See, the Statue of Liberty depicted on the stamp is the replica Liberty located at the New York New York Casino in Las Vegas, not the Statue of Liberty located in the New York Harbour. As you can see from the above photograph, the replica statue features a “rectangular patch” on the centre spike – not to mention different hair and “more sharply defined” eyes.
The differences were noted by a philatelist, who tipped the story to Linn’s Stamp News. USPS spokesman Roy Betts told The New York Times “We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway.” (Sure, guys.) Former Mayor Ed Koch was less diplomatic: “It simply means the post office is doing a stupid thing.”
[NYT; image via Getty]
welbot
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 5:44 PMAmericans doing stupid things?!
Whoda thunk it!?!
Bard Murdock
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 12:14 AMMomma Liberty
If you’d like to revamp the new Post Office stamp
And its New York to Vegas fiasco;
If you want a remake ’cause the picture is fake,
Your complaint will be heard ex post facto.
But before you begin, you might think once again
As the error is truly symbolic.
For the U.S. today it does rightly portray:
It’s a liberal-run state parabolic.
Thru the real Ellis Isle did our grandparents file
With America’s dream as their vision.
And they all understood that by hard work they could
Both themselves and their family provision.
But the Vegas we know is about making dough
Through a card game or dice or a lever.
You acquire your pile with a drink and a smile
And with no effort in the endeavor.
If your luck’s lost its game it’s quite easy to claim
Unemployment and welfare assistance.
For the country’s awash in the wealth of the posh:
To the rich you can look for subsistence.
The American dream was replaced with a scheme
By the liberals who stand with Obama.
And it seems that of late in our fresh nanny state
Lady Liberty is our new momma.
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