TWIN STAMPS

Almost identical stamps ... with a little correction !



RUSSIA    1958


Stamp issued to celebrate the friendship among the countries that belonged to the communist influence area. The Czechoslovakian flag was not pictured correctly (inverted white and red colours somewhere in the middle of the stamp). A corrected one was issued.


AUSTRIA    1934


After this stamp has been issued, it was discovered that the poor man had inverted ears. Fortunately for him, the stamp has been corrected.


NEW ZEALAND    1985


Cristmas, without H, soon corrected in Christmas


BELGIUM    1962


The name of the first Belgian queen was Louise-Marie, not Marie-Louise. A stamp with the wrong initials ML was withdrawn and replaced by a stamp with the correct L first letter.


GERMANY    1902


Some of those Germania-stamps show DFUTSCHES REICH instead of DEUTSCHES REICH.


PITCAIRN ISLANDS    1957


Instead of the local school, the teacher's house was pictured on this stamp. So they issued a new one, with a corrected mention.


SAINT LUCIA    1936


Instead of COLUMBUS square, stamps were issued with COLOMBUS square. The error was corrected when new stamps of this series were issued.


JAMAICA    1921


The wrongly positioned narrow and wide white stripes on the Union Jack were corrected when this stamp was reissued.


FIJI    1938


An unmanned boat with sail in the wind seemed a little bit too dangerous. So the stamp was redesigned, this time with a sailor in the boat


GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC    1952


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.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1986


Missing black colour on one of the booklets, with as consequence a missing postmark on one of the stamps


BELGIUM    1915


5 FRANKEN is grammatically wrong, and was corrected to 5 FRANK


BULGARIA    1985


Woman in synchron- swimming competition : upside down and ... corrected.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   


Pane of 20 stamps to pay tribute to famous personalities and events of the Old West. But instead of picturing the African-American cowboy Bill PICKETT, the stamp showed his brother. The mistake was corrected and a new sheet was issued.


SEYCHELLES    1980


The Agalega islands were wrongly added to the Sechelles. This was corrected, together with a better position of the Aldabra-islands.


FIJI    1938


A first stamp showed a map of the islands with the very important 180° longitude line unlabelled. This was corrected two years later.


GUERNSEY    1969


A longitude of 40°30 North would have positioned the Guernsey island near Madrid. A corrected stamp was issued with the correct position 49°30N.


AUSTRALIAN ANTARTIC TERRITORIES    1980


By mistake, the S.Y. THE MORNING was pictured on this stamp instead of the S.Y. NIMROD. A new stamp was issued, with the same name, but this time with the correct ship.


BELGIUM    1915


The incorrect inscription 1,10 FRANKEN was soon corrected to 1,10 FRANK on those railwaystamp.


FRANCE    1937


Stamp issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of DESCARTES' book : DISCOURS SUR LA METHODE. Unfortunately the stamp mentioned DISCOURS DE LA METHODE. The wrong stamp was soon withdrawn, and replaced by a correct one.


INDIA    1911


The incorrect plural ANNAS was corrected to ANNA, when the stamp was reissued.


GREECE    1937


The incorrect mention TYPI…. was corrected into TIPY…..


EGYPT    1953


DEFENCE was corrected afterwards in DEFENSE


DENMARK   


Some of those private stamps mention BYBOST instead of BYPOST


NORTH BORNEO   


JESSLETON was corrected afterwards into JESSELTON


MALAWI    1965


When Nyasaland became Malawi, lake Nyasa of course became lake Malawi. This was first forgotten, afterwards a corrected stamp was issued.


BANGLADESH    1983


Visit of Queen Elisabeth to Bangladesh. In 1933 Bangladesh did not yet exist, and Queen Elisabeth was still a child. The wrong date Nov. 33 was soon corrected into Nov. 83


NAURU    1968


Commemoration of the independence of the country. The wrong date 1968 was of course soon corrected into 1960.


MACAO    1998


Stamps issued to commemorate the discovery of the maritime path to India by Vasco da Gama, which took place in 1498, not 1598. The wrong date 1598 was soon corrected into 1498 !


PAKISTAN   


As the value in arabic scripture appeared to be inverted, a corrected stamp was issued.


PAKISTAN    1948


An inverted Islam-moon was immediately corrected.


GUYANA    1971


Do the flowers of the marabunta-tree grow up or down ? They grow up, so a new corrected stamp was issued.


PAPUA NEW GUINEA   


The local currency TOEA is never written with a capital letter. A wrong stamp was corrected and reissued.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1962


When one sheet was discoverd with an inverted yellow colour, the US post office decided to print the same number of wrong stamps to avoid speculation.


CANADA    1946


EXPRÊS was corrected in EXPRÈS.


CANADA    1995


Wrong : AUNE - Correct : FAUNE


COCHIN    1918


A caracter was misspelt in the translation of REVENU, giving it a complete different sense. The stamp was corrrected.


CUBA    1900


Wrong inscription INMEDIATA instead of IMMEDIATA, was corrected two years later.


COOK ISLANDS    1967


A WALTER LILY of course, does not exist. Why not simply WATER LILY ?


CYPRUS    1993


Wrong : Mufflon - Correct : Moufflon. A corrected stamp was issued soon after the error was discovered


UNITED KINGDOM    1989


When this series was presented to the press, it appeared that one stamp mentioned 'Hundreth' instead of 'Centenary. There was however sufficent time for reprinting with the correct words : Centenary conference.


GREECE    1928


After Sir, the first name of a person is always used. A stamps mentioning Sir Codrington was corrected in Sir Edward Codrington.


HUNGARY    1989


In a series with serpents, the names of 2 serpents were interchanged. He error was corrected, but some stamps … escaped.


HUNGARY    1989


In a series with serpents, the names of 2 serpents were interchanged. The error was corrected, but some stamps … escaped.


ITALY    1961


Pink stamp issued to commemorate the visit of the Italian president to Peru. A wrong map was issued by the designer. To avoid diplomatic incidents, a new grey stamp with corrected map was issued. Some stamps, however, were already in circulation. This stamp, unfortunately for me, is a forgery.


MALAWI    1973


This butterfly was wrongly named EUPHAEDRA ZADDACHI. The decision was taken to issue a new stamp with the correct name AMAURIS ANSORGEI.


MALAYA    1960


The design of this stamp was slightly adapted, as in the first design, nobody was streering the boat.


MALAYSIA    1965


As the colours of the BURONG Siul bird were unreal, a new stamp with the correct colours was issued.


MONTSERRAT    1987


Wrong : Edhingburgh - Correct : Edinburgh


NEWFOUNDLAND    1928


Cape Bauld was wrongly located on the Nord of Cape Norman, instead of South of it. The error was corrected but another error 'Straits of Belle Isle' instead of 'Strait of Belle Isle' was forgotten.


NEW ZEALAND    1988


Missing decoration on the ceremony dress of the Queen. The error was corrected.


ROMANIA    1934


POSTA was forgotten on the original stamp, thus it was not obvious that this was a postal stamp. A corrected stamps was issued some years later.


ROMANIA    1956


1951 was wrongly given as the beginning date for the collective farming. This was corrected to 1949 on a new stamp.


ROMANIA   


1 BANI, speedly corrected to 1 BAN


RUSSIA    1956


In 1956 Mahmud Bagir Ogly Aivazov claimed to be 148 years old. An error in his first name (MYXAMED=Muhamed) was corrected in MAXMYD.


RUSSIA    1971


Russia commemorated the american William Foster on a stamp (1881-1961) but unfortunately gave 1964 as the date of his death. The stamp was withdrawn and a corrected version was issued a few weeks later.


SAINT VINCENT   


A superb error : Chris EVERT playing tennis, without ... and with ball.


VATICAN    1940


One of those two stamps has tot be a mirror representation of a portrait of Pope Pius XII


SWITZERLAND    1999


As the Swiss post office does not accept handmade parcels with a string, the same stamp was issued again , this time with a parcel without string.


SWITZERLAND    1904-08


The string of this bow was frist pictured on the wrong side of the stock. The error was corrected.


CAMEROON    1979


The yellow star on the Cameroun flag was put on a wrong place. A corrected stamp was issued.


KENYA    1971


Wrong : JANTHINA GLOBOSA. Correct : JANTHINA JANTHINA. A new corrected stamp was issued.


KENYA    1971


Wrong : NAUTILUS POMPILEUS. Correct : NAUTILUS POMPILIUS. A corrected stamp was issued


TURKMENISTAN    1992


As can be seen on the flag, a first stamp featuring President S. Niazov was inverted. A corrected stamp was immediately issued.


TURKEY    1929


Depending on the time period this stamp was issued, it can be found with or without umlaut in CÜMHURIYETI


POLAND    1938


To commemorate the Polish independence, a stamp was issued with crossed swords, symbols of the Teutonic Knights, trampled by the featured people. After a reaction from Germany, the stamp was reissued, without the swords.


PAKISTAN    1961


Error in the country name in the local scripture. A corrected stamp was issued.


DOMINICA    1963


The eyes of this local woman seemed a little bit too glazy, so the designer was asked to improve his work before a second issue.


CHILE    1978


The Chilean flag was forgotten on this stamp. This was corrected bu the issue of a new stamp with another value.


BARBADOS    1965


Wrong : HIPPOCANPUS - Correct : HIPPOCAMPUS


GHANA    1959


The stamps with a local religious symbol was re-issued with the explanation in native language


GHANA    1959


The stamps with a local religious symbol was re-issued with the explanation in native language


AUSTRIA    2006


Schumacker : as the years he became worldmaster were wrong, a new stamp was issued.


SWITZERLAND    1999


As the Swiss post office does not accept handmade parcels with a string, the same stamp was issued again , this time with a parcel without string.


IRAN    2008


Inverted center - a corrected stamp was issued.


NIGERIA    1973


The street signs were first designed at the wrong side of te road, the stamp was corrected.


CZECHOSLOVAKIA    1966


Wrong : Europaens - Correct : Europaeus.


GUINEA    2006


The president did not like the way he was pictured on the stamp, and ordered the issue of a corrected stamp.


BULGARIA    1885


Gender error : the local currency should be STOTINKA, not STOTINK. Was corrected


TOGO    1989


DEC 89 seemed not precise enough, so the stamp was re-issued with the correct date of the meeting : 15 DEC 89.


MARSHALL    1991


Wrong : PEAL HARBOR - Correct : PEARL HARBOR. The error was corrected.


FRANCE    1953


General Leclerc had declared that he would not enter Strasbourg again, without the French flag at the top of the cathedral. This was forgotten and afterwards corrected.


COOK ISLANDS    1978


By using an existing stamp in a bloc, a wrong value was given to the stamp.


ISLE OF MAN    1979


Wrong inscription : Rex Manniae et Insularem. Corrected on a later stamp : Insularum.


NEW HEBRIDES    1965


Stamps are issued in French and English. When a stamp is issued in French, the English mention EIIR stays before the French mention RF. Sometimes forgotten and corrected.


NEW HEBRIDES    1965


Stamps are issued in French and English. When a stamp is issued in French, the English mention EIIR stays before the French mention RF. Sometimes forgotten and corrected.


NEW HEBRIDES    1965


Stamps are issued in French and English. When a stamp is issued in French, the English mention EIIR stays before the French mention RF. Sometimes forgotten and corrected.


NEW HEBRIDES    1965


Stamps are issued in French and English. When a stamp is issued in French, the English mention EIIR stays before the French mention RF. Sometimes forgotten and corrected.


MALI    1978


Wrong : REPUPLIQUE - Corrected in REPUBLIQUE.


TURKEY    1977


The number on the registration plate was an impossible combination of figures. It was removed when the stamp was issued.


TURKEY   


Depending on the time period this stamp was issued, it can be found with or without umlaut in CÜMHURIYETI .


YUGOSLAVIA    1989


The inscription PTT was forgotten in the center stamp from the last row of the sheet.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1908


According to the U.P.U. rules, the value of the stamp had to be written as 2, not TWO. This was corrected, together with the removing of what could be described as an heavy beard.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1993


As this was not a proferssional way to attach a boat, a new stamp was issued, but this time the boat was attached with a good fisherman's knot


NIGERIA    1970


As the black colour was a little bit too dominant, a new corrected stamp was issued with a little less black color.


SWEDEN    1887


As a Danish printer was asked to produce a series of stamps for the Swedish Stockhoms Lokalpost, the mistake that ocured could have been expected : the value was printed in ØRE (Danish) instead of ÖRE (Swedish). The error was corrected.


HONDURAS    1946


Calling the American President F.D.R. was not appreciated by everyone, so the stamp was issued again with his complete name.


FIJI    1938


Without explanations, the blue color of the cane sugar plants was changed into a more appropriate green.


AZERBAIDJAN    1993


Wrong : Map with HAXCIVAN. Was later corrected in NAXCIVAN.


PAKISTAN    2007


To commemorate an internation meeting, Pakistan used a stamp issued the year before by Iran. But they forgot to add their own country name and to remowe some side information. The stamp was withdrawn.


BANGLADESH    2007


Nobel peace price winner with wrong medal : chmistry instead of peace. The stamp was withdrawn and corrected.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1993


Is it because some people did not know anymore who Elvis was, that a new stamp with the complete name Elvis Presley was issued some months later ?


CHILE    1987


The Pope did not look happy enough on a first stamp, so it was issued again, with an 'upgrade' around the head of Mary's statue.


ARGENTINA    1952


Missing name of Evita Peron was added in an new issue.


ARGENTINA    1988


City name was first written without EL - a corrected stamp was issued


GERMANY    2006


Error on the map of this booklet : BRAUNBACH instead of BRAUBACH. A corrected booklet was issued.


KAZAKHSTAN    2006


A first stamp showed (see right side) Istanbul instead of Ankara as the location for this international meeting. The error was corrected by an overprint.


TUNISIA    2004


Foute datum 2003 werd verbeterd in 2002 op een nieuwe zegel.


CAMBODIA    1988


Dances were mixed up between two stamps : Dance KANTERE and Dance des POANS. A corrected stamp was issued.


CAMBODIA    1988


Dances were mixed up between two stamps : Dance KANTERE and Dance des POANS. A corrected stamp was issued.


NEW ZEALAND    1898


Wrong : WAKITIPU - Correct : WAKATIPU. A corrected stamp was issued.


BELGIUM    1998


In a booklet with five pairs of two stamps, those two stamps should have been identical, ... except for an additional dot !


BOLIVIA    1975


Red circle in the sun of the flag of the Republic of China, insterad of blue. The error was soon corrected.


MALAYSIA    2019


The translation in Tamil was added on a new stamp


UNITED NATIONS    1964


On one of the stamps, the flag that must flying at the sterm of a ship in open water, was forgotten.


GRENADA    1988


Pete Rose and other famous baseball players were depicted on this sheet. On request of the major league baseball, which had banned Rose from the sport for betting on baseball games, a new sheet was issued without this player.


NORTH KOREA    1988


The cross-country female skier Marjo Matikainen from Finland has been mixed up with the alpine male skier Pirmin Zurbriggen from Switzerland. A corrected stamp was issued.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    1992


Errors in map : Ottawa located in the USA, Washington at the seaside. Corrected a year later.


BARBADOS    2000


A new stamp was issued to correct an inverted view of the harbor


IRELAND    2014


As the soldier featured in front was not the correct one, the stamp was withdrawn and issued again without soldier.


TONGA    2012


BUTTERFY corrected in BUTTERFLY (almost a complete sheet)


GRENADA    1975


Wrong: SALINE - correct: SALINES


NAMIBIA    1984


Wrong: XVIII - Correct: XXVIII - The stamp was corrected


TURKS AND CAICOS    2012


Wrong: RUOGH - Correct: ROUGH


PANAMA    1942


Wrong: ACCARERO - Correct: ACCAREO


MACEDONIA    2012


Missing letter E in country name. The corrected stamp was issued.


MACEDONIA    2012


Missing letter E in country name. A corrected stamp was issued.


IRAQ    1960


Stamp issued in 1960 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of native poet Ma'ruf al Rusafi. First issued with a wrong date (1959), was corrected afterwards.


MOLDOVA    2021


Issued without country name, was soon corrected