Which Statue of Liberty Stamp shows the real Statue of Liberty?
The new Statue of Liberty stamp (known as "Lady Liberty" and U.S. Flag Forever stamps, issued December 1, 2010) has been reported to have the wrong image on it. The photo is of the replica Statue of Liberty at the New York, New York hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read more about the stamp story at Google news here.
The photo mixup was originaly pointed out and described in this article in Linn's Stamp News
Inforamtion about the "Lady Liberty" forever stamp:
- Issue Type: Forever Stamp
- Postage Class: First Class - Forever
- Stamp Value: $0.44 at time of issuance
- Stamp Adhesive: Self-Adhesive
- Issue Format: Roll of 100
- Issue Date (Roll of 100): December 1, 2010
- Stamp Cost: $44.00 per roll of 100 ($0.44 / each)
- Issue City (Roll of 100): Washington, DC 20066
- Issue Format: Sheetlet of 18
- Issue Date (Sheetlet of 18): April 8, 2011
- Stamp Cost: $7.92 Sheetlet of 18 ($0.44 / each)
- Issue City (Sheetlet of 18): New York, NY 10199
- Lady Liberty Photo Credit: Raimund Linke
- Stamp Design: Terrence McCaffrey / USPS
- USPS Item Number: 787940
Information about the two Statues:
Construction of The Statue of Liberty began in France in 1875 and took 9 years to complete.
The original Statue was designed by Frédéric Bartholdi.
Learn more about the Statue of Liberty on Wikipedia here.
The original Statue was designed by Frédéric Bartholdi.
Learn more about the Statue of Liberty on Wikipedia here.
Construction of replica statue in Las Vegas was completed in 1996 and took 6 months.
The replica was designed by Tracy Jones - Western Architectural Services, LLC.
The replica was designed by Tracy Jones - Western Architectural Services, LLC.
Other USPS Stamps that feature the Statue of Liberty:
There have been many postage stamps issued by the USPS depicting the Statue of Liberty. The National Postal Museum at the Smithsonian Institution has a online museum where you can see many of the postage stamps issued with images of the Statue of Liberty.
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