Error Cards.


All the currently known error cards in all of the UK series'.

Series					Card No's
B01 British Birds			11
B02 Wildflowers 			4,7,11,20,31,33,36,40,45
B03 Out into Space (issued in) 		11
B05 British Wildlife			Whole Set
B18 Flags and Emblems			3,4,7,8,11,13,15,16,19,20,22
B19 British Costume 			3,4,23,24
B23 Race into Space 			6
B26 Adventurers and Explorers		33,41
B27 The Sea our other World		3, 4, 47
B29 Wonders of Wildlife			1,37
B30 Play Better Soccer			2,3
B38 Incredible Creatures		Whole Set inc Double Cards
B39 Chimp Stickers			Whole Set
B40 Unexplained Mysteries		5
B42 Discovering our Coast		2,8,31 and on double cards
B44 Journey Upstream                    18
B47 Natural Neighbours			37 and on Double card
B48 The Dinosaur Trail			Whole Set Inc Double Cards
B51 Secret Diary of Kevin Tipps		Dec 10 and Feb 17
B55 International Soccer Stars		5


Series B1 British Birds.

Card 11 "Dipper" Minus Printing on back


Series B2 Wildflowers I.

The numbers of the cards are printed incorrectly in Brackets

No 4 Tufted Saxifrage (2)
No 7 Teasal (42)
No 10 Wild Tulip (50)
No 11 Cow Parsnip (21)
No 20 Spear Thistle (22)
No 31 Alexanders (44)
No 33 Common Melilot (1)
No 36 Saw Wort (14)
No 40 Primrose (25)
No 45 Honeysuckle (48)
No 50 Winter Aconite (10)


Series B3 Out into Space.

No. 11 With and without INNER AND OUTER PLANET LABELS only on printing 1.

Two printings are also available

1. ISSUED WITH BROOKE BOND CHOICEST AND EDGLETS TEAS

2. ISSUED IN PACKETS OF BROOKE BOND CHOICEST, P.G. TIPS & EDGLETS TEAS (1958 REPRINT)


Series B5 British Wildlife.

Three Printings are available

1. Brooke Bond and Co Ltd.
2. Brooke Bond (Great Britain), 35 Cannon St, EC4.
3. Brooke Bond Tea Ltd, Cannon St, EC4.

Reverse Printing 1Reverse Printing 2Reverse Printing 3


Series B18 Flags and Emblems of the World.

No's 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 22 have variations, hold the card with the text side upwards, turn the card from right to left to show the picture, the correct card will have the flagpole at the top and the variation at the bottom, there is only one known set of these error cards.


Series B19 British Costume.

No's 3, 4 and 23, 24. 3 and 4 have text reversed as does 23 and 24.


Series B23 Race into Space.

Card Number 6 Minus Printing on back


Series B26 Adventures and Explorers.

No 33 last sentence had asked his eskimos not waste effort by talking while they travelled.

Correct

Error

No 41 on the picture side on the bottom right hand corner on the border there is a little 41 which is a printers etch.


Series B27 The Sea Our other World.

Card Number 3 Minus Printing on back, 4 and 47 text reversed.


Series B29 Wonders of Wildlife.

No 37 the picture is inverted.

CorrectError


Series B30 Play Better Soccer.

No's 2 and 3 have the text reversed.


Series B35 Small Wonders.

Card 40 Wheat has a picture of a toad from card 35 on
Card 11 Honey Bee has a picture of dandelion from card 10 on

Series B38 Incredible Creatures.

Three printings are available for both single and double sets with different addresses.

1. Sheen Lane, London

2. Walton on Thames.

3. Po Box 86, Walton on Thames.


Series B39 Chimps (30 Years).

The stickers had a plain white back and also with taktic printed on the back in blue.


Series B40 Unexplained Mysteries.

Card 5 Cities in the Sky is misnumbered 12


Series B42 Discovering Our Coast.

No 2 two printings.

National trust for Scotland Logo

National trust logo.

No 8

Error Text reads Aberdeen is the commercial capitol of North West Scotland.

No 31 The text is in two and three paragraphs

Two

Three


Series B44 A Journey Downstream.

No 18. The dragonfly is upside down.

No Correction was made

Error


Series B47 Natural Neighbours.

No 37 The word for is replaced by for for.


Series B48 The Dinosaur Trail.

Two printings of the postcode.

1. B1 1PG

2. B11 1PG


Series B47 The Secret Diary of Kevin Tipps.

December 10 and February 17 Samantha is spelt Samatha.


Series B55 International Soccer Stars.

Card 5 has Brian Laudrup depicted (left) or in the error card it is his brother Michael (right).


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