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ERRORS ON STAMPS – misprint

ERRORS ON STAMPS – misprint

Sometimes something wrong is printed on a stamp by mistake. A good example is today’s stamp from Lübeck, which was issued in 1859. On the 2 Schilling stamp, in the center to the left is written: “Zwei ein halb”, which means 2½ in German. The stamp is...
ERRORS ON STAMPS-inverted center

ERRORS ON STAMPS-inverted center

Inverted center pieces on stamps became a concept when two-color stamps began to be printed. The printing technique was then more primitive and took place in two separate processes. First one color was printed and then the next. This created the possibility that the...