Design errors - TOGO




These boxers would have been disqualified at the Olympic Games, because protecting vests are obligatory for amateur boxing events.
 



Missing hyphen between BADEN and POWELL. The correct name is BADEN-POWELL
 



The Earth is much too close to Mars, and without atmosphere, combustion engines cannot be used.
 



Without atmosphere, no combustion engines can be used.
 



The island of Madagascar is missing
 



There is no atmosphere neither oxygen around the moon, it is impossible that flames will leave the engine.
 


1960

Bobsleigh with four was not a competition at the Olympic Games of 1960.
 


1960

Wrong : Congrès du Sommet. Correct should have been : Congrès AU sommet or Conférence au Sommet.
 


1964

At the Games in Tokyo in 1964, tennis was not an Olympic competition.
 


1964

Wrong represenataion of the Togo's flag
 


1967

The name of the composer JOHANN S. BACH was misspelt JOHAN
 


1969

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


1970

Wrong : Générosté - Correct : Générosité.
 


1970

Why show the crew of Apollo 11 on a stamp dedicated to commemorate the safe return on earth of Apollo 13 ?
 


1971

Only two runners compete in speed competitions on ice.
 


1975

The red quare is not in the correct corner of this flag. Correct on the other stamp.
 


1976

As far as we know, motorcross is not yet an Olympic competition.
 


1976

Wireless phone on the stamp, and only 9 holes instead of 10 in the drawing left
 


1976

There was no kayak competition at the Olympic Games of Montreal.Kajak
 


1978

Fold-up bicycle for military use. But the handle bar has been placed in front of the saddle. This means that the saddle is linked to the front wheel, and the steering bar to the rear wheel.
 


1980

Jules Verne died in 1905, not in 1909. The 75th anniversary, however, was correctly celebrated in 1980.
 


1985

Wrong : Madonne - Correct : Madone.
 


1987

Stamp featuring Donald Duck's anniversary, mentioning six popular figures, although only four are shown on the stamp.
 


1988

Wrong : Bieuvenue - Correct : Bienvenue
 


1989

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


1996

Wrong representation of the American flag.
 


1996

To avoid that the ball bounces back into the field, the nets are not fixed directly to the supports
 


1997

Wrong : OFFICIEL - Correct : OFFICIER.
 


1997

Wrong : CHAUSSEUR - Correct : CHASSEUR.
 


1998

Wrong : Gistard - Correct : Giscard.
 


1999

Sheet composed by hundreds of little pictures, featuring the face of the american president Abraham Linclon. Somewhere near his left eye is hidden a photo of ... his murderer John Wilkes Booth.
 


2000

Wrong : Henry - Correct : Henri.