HMS Glasgow error
| HMS Glasgow error | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date of production | 1964 |
| Commemorates | Battle of the Falkland Islands |
| Depicts | HMS Glasgow |
| Nature of rarity | Design error |
| No. in existence | 17[1] |
| Face value | 6d |
| Estimated value | CHF 29,000[1] |
The HMS Glasgow error is a 6d postage stamp error produced by the Falkland Islands in 1964. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands.
The error featured the incorrect ship, HMS Glasgow, instead of HMS Kent, which should have been used. Apparently one sheet was sent to a stamp dealer in the United States who did not notice the mistake.[2] It is believed that only the one sheet of 60 stamps was produced; only 17 stamps have been recorded.[1]
A single stamp from the collection of Sir Gawaine Baillie was sold in 2004 for £24,000, and another example was sold in May 2005 for CHF 29,000.[1] More recently, a marginal example sold in December 2006 for £30,555.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sale 5: British Commonwealth, Europe and Overseas". Harmers Auctions. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II rarities". Stamp Magazine. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Falklands and Egypt on Fire". News. Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
Further reading
[edit]- Monaghan, Fr. Augustine (1991). "The Falkland Islands' Misplaced H.M.S. Glasgow". Philatelic Foundation Quarterly. 9 (3).
- Osborne, H. A. (2010). "6d HMS Glasgow Error". Stamp Lover. 102 (3): 80. ISSN 0038-9277.
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