1999年1月,英国发行苏格兰诗人彭斯诞生240周年纪念邮票,全套4种,其中19便士的1种根据1786年基尔马诺克版彭斯诗集中《致小鼠》一诗的文本设计,不料出现了英国邮票中的第一个拼写错误。 1800年前的印刷体中,“s”有两种形式。当它出现在一个词的开头,作为第一个字母时,便自动变成长尾巴的“s”,形状颇似“f”但长尾巴“s”中间那一横只是在垂直线的左边有,右边就没有。邮票设计者没有注意到这个细微差别,邮票上“sleeket”一词被“fleeket” January 1999, the United Kingdom issued a commemorative stamp of 240 anniversary of the birth of Scottish poet Burns, a full set of 4, of which 19 pence a According to the 1786 Kilmarnoke Pennsylvanase “to mice” a poem text design Unexpectedly, the first spelling mistake in the British stamp appeared. 1800 years ago in the print, “s” There are two forms. When it appears at the beginning of a word, as the first letter, it automatically becomes a long tail “s” shaped like “f” but the middle of the long tail “s” is just to the left of the vertical line and to the right No Stamp designer did not notice this nuance, the word “sleeket” on the stamp was “fleeket”