HMS Glasgow error
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 design 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 and only 17 stamps have been recorded.[1]
A single stamp from the Sir Gawaine Baillie collection was sold in 2004 for £24,000, and another example was sold in May 2005 for CHF29,000.[1] More recently a marginal example sold in December 2006 for £30,555.[3]
See also
- List of notable postage stamps
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands
References
- "Sale 5: British Commonwealth, Europe and Overseas". Harmers Auctions. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- "Queen Elizabeth II rarities". Stamp Magazine. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- "Falklands and Egypt on Fire". News. Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions. 2006-12-08. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
Further reading
- 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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