+ Issue Date     : 13/09/2012
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Emission       : Special
+ Designer       : World Communications Network Resources (M) Sdn Bhd
+ Printer        : Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd
+ Printing       : Lithography
+ Paper          : Phosphorized / Phospor Coated
+ Watermark      : SPM
+ Perforations   : 14
+ Separations    : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type       : Gum
+ Shape          : Rectangular
+ Orientation    : Vertical

In the background of miniature sheet is the new National Palace.

The first sheets were considered an error because of royal protocol was not observed where the Duke and Duchess were not addressed with their honorary title: His and Her Royal Highness, Royal Visit TRH The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge.

Second printing fixed the issue.

Some collectors have been mentioning the spelling of 'Elizabeth' which looks like 'Elixabeth' but later rebut that it was spelled correctly and its italic version looks like x.
 

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Errors On Stamps Celebrating Royal Visit
Compiled by LOSHANA K.SHAGAR, ALLISON LAI and A.RAMAN

ERRORS in spelling and titles were spotted on the series of stamps issued to celebrate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's royal visit to Malaysia in conjunction with Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.

In a front page report, Kwong Wah Yit Poh said the mistakes might have been the reason why the stamps were not completely available at all post offices on Sept 13, the day of the launch.

In an enlarged picture of one of the first-day cover designs, it showed that Queen Elizabeth's name was spelt “Elixabeth”.

The report also pointed out that stickers printed with the corrected version of the royal couple's titles were found on the stamps.

Underneath the stickers were “Royal Visit (Prince William and Kate)”, clearly leaving out the couple's royal titles. Avid collectors were disappointed by the errors and the delay.

It also reported that the price of the “flawed” stamps increased four-fold on the Internet marketplace eBay.

The stamps with the errors fetched an even higher price of up to RM200, four times its face value of RM49.50.

The Star
21 September 2012