side of the church.

Wrong and inverted.

This is not the first landing on the moon on July 21st 1969, but an inverted picture of James Irving, taken during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971

Wrong representation

The plane of A. Dumont did not have a tail wheel.

Too long

Medal of the French Academy : the medal's ribbon us much too long.

Inverted logotype

The logotype on the plane tail is reversed.

Wrong immatriculation

The identification of the Junkers F13 that belonged to the Lutherian Mission Finschafen was VH-UTS. The VH-UTM was a GAL ST-12 Monospar that disappeared above Queensland on 16.2.1942

Adapted painting

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

Upside down

The Citroën sign on the front of the car is upside down.

Inverted

Inverted painting, compare with original

Wrong number

Daffodils have 6 floral leaves, not 5 as featured on this stamp.

Not easy and secure

The bearers use the same shoulder, which is less confortable and same than alternate the sholders.

Mirror image

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

Errors in coat of arms

The Red Lion, symbol of Scotland, had only one border instead of 2, the Irish harp has no strings, and the chain of the Unicorn is missing

Wrong flag

The big stars in the Australian flag have to be eight-pointed, not six or seven like featured on this stamp.

Wrong person

Instead of Ian DALTON, this stamp features W.C. WENTWORTH, co-founder of 'The Australian'.

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'

Wrong twist

The stamps shows too much twists in the wreath of the Australian coat-of-arms.

Wrong direction

The lid covering the pipe opens in the wrong direction

Modified

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

Dangerous position

There are no seats in a canoé, the occcupants are seated on the bottom.

Not professional

Cards are not ordered correctly (by colour, then in increasing or decreasing order).

Retouched picture

The cigarette was removed from the original picture.

Too close

This Zeppelin is much too close to the castle. And he cannot fly from left to right, as there is an hill at the left side of the castle.

Other territory

The islands right below do not belong to the Bahamas, but to the Turks and Caicos islands

Not the first

The first statue of Nelson was already erected in Montreal in 1808, not a the Barbados in 1818

One A too much

The Ford AA model is a van. This is a Ford A.

Wrong map

Jamaica was brought into the picture where San Domingo, a much bigger island ought to be.

Reversed protrait

Queen Victoria ordered to be only pictured from the left side. For the composition of this stamp, an existing portrait had to be reversed.

Wrong area

Okapis live in forest and high grass, never in open spaces.

Correction

The sigaret was removed on the stamp.

Missing ring

The pastoral ring is missing on a finger of the right hand.

Wrong tower

The tower shown on this stamp was nevere built.

Bad copy

The handle to switch the points was copied from the pictures, but there are no real points to see on the stamp.

Missing claws

In this position, the claws of this Gyrfalcon should have been visible.

Two errors

The Thalys has only one big front window, and in the logo, the name is placed on the left.

Wrong colour

The red cap with number 1 is reserved for the goalkeeper.

Missing letter

Wrong : JUBILEUM - Correct : JUBILAEUM. See picture.

Error in name

In 1870, the Robert E. Lee won a famed steamboat race against the Natchez, going from St. Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, NATCHEZ is written NATCHES on the stamp.

Wrong map

The map includes a territory between the rivers Orange and Molopo that belongs to the Republic of South Africa

Southern Cross

Wrong representation of the Southern Cross constellation

Southern Cross

Wrong representation of the Southern Cross constellation

Moved by hands

Gandhi always used a manual spinning wheel moved by hands, not by feed as showed here.

One too much

The leaves of a maple tree grow two by two. You will not find three leaves growing from the same point.

Wrong logo

Guides with the emblem of boy scouts. The girls emblem is a tree leaf clover.

Wrong ears

The elephant shown to illustrate the Ceylon Nature Conservation Week is not an Asian one, but an African elephant with large floppy ears.

Wrong place

This stamp commemoratiing the First Internationalwas intended to show St Martin's Hall, Long Acre, where the International Working People Union was founded in 1864. By mistake this stamp bears an illustration of the St Martins-in-theField's church ar Trafalgar square.

Error in name

Wrong : SERGHEI - Correct : SERGEI

Wrong side.

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

Different ranks

De pilots did not have the same rank, Barberan was captain, Collar was Lieutenant.

Wrong color

The Bukkfinch has a black beak, not white as on the stamp

Mixed constellations

The Lepus (Hare) and Lupus (Wolf) constellations were interchanged.

Wrong logo

Olympic logo of Innsbruck 1976 is not correct : the name of the city surrounds the logo.

Inverted

Inverted portrait, compare with picture.

One too much

This bird has only three toes on each foot.

Inverted

Inverted representation of this accordion

Missing stars

The two stars were ommitted in this fleur-de lys symbol.

Wrong ship

This battleship is not La Capricieuse, the stamp was made from a design of another ship, La Galathée.

Wrong colour

In the arms of Paris, the lilies do not have a white colour, but a gold colour.

One too much

On the stamp the clock of the famous bell-tower La gros-Horloge in Rouen has two pointers, in reality there is only one.

Against the rules

According to the French law, living humans should not appear on stamps. Apparently an exception was made for the French champion Jacques Anquetil.

Not the best illustration

This electrocardiogram graph is from a person with an heart disease, perhaps not the best way to promote sport. And the position of arms and legs of the middle runner is incoherent.

Missing parts

The aerials were omitted on the stamp.

Misquotation

Misquotation from the German Federal Republic Charter. Wrong : Die Staatsgewalt geht vom Volke aus - Correct : Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom Volke aus.

Missing ornaments

Tegel castle has pointed ornaments on top, omitted perhaps to leave room for the inscription ?

One hand

The clock on the Turku-Abo tower has only one hand.

One little detail

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

Wrong ship

This Hessund bridge is connectiong two islands. The boat featured on the stamp is the M/S Roine, whitch never operated at sea, only on lakes.

Not real

Bobsleigh is not organised in open field, but in a protected tunnel scarved in the snow.

Inverted

Inverted portrait of the sculptor Jean Baptiste CARPEAUX.

Inverted statue

At the left, the statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius at the Capitlole in Rome is shown inversed.

Wrong colors

Wrong colors on the shield og Tarragona : blue instead of red, and silver instead of gold.

Bad copy

The stamp shows a drawing from the astronomer J. Kepler. But soms signs or letters were changed or omitted.

Two différences

The owner's flag was not triangular but had a square shape. And a white line was painted all along the ship.

Many errors

Many errors even for a black and white representation : silver lion in first quarter, silver eagles on a red band in the third quarter, lion on a black field in the fourth quarter.

Wrong name

Wrong : Apatura ilia - Correct : Apatura iris.

Error in map

The cities Mahlanapeng and Mokhotlong have been transposed.

Little changes

Changes comparing to the original picture, as the sigaret was removed.

Language error

The designer tried to translate an old Dutch text to modern Dutch, but made a big mistake.

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

The view on the maximum card shows that the stamp represents an inverted view of the city St Tropez.

Upside down

Float of the fishing line is pictured upside down.

Strange ball

Wrong representation of a soccer ball.

No risks

On the original drawing, a black child is holding a white one. A French stamp from 1989 shows it correctly, but on the American one, no risk was taken, with two white chiildren.

Wrong pyramid

In line with the sphinx is not the Cheops pyramid, but the Chefren pyramid.

Little detail

At the air rally of 1914, this Farman owned by Renaux was equipped with skis to be able to land on water.

Wrong direction

Representation of a stamp of Sardaigne with the nscription BOLLO written from te botton to the top.

Small difference

The position of the white star is not correct.

Only two

Playing cards do not have three top rows.

Wrong building

This building is not the First Governor's Residence, but an old crank mill built in 1827 in the neighbourhood.

Missing brigde

Between the medallion and the rght border of the river, a portion of Wesminster Bridge should be visible.

Incorrect stars

Instead of the three eight-pointed stars with wavy arms, the stamp shows three six-pointed mullets with straight-sided arms.

Wrong design

The Boletus lurigus is not equipped with lamelles (flakes) but with small underneath pipes.

Wrong representation

The Xerocomus illudens is not equipped with lamelles (flakes) but with small underneath pipes.

Not the correct dove

The dove has sonce long been an international symbol symbol of peace, but this birds howeverf, are not doves, but Trumpeter pigeons.

Not professional

The designer of the stamp had better consulted a trained nurse : wrong side, and not close enough.

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.

Missing countries

Greenland and Iceland are missing on the map in the red heart.

Not historically correct

Centurion on horseback carrying an eagle standard. The standard is much too short, and was borne by a special standard-bearer who went on foot and wore a bearskin cap.

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.

Wrong city

This stamp does not show La Valetta, the capital of Malta, but Fort San Angelo in the town called Vittoriosa.

Inversion

Entrance of the Versailles castel inverted on the stamp.

Missing island

This stamp shows a bay called First Boca, but from this position another island should be visible.

Inversion

View of Munchen on the stamp is inverted.

Wrong colors

Wong colors of the rainbow.

Six too much

Snow crystal with twelve branches instead of six.

Two errors

Mississipe instead of Mississipi - Jean Baptise Point du Sable instead of Paul Dessable.

Double error

The abbreviation of Franc is Fand not f. ANd the red and yellow colours have been mixed up in the upper part of the stamp.

Inversion

The 'Little Navigator' has been reversed from the original statue in the New Bedford Museum, and is therefore, performing an impossible function, holding the octant in his left hand.

Crown

At the end of the second World War Poland became a Republic. From then the crown above the eagle was removed from the coat of arms.

Wrong fish

This is certainly not a Tarpon, amongst other characteristics, the Tarpon has a blunt head and only one dorsal fin.

Wrong side

In this old car, the driver was seated at the right, not at the left side.

Error in name

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

Wrong car

The car pictured on this stamp is not an 1934 M.G. MIDGET PA, but actually a 1934 PANHARD LEVASSOR.

Wrong direction

The foal is shown feeding from behind. The correct way to feed is shown on a British stamp and on a picture.

Additional row

The Unesco headquarters have one row additional of balconies comparing to the stamp.

Wrong number

During the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Games, Jean Claude Killy won his races wearing number 14, not 16.

Bad style

What a bad technique, certainly not a winners jump !

Wrong direction

The angel on the column at the Place the la Bastille in Paris is looking in the wrong direction.

Missing harness

No reins and no harness, so the woman is doing all the work.

Wrong transcription

In the text of the Delaration of the Rights, 'devoirs' was erroneously transcripted to 'pouvoirs'.

Wrong direction

The direction of thelaser beam is not perpendicular to the eye, and will damage it.

Wrong representation

Wrong representation of the pyramids site ogf Giza.

Wrong place

Those pilars are not located in front of the central building, but at the entrance of the Escorial Memorial.

Wrong landscape

The chuch of Domrémy is not located behind the house of Jeanne d'Arc, and has no needle-shaped tower.

Missing wings

The Caduceus has two little wings that have been omitted on this stamp.

Inversion

Compare the haircut on the stamp with that on the picture : it is obvious that on the stamp, the scientist A. Calmette was represented inverted.

Wrong landscape

The mountain and the church on the background do not exist in reality.

Wrong colour

As the colour of the olive branch in the coat of arms of Reims is green, it should have been represented in a dark colour in a black and with representation.

Wrong landscape

The designer did not made the effort of forgot to represent a big part of the city of Dinan in the Rance Valley.

Wrong landscape

Wrong landscape : the city of Millau-Aveyron is not located as close to the canyon of Tarn.

Error in flag

The star on the flag of this country is not white but gold or yellow.

Wrong colour

Wrong colour of the rocks on which the eagle is standing.

Wrong name

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

Wrong represention

Wrong represenatation of this Feinwerkbau 65 pistol.

Wrong map

The Hudson Bay has almost completely disappeared.

Too short

The distance between the polar star and the great Bear (Ursa Major) is much longer.

Wrong border

Wrong representation of the border between France and Italy.

Wrong repressentation

The AIDS virus is usually represented with tentackles, not withs needles.

Wrong hand

Statue of Liberty with the flame in the wrong hand.

Inversion

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

Wrong direction

As this ship is sailing, the smoke cannot leave the funnel as faetured on the stamp. See painting of this ship with a more correct representation.

Wrong direction

The skyline of the city of Berlin is not visible behind the Brandenburger Gate.

Too high

The Zeiss-building in Iena has only 14 floors, not 16.

Wrong position

Wrong position of the left big star.

Wrong tail

A deer does not have aan upwards pointing tail.

Inversion

Inverted portrait of President Truman.

Construction fault

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

Distorsion

Wrong representation of the Hudson Bay. Compare with the map.

Too small

The size of this tennisball is far too small comparing to the hand.

Wrong direction

An hibernating bat hangs with its claws turned backwards.

Wrong position

The position of the island Madagascar is not correct, comparing to Africa.

Promotion

On this stamp 'Stonewall' Jackson is raised to full general, though in fact even in the Confederation army his highest rank was Lieutnant General.

Forgotten crew

Saturnus rocket is leaving for the Moon without the space capsule.