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BT Phonecard: Printing Errors and Misprints

Millions of BT Phonecards were produced between 1981 and 2002 - pictured here are some of the errors that occurred at the factory in the printing process. Depicting printing errors and misprints that appeared on both the front and reverse of BT Phonecards including control number errors.
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a green and white license plate with a bird on it's back side in front of a lake
The Factory
Printing Process
Quick Saves
Misprinted/test printed Winter 1989 - Heron BT Phonecard (BTC011)
three business cards with the words humbly bumpy and phonecard on them,
Humpty Dumpty
Phone Card
Nursery Rhymes
The Unit
Nursery
Nursery Rhymes (1) - Humpty Dumpty - Catalogue number: BTG346 and BTG346a with ERROR 20unit header. Both cards are encoded with 5units. Control numbers: 5u header 407A68533, 20u header 407A68363
Alcock and Brown - The First Transatlantic Flight - Catalogue number: BTG344 and BTG344a with ERROR 20unit header. Both cards are encoded with 5units. Control numbers: 5u header 407A66287, 20u header 407A66180 Flower Arranging, Flight, Flower Arrangements, The First
Flower Arranging
Flight
Flower Arrangements
The First
Alcock and Brown - The First Transatlantic Flight - Catalogue number: BTG344 and BTG344a with ERROR 20unit header. Both cards are encoded with 5units. Control numbers: 5u header 407A66287, 20u header 407A66180
two green and blue parking signs with the number 40 on each one's side
Phone Prison
Telephone Operator Vintage
Telephone Call
Phone Box
About Uk
Over The Years
Artwork error: The green circled '40' on the top Prison Phonecard is correct, while the the card below '40' (circled in red) is in the wrong place. It is thought that ALL cards of this later HM Prison Phonecard design carry this error.
four green and white phonecards with birds on them
City Photo
Green
Silver
Different green strip variations on a BT Phonecard. Card a (top) - strip completely smooth to touch. Card b (centre) - visible ridges. Carb c (bottom) - strip shifted to reveal silver strip.
four different bills with pictures of people in the snow
Comic Book Cover
Art
Spot the printing errors on the Christmas 1990 set of three BT Phonecards. The cards on the left are correct, while the cards on right all have a printing error. The most famous appearing on the 20unit card - named the 'extra footprint'.
three green and white business cards with the names of different businesses
The Top
PRINT ERROR: BTP078 - Chesterman - Control number: 243C. The top copy is correct, in the bottom copy the background is missing!
a red sign with the words directors bitter on it
The Colour Green
Green Colors
Novelty Sign
Color
PRINT ERROR: The colour green is completely missing from the card.
a sign that says beamish on it with an arrow pointing to the right side
Quality Control
Mint
The Original
The Originals
Black
PRINT ERROR: The colour black is completely missing from the card. Mint, Control Number prefix: 505D encoded. Probably unique! This card was never sent to the original customer who ordered these cards and was probably picked up by Landis & Gyr quality control!
a close up of a label for beamish fruit juice with an arrow pointing to the right
Gaming Logos
? Logo
Logos
PRINT ERROR: The word "Genuine" has been double printed onto the cards surface. Mint, Control Number Prefix: 505D
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Printing error: The Phonecards green surface print has leaked into the silver lettering at the far right of the cards text, e.g. D of PHONECARD.
a card with an image of a telephone booth
Green Header
Retail Outlet
Cards Design
Place Cards
Card Design
Period
(Slightly) shifted design - Phonecards green header shifted to left, cards design shifted to right. On a perfect card the header and design would align perfectly.
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