The stamp shown here is the top right hand stamp of a block of four issued by the USA in 1973 to commemorate the American Revolution Bicentennial. The fault on this particular stamp, and one must look very carefully to see it, is a design fault in that the rope from the foremast to the right hand end of the top spar actually passes behind the moon.
Lewis and Clark are shown landing on the banks of the Mississippi in October1804, just before going into winter quarters. Behind them one can see their guide, the Shoshone Indian girl Sacagawea and her French-Canadian husband. The error here is that Sacagwea and her husband did not join them until the following month.
(With acknowledgements to “Errors in Postage Stamp Design” by Irvine and Seshold)
(With acknowledgements to “Errors in Postage Stamp Design” by Irvine and Seshold)
There is a fault on this stamp of historical fact. It was issued by the USA in 1954 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Lewis and Clark were both Freemasons).
Stamp issued by Bulgaria on 22nd December 2003 to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Resurgence of Freemasonry in that country.
Miniature sheet from Uruguay containing the stamp issued to mark the Founding of Freemasonry in Uruguay in 1856.
Did you know that following the privatisation of the New Zealand Post Office in 1989, many private operators sprang up and issued their own stamps and frankings. In some cases the N.Z. P.O. deliver these private mailings along with ordinary deliveries. The example shown here was issued under the auspices of the Grand |Lodge of New Zealand Public Relations Committee and sold
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