Errors on Stamps, Coins, Collectors' cards,etc
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MC GER 1992 (Photo of M8+ GDR at WRC Duisburg 1983)
The GDR M8+ crew won the silver medal
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Medal GER Aschaffenburg Regatta 1949
Sculler cannot stretch his legs
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PC ITA NUTREINA No. 13 Canottaggio (Single sculler cannot straighten his legs)
Nutreina is a concentrated pure vitamin broth used as dressing for soups and dishes
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Pin (country unknown) - single sculler
Single sculler cannot stretch his legs
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Pin URS 1980 OG Moscow - XVII
Sculler cannot straighten his legs!
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Pin URS 1984 OG Los Angeles
URS boycotted the Olympic Games 1984 -
PM ARG 1998 Aug. 10th Buenos Aires - 50th anniversary of OG London with pictograms of medal wins by ARG (error: ARG did not win a medal at the Olympic rowing regatta 1948)
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PM BUL 1976 Sept. 6th - BUL winners of medals at OG Montreal (W2- & W2X) with Olympic pictogram No. 3)
This Olympic pictogram (No. 3) was used at OG Munich 1972
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PM CHN 1993 May 9th - 1st East Asian Games at Shanghai (7X+ with buildings in background)
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PM GDR 1969 July 15th + 20th Brandenburg - First meeting of rowers
Error on the postmark on the left side was corrected some days later ("Ruderer") "1. Rudertreffen"
"1. Ruderertreffen"
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PM JPN 1980 Aug. 19th Warabi (Prefectura Tokyo - regatta course at Warabi near Tokyo)
This illustrated postmark is also
known with the date 1977 Sept. 1st.
Obviously the designer did not know
that an eight crew is composed of 8
(not 7) athletes + cox!
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PM JPN 2019 Apr. 22nd
"Three men in a boat" should rather scull than row!
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Print FRA 1903 March °La Vie au Grand Air° - Boat Race Oxford versus Cambridge
ATTENTION! Collision with steamboats ahead!
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Stamp AUT 1991 Aug. 20th - WRC Vienna
MI 2036
SC 1544
YV 1865
Proof
There were no 4X+ crews competing
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Stamp BRA 2000 Sept. 9th - Olympic sports
MI 3072
SC 2764n
SG 3151
YV 2616
The position of the sculler's right hand
indicates sweep oar rowing - thus he
is rowing in circles and will capsize
sooner or later!
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Stamp BUL 1968 June 24th - OG Mexico
MI 1815
SC 1678
SG 1808
YV 1600
There were no 4X+ races at OG Mexico 1968 -
Stamp BUL 1976 Sept. 6th OG Montreal (with Olympic pictogram No. 3) - gold medal wins for Svetlana Otsetova & Zdravka Yordanova (W2X) and Siyka Kelbecheva & Stoyanka Gruycheva (W2-)
MI SS 66
YV BF 64
This Olympic pictogram (No. 3) is the one used at OG Munich 1972
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Stamp CHA 1972 Dec. 22nd OG Munich - M2- gold medal winners Brietzke & Mager (GDR) - error in design
MI 643 A
SC 287
YV 288
MI 643 B
Error in design:
The stamp shows the drawing of a M2X whereas Brietzke & Mager won the M2- competition!
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Stamp ESA 2008 July 3rd OG Beijing SS
MI Bl. 69 Sculls in wrong position
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Stamp ESP 1995 June 2nd - Spain's silver medallists at Olympic Games
MI 3229
SG 3341
YV 2963
SG 3332a
This issue honours the Spanish M2- silver medal win at OG Los Angeles 1984 by
F. Climet & L. M. Lasurtegui - the stamp shows a 2X!