Stamp Error
When purchasing a stamp, take closer look to your stamp, it can be a special one. Stamps with error very rare and only found out in several copies, the error stamp value will get another hike. Stamp error are caused by color misplacement, printing error, inverted or perforation error. Compare well with the quantity you have (if you have the quantity advantage) or either check with the post office staff for something special, you will never know what you can get.
Color Omitted
These stamps have one or more color missing during the printing. Color omitted are seen in the modern stamps as the modern design involved more color and omission are much more easy to spot.
Malaysia National Bird Series 1965. Stamps on the left were printed with color omission. Compare to an normal stamp (right), It is obviously that green color had been omitted during the printing.
Malaysia National Bird Series 1965. Stamps on the left were printed with color omission. Compare to an normal stamp (right), red color was omitted for this design
Perforation Shift (Misperforation)
Perforation Shift occur when the stamp sheet was inappropriate punctured. The stamp sheet perforation may look like misalignment.
Here an interesting block of ten stamp with an extra perforation. 1979 Animal Series.
Collection Of Tan KW
