Some color shifts and registration errors on Czechoslovakian stamps
I’m going back on topic of Czechoslovakian stamps for a while, as I’ve got few more (minor) color shifts / registration errors to display. If somebody has access to specialized POFIS-catalog, I’d be very interested to know if some of these are listed.
First I have a 1954 definitive stamp with minor perforation shift. The inscription should appear on bottom of stamp, not below:
1954 Czechoslovakia, definitive series. 40 Halery, mailman. Michel #884. A small perforation shift. CTO-used.
Next I have a 1966 commemorative from the Czech wildlife series. I have a feeling that this kind of minor color registration errors are somewhat common on multicolored series as this. I’ve got similar looking small color shifts also for the 40 halery and 1 koruna stamps on this series too.
1966 Czechoslovakia, Czech wildlife. 30 Halery badger. Michel #1661. A minor shift of blue color. CTO-used
Finally on the line I have a 1974 stamp commemorating the 5th anniversary of the new constitution. As some might know, in late 1960s there was a political uprising in Czechoslovakia, and the once united Czechoslovakia was turned into federation between Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic in 1969 to address some of those issues. I’ve seen lots of small color shifts on this particular stamp, but the below copy is by far the largest I’ve seen. As this is a very small sized stamp (about the size of small sized definitives), the shift of blue color is just few millimeters.
1974 Czechoslovakia, 5th anniversary of new constitution. Michel #2179. A minor shift of blue color.
Till next time, happy collecting!
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Cool. I would tend to overlook these. Maybe stamps are the only industry where the printer screws up and everybody cheers – “Hey a new variation!”
I wish everyone would cheer when I screw up – “Hey a new software bug! Has anyone seen this happen before?!”. 
@mrprgrmr…I think the same applies for pretty much every collectible (toys, comic books etc). But it takes definitely another collector of same sorts to value it (same way as it takes another programmer/developer to rejoice over a software bug).
Alas!! it will applies as well in the Dr’s surgery, or hospital, they would say: hey! I cut the liver instead of the colon!!! ja,je,ji…(it could be any time) the way things are going these days …and if you’re lucky (clever) get a premium for that!
I was awarded a certificate back in the ’70’s for bringing down Stanford University’s computer, not once, but 2x! It was a thrilling moment of discovery.
Hi,
I love that badger stamp. If the light blue is wrong in the letters, it’s wrong for the rest of the stamp to, right? Strange, because it looks so beautiful, it has to be right
I would appreciate it if you contacted me via my blog or email.
Thanks!
@Linda… Yes, it’s shifted all over the place (look for the moon on the stamp, for example).
BTW… Based on quick browse, I must say I like your blog a lot. The entry about a bizarre collections (jars of belly button fluff etc.) definitely got me
… I’ve sent you email.
Linda…That’s really something…I love it!!!
for sure, nice items shown here for specialist in Czechoslovakia material. I have few specialized catalog for this, and it is there just mentioned about color shift.
In any way – nice to see it on this site!
best regards
Milco