Two aerogramme types with outstanding double-sided printing errors emerged recently in eBay. The
dealer has provided the information about the sheets. He bought a pack of each aerogramme directly
from Nay Pyi Taw CTO, and surprisingly the packets came with these treasures.
These errors could have happened due to the printing of the imprints and address lines erroneously
on the writing side of the aerogramme. Upon noticing printing on the wrong side, the handler may
have fed to the printer again to print on the correct side.
The first type is the 1990 issued aerogramme with the imprint of the 1990 Rakhine Lady 1K definitive,
inscribed “Union of Myanmar” (top, previous page). Perhaps because the overlay colour on the writing
side is slightly different from the front, the error imprint has darker shades. The gum on the writing
side is still intact and visible. The seller confirmed that a total of 16 such copies existed.
The second type is the 2001 tourism aerogramme with the imprint of the 1999 Burmese Harp 30K
definitive (below, previous page). The imprint on the writing side has slightly darker shades likewise.
The front side has a light green overlay and it leaves a simulated perforation around the imprint. But
as there is no overlay on the writing side, it obviously omits the simulated perforation around the
imprint. The gum on the folding flaps is still intact and visible. 18 such error copies are known to exist.
Later found out that these two error aerogrammes are forgery.
