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An Post can't spell....

exaisle · 2019-07-23 09:46:40

The Irish word for Moon, "Gealach", has been spelled "Gaelach" on two of the four new commemorative stamps. Not surprising really. If An Post had been in charge of the Apollo mission they'd probably have landed on Venus...

23-07-2019 10:46AM

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exaisle

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The Irish word for Moon, "Gealach", has been spelled "Gaelach" on two of the four new commemorative stamps.

Not surprising really. If An Post had been in charge of the Apollo mission they'd probably have landed on Venus...

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#2 23-07-2019 10:59AM

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Source https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/moon-blunder-an-post-says-sorry-for-spelling-error-on-special-stamps-marking-lunar-landing-38337073.html

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#3 23-07-2019 11:17AM

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Will they be worth a fortune now, like the stamps with the upside down airplanes?

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#4 23-07-2019 11:29AM

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They can't even deliver packages never mind spell

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