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.

Statue of Liberty Stamp compared to real statue of Liberty

Can you tell which image has the REAL Statue of Liberty?

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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:

Lady Liberty Stamp with Wrong Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

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.

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.


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.

1c Statue of Liberty single 3-cent Statue of Liberty Savings Bond-Serviceman Issue 8-cent Statue of Liberty 11-cent Statue of Liberty 15-cent Statue of Liberty 15c Statue of Liberty 16-cent Head of Statue of Liberty 17-cent Statue of Liberty 18-cent Statue of Liberty 100th Anniversary Statue of Liberty Issue 29-cent Statue of Liberty First-Class & 34-cent Statue of Liberty 37c Flag and Statue of Liberty 39c Flag and Statue of Liberty



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