Design errors - AFGHANISTAN




Incorrect abbreviation of Anniversaire. Should have been AN. or ANNIV.
 



AFGHANNES or AFGHANES ? Only one of them can be correct !
 


1938

Wrong : Afghanestan - Correct : Afghanistan
 


1939

Wrong : Postes aérienne - Correct : Postes aériennes.
 


1940

Wrong : Postes Afghanistan - Correct : Postes Afghanes.
 


1948

Wrong : Afghanes Postes - Correct : Postes Afghanes.
 


1952

Small letter i in Afghanistan, all the other letters are capitals !
 


1953

MADECINE and ANNIVERAIRE instead of MEDECINE and ANNIVERSAIRE. Furthermore the 21st anniversary in 1952 was followed by the 23rd anniversary in 1953 !
 


1956

Wrong abbreviation of Anniversaire - Wrong : ANVERS. - Correct : ANNIV.
 


1956

AF GHANISTAN in two words
 


1957

Wong : AFGHANNES - Correct : AFGHANES.
 


1958

The correct translation of Atoms for peace should have been Atômes pour la Paix instead of Atôme.
 


1958

Postes Afchanes instead of Afghanes.
 


1960

Wrong : L occasion, anneé, refugié - Correct : L'occasion, année, réfugié.
 


1961

Perhaps no a good idea to illustrate UNICEF stamps with fighting children.
 


1962

Not authorised use of the Olympic name and symbol for the Asian Games.
 


1962

Wrong : Journée DE Professeur - Correct : Journée DU Professeur . And the technique of the jumper needs really to be improved.
 


1962

Asian Olympic Games ? A not allowed use of the Olympic symbols.
 


1962

Olympic rings for Asian Games ?
 


1963

Wrong : Journée d'agriculture - Correct : Journée de l'Agriculture
 


1963

Wrong : Journée de Professeur - Correct : Journée du professeur
 


1963

Only one ski.
 


1963

Wrong : Jeux asiatiques gagnant - Correct : Gagnants des Jeux Asiatiques.
 


1963

Wrong : Journée DE professeur - Correct : Journée DU professeur.
 


1964

The value in local script shows 3,25 AFS instead of 3,75 AFS.
 


1964

33th anniversary instead of 46th. The error was detected and the wrong figure hidden by a golden strip.
 


1965

Miniature of the Buddha of Bamian. A similar stamp issued in 1951 featuring the real statue was withdrawn due to compaints of the Moslim majority in the region.
 


1967

Wrong : CROISSAN - Correct : CROISSANT.
 


1968

Wrong : Méres - Correct : Mères
 


1968

The featured horsegames are not related to the Olympic Games
 


1969

Geant footstep on the moon.
 


1970

Stamp issued in 1970 to commemorate the centenary of the first stamp. This first stamp however was issued in 1871.
 


1979

POSSTES instead of POSTES
 


1980

Strange sports to illustrate stamps announcing the Olympic Games.
 


1982

Wrong : FLEURE - Correct : FLEUR.
 


1982

Wrong : RUBARBRE - Correct : RHUBARBE.
 


1984

Snowflake with eight branches instead of six.
 


1984

Wrong : Journée de cultivateur - Correct : Journée du cultivateur
 


1984

Wrong: LUIS - correct: LOUIS
 


1984

The correct name of this car is Benz VIKTORIA, not VICTORIS
 


1986

In a series about reptiles is no place for a those insects