Singapore Variety Stamp : Year 1971

Do you notice what is the design error for this stamp?

Date of Issue: 14 January 1971,  Description: 15c Commonwealth Member Countries

The design idea is to name all the commonwealth countries is circular arrangement in first alphabetical (See Figure 1) but you will find the country “THE GAMBIA” not in order because initially the designer omit “THE” in design after pointed out by one of the newspaper reader in 1970(See Figure 4).

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Figure 3 (11 October 1971, Page 4, The Straits Times)

Figure 4

Figure 5 (14 October 1971, Page 23, The Straits Times)

Singapore Variety Stamp : Year 1963

 

Date of Issue: 3 June 1963,  Description: 10c National Day

Error a: Black color shift down

Date of Issue: 8 August 1963,  Description: 5c South East Asia Cultural Festival

Error a: Yellow color shift

Error b: Broken “3”  constant flaw at P1 1A R8/10

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Related Info : 1963 (Aug.) South East Asia Cultural Festival 5c., an imperforate proof affixed to Harrison and Sons presentation card

Singapore Variety Stamp : Year 1967

 

Date of Issue: 7 Oct 1967 , Descriotion: 2nd Atro-Asian Housing Congress

 

Error a: 10c 1967 Singapore 2nd Afro-Asian Housing Congress Stamp with overprint missing.

Other related information:   Singapore Government Statement (Year 1967)