“ Glasgow error ” ( HMS Glasgow error ) is the philatelic name of the 1964 Falkland Islands postage stamp ( Sc # 151a; SG # 216a) , released in a commemorative series in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Falkland Islands battle and containing a plot (design) error [2] .
| Glasgow Mistake | |
|---|---|
| English HMS Glasgow error | |
 Glasgow Mistake - Falkland Brand Depicting HMS Glasgow , 1964 ( Sc # 151a) | |
| Type of | commemorative |
| Country of issue |  Falkland Islands [1] |
| Date of issue | December 8, 1964 |
| Face value | 6 pence |
| Pronging | 13 |
| Reason for rarity | design error |
| Circulation (copies) | 60 |
| Preserved (copy) | supposedly 17 |
| Rating ( Gibbons ) | £ 38,000 (2007) |
Description
The design error is that on the stamp with a face value of 6 pence, instead of the picture of the cruiser “ Kent ”, the cruiser “ Glasgow ” [3] is depicted, which is also imprinted on another brand of this series with a face value of 2½ pence. Probably, one sheet [2] of such stamps (60 pieces) was printed, while only 17 copies of this stamp are known.
Philatelic value
The only stamped sheet with an error, apparently, was sent to a philatelic dealer in the USA , who did not notice the error and distributed the stamps as usual [2] .
One of the stamps from the collection of Sir (1934-2003) was sold in 2004 for 000; another copy was sold in May 2005 for 29,000 Swiss francs . In December 2006, another brand went for 30 555 pounds [4] .
See also
- Falkland Islands Post and Stamp History
- Stamp errors on stamps
- HMS Glasgow (1909)
- HMS Kent (1901)
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located in the Falkland Islands archipelago, which is actually the British overseas territory of the ( Eng. Falkland Islands ), the ownership of the archipelago is disputed by Argentina , where the name Spanish is commonly used . Islas Malvinas ( Malvinas Islands ) and which considers the archipelago as part of its provinces of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the islands of the South Atlantic .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Queen Elizabeth II rarities (link not available) . World's Rarest Stamps . Stamp Magazine - en. Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived October 4, 2006.
- ↑ FLK432: 6d Battle of the Falkland Islands Anniversary . Falkland Islands . Pierron's Online Catalog; Tom Pierron. Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived July 5, 2012.
- ↑ Falklands and Egypt on Fire (inaccessible link) . News . Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions Ltd (Dec. 2006). Date of treatment November 27, 2010. Archived on February 6, 2007.