Errors on postage stamps are not uncommon, and are rarely
valuable.
On these 1973 stamps which show the bearded presence of
noted cricketer W.G. Grace, the ink has smeared and produced lighter brown
lines across the face of the stamps.
On these stamps below, which celebrate the centenary of the Trades Union
Congress, the printing plate has been inexpertly retouched so that the man
shown in the left-hand stamp on the letter “C” appears to have a scar on his
forehead.
The 1966 3d Christmas stamp was drawn by Tasveer Shemza, the
six year old daughter of Pakistani artist and writer Anwar Shemza (1928-1985).
A well-known fault that appeared on one stamp of every full sheet of eighty, was a missing letter T from her name, as in the left-hand example.
Another type of fault is a colour slip, and this can be
seen in the stamp on the left where the owl appears to be wearing a chef’s hat.
These stamps are interesting, but sadly of little value.
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