$5 Eureka pack printing error

vjw011 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 18:18:31 pm

I'm interested to know why the date error (3 December 1954 instead of 1854) on the insert of the $5 2004 Eureka PNC FDC is not more widely publicised or exploited by sellers. Does anyone expect this will make the product increase in value over time?

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 18:21:45 pm

What percentage of the covers was printed with the error?

Norm

stampchris · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 23:07:41 pm

fromdownunder wrote:

What percentage of the covers was printed with the error?

Norm

100% as far as I am aware, so not an printing error, rather an error by the designer.

GlenStephens · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 23:14:48 pm

We ask that post #1 of EVERY thread has an image please - 95% of members have no idea of what is being discussed -

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=284

Admin

stampchris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 00:08:04 am

Sorry Glen,
Don't have a picture.

GlenStephens · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 00:10:05 am

stampchris wrote:

Sorry Glen,

Don't have a picture.

Well as you didn't start the thread, who cares.

stampchris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 00:21:20 am

I believe the question is answered but agree an image would be nice.

vjw011 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2012 16:50:05 pm

Will upload one as soon as I can.

hutch · **Posted:** Fri Aug 24, 2012 21:15:28 pm

Hi, had no idea there was an error on this PNC!

But, then again, I had never opened mine.

As no one has bothered yet to post an image I thought I might as well, so here is the actual PNC.

The inside piece

and the error

Quite amazing that no one picked up on such a glaring mistake.

hutch

stampchris · **Posted:** Fri Aug 24, 2012 21:43:27 pm

I believe it was picked up, but only on the day of the issue and so too late to withdraw.

hutch · **Posted:** Fri Aug 24, 2012 22:13:27 pm

Thanks Chris, just the same though, it will be a nice little bit of info to add with the cover just for interest sake.

I'm betting 90% of people owning this PNC have never read the insert and wouldn't realise!

Modern technology is not perfect! People never were! Another moment in the history of life!

hutch

aethelwulf · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2012 00:17:03 am

The magazine Scott Stamp Monthly used to have a column every issue that showed such design errors.

There's enough "oops" moments out there they could 'showcase' a 1/2 dozen at a time. :shock:

Usually they were from IGPC countries--Grenada, Tanzania, that sort of thing--and involved typos in, or outright wrong, scientific Latin names for animals pictured on thematic butterfly/fish/etc output.

How did no-one catch a mistake like this...right up there with American Philatelist's Gilbraltar. :mrgreen:

vjw011 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2012 18:30:09 pm

Thanks, Hutch, for posting the image. I'm new to the forum and was trying to work out how to attach an image to my original post with no luck.

I've just worked out now how to attach an image when writing a post so will know for next time. Thanks for your understanding, everyone.

hutch · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2012 22:29:34 pm

You're welcome vjw011 and welcome to Stampboards! That attaching an image was a big bug bear with me as well when I first joined! Now it's as easy as!

You have to admit aethelwulf that it's going to take a HUGE amount of error to surpass the GIBRALTAR error! I wonder who got the sack over that proof reading!

hutch


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