Errors, Freaks And Oddities

I asked that you define "oddity" You did not. I gave up.

Oddities, describe stamps that are neither errors or freaks, more like curiosities than out-and-out mistakes

So we have errors, freaks, oddities, varieties, curiosities, and mistakes? Sigh.

Just found this on wikipedia about EFO's maybe it can help a bit in order to use the correct terminology.

-In philately, errors, freaks, and oddities (EFO) refers to all kinds of things that can go wrong when producing postage stamps.

*ERRORS: A postage stamp error is any of several types of failure in the stamp printing process that results in stamps not having the intended appearance. Errors include use of the wrong colors, wrong denominations, missing parts of the design, misplaced or inverted design elements, etc. The term "error" is typically reserved for obvious failures in the production process that (potentially) replicate over many stamps, while unique errors or poor quality are known as "freaks" or "oddities". Printing plate flaws, such as cracks, wear, or even constant flaws, and plate repairs, such as re-entries, are also not considered errors.

*FREAKS: A freak is a one-time mishap in the production process. Freaks include paper folds resulting in half-printed half-blank stamps, "crazy perfs" running diagonally across stamps, and insects embedded in stamps, underneath the ink.

*ODDITY: An oddity is something that is within the bounds of usability for the stamp, but still has a distinctive appearance. The usual sort of oddity is misregistration on a multi-colored stamp, which can result in shirts apparently with two sets of buttons, eyes above the top of a person's head, and so forth. These can be extremely common.

Yes, thank you. I understand these basics having collected for over 40 years, but I am trying to get Wert to provide his definitions since his examples over these pages tend to use all these terms interchangeably.

Here is a funny odd stamp printed..This is a Newfoundland Scott 199 "Leaving for the banks" stamp.

Apparently the full number of boats present in this stamp are not the correct number...There was one boat that had problems and did not leave the port..So, one less as the stamp indicates.

Not earth shattering, but a little stamp history.

Robert

Confused





Which one is correct? How many boats?

Oh sorry Rod...One less than the 48 cent stamp..11 boats in stamp, so I presume only 10 left the port.

Robert

Good luck John, I no longer pay any attention to the terms he use. I have been called rude in the past because of that.

Here is an error on this Scott 490 curling stamp.
The stone is too small for the curling center..Should be bigger.

Robert




But then again designer lead way can explain the difference.

Re: Scott 490 Curling stamp "error"

The correct term for this is "error of design". This is not uncommon.

Here is a book devoted to just this topic, published in 1979:



I suspect there are thousands more entries that could be added since the book was first published.

Where can somebody get one,,???

Robert

As for Newfoundland 199, I count minimum 11 boats indicated by red dots in each, and possibly 2 more in drawing and one on stamp shown with yellow dots almost obscured by others.

Error in design or artistic rendering change? I wonder!

Mike

Thanks Robert.

I have been presuming a drawing or a painting
Where may I read about this picture please?

I have read J.H. Parry's "Trade and Dominion" and the "Cod Banks"
of Newfoundland had a tremendous impression on me, ships of all continents would be there, and the Cod so thick, you could almost walk across water.

Mike...Rod

I remember reading about ONE boat that did not leave the port a couple of years ago...I spent an hour trying to find it again..Should have saved it for future information...If I come across it, I will post the information here.

Robert