HMS Glasgow error
Falkland Islands postage stamp with design error
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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.
| 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 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] In December 2006, a marginal example sold for £30,555.[3]
