The proper Statue of Liberty
The U.S. Postal Service recently released a 44 cent stamp featuring a picture of the Statue of Liberty. This statue, however, was the replica in Las Vegas, and not the original. The Las Vegas version has somewhat different hair and a less aggressive, fresher-faced facial expression. A plaque is situated on the central spike of the crown.
The New York Times reported that the error was discovered by a Statue of Liberty “superfan.” The stamps will not be changed. Roy Betts, a spokesman for the Postal Service said that the “mischaracterization” was regretted but his organization still loves the stamp, which is fortunate since three billion have been printed. The mistake arose because Getty Images, the stock photograph supplier which provided the image, ambiguously labeled it. Getty Images failed to return a call seeking comment.
A column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal stated that the Vegas statue, half the size of the original, had “one-upped her more famous relative.” The copied statue has sat outside the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for 14 years. It is made of fiberglass and Styrofoam.
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