Design errors - PARAGUAY




Windows in the gas reservoir of a zeppelin ? I do hope they have told the passengers to wear their gasmasks, and not to smoke !
 



The runner holds the torch at eye level, and will certainly be burned by smoke and flame
 



The runner starts perpendicular to the running tracks, and one of the starting blocks is missing
 



Kennedy's image was printed mirrored on the edge, the stamp is correct
 


1896

Wrong: 1 CENAVOS - Correct: 1 CENTAVO
 


1907

Omitted 5 in the overprint.
 


1933

Missing colour : the crosses in sail, flag and corner were omitted.
 


1949

Airplane without tailpiece
 


1961

As the player is expecting the ball from the right, the position of his arm is completely incoherent.
 


1965

Missing hyphen between Baden and Powell.
 


1965

Coat of arms of Pope John XXIII instead of Paul VI. Correct on another stamp of this series.
 


1968

Wrong: Jean CHAUDE Killy - Correct: Jean CLAUDE KILLY
 


1970

The portrait of Kennedy is mirrored on one of those stamps
 


1970

Wrong: LOWELL - Correct: LOVELL
 


1972

The winner of a golden medal, pictured on this stamp, was a Norwegian from Oslo. He has no direct link with … STOCKHOLM !
 


1972

Wrong date : this train was built in 1825, bot in 1925.
 


1972

Wrong : BLENKINSOPS - Correct : BLENKINSOP.
 


1972

No border around the launching area
 


1973

Wrong firstname of this player: DIETMAAR, not HIER
 


1976

Cranach never painted Adam and Eve together, as shown on this stamp of Panama, but painted them separately as can be seen on stamps issued by Dahomey.
 


1976

The Swedish ship VASA only sailed for a few minutes before it capsized and sunk. Thus never was her cannons fired.
 


1976

Wrong flag (correct on the american stamps)
 


1977

Missing question mark after QUO VADIS ?
 


1978

Wrong : Tyrell - Correct : Tyrrell.
 


1979

Wrong : EUGENNE - Correct : EUGENE.
 


1979

Discus thrower without shirt
 


1980

Wrong : Juan Sebastian Bach (1714-1788) - Correct : Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
 


1980

Wrong : Adolf Wagner (1835-1917) - Correct : Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
 


1980

Wrong : Gioacino - Correct : Gioacchino
 


1980

Wrong : Frederico - Correct : Frédéric
 


1980

Deperdussin is spelled with 2 'p'.
 


1984

Instead of the Swedish Christine Stückelberger, it is the German Gabriele Grillo, who won gold in another competition at the same games who was pictured on the stamp.
 


1985

James Cook died in 1779, not in 1889
 


1985

According to this stamp, Marco Polo was born in 75 BC instead of 1254 AD
 


1986

The Statue of Liberty is almost submerged by water, a result of climat warming ?
 


1986

This ship is sailing way too fast close to shore, it even sank the Statue of Liberty
 


1987

At the Olympic games, the winners only recieve medals, no other presents.