Thursday, June 7th, 2007...10:29 pm
Freaks, Oddities and Errors
In the stamp collecting (philatelic) world, freaks, oddities and errors are desirable. Production mistakes on USPS stamps, such as color shifts and misaligned perforations are rare. Stamp errors, such as the famed inverted “Jenny” airplane airmail stamp, are even rarer.
ForeverStamps.com has obtained a unique sheet of Forever Stamp freak color shifts. With a 5 billion print run, it remains to be seen how many freaks and errors escaped the scrutinizing eye of the USPS quality control.
Here are a few interesting links on stamp errors.
Postal Musuem: The Rarities Vault
Postage Stamp Errors from Answers.com
06/23/07 Update: This freak color shift Forever Stamp was spotted on eBay.
08/6/07 Update: This perforation error purportedly sold on eBay for $200.
2 Comments
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:38 am
I bought 40 Forever stamps in 2 sets of 20 and the two sets have a different color of the ‘Forever’ as indicated in the example.
July 25th, 2007 at 1:27 am
There are four versions of the Forever Stamp and each feature slightly different colors, size of the Liberty Bell, and font size on the “forever” microprint. From left to right: (1) convertible booklet with large microprint and 16 mm Liberty Bell; (2) convertible booklet with small microprint and 16 mm Liberty Bell; (3) convertible booklet with medium microprint and 15 mm Liberty Bell; (4) ATM booklet.
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