Statue of Liberty stamp error: Las Vegas replica honored instead

[Poll_Blind]

From NJ.com.

Very short (but link-filled) article, so I'm just going to give a summary and the link, above.

The USPS released a new stamp depicting Lady Liberty. But it's not the Statue of Liberty we're all familiar with, from Liberty Island in New York. No. Instead, a cursory examination actually reveals that the Statue of Liberty depicted is from the "New York New York Casino and Resort" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

:puke:

Post Office is pulling a "What's the big deal?"

:popcorn:

What are the odds a porn movie has not been filmed in it yet?

PB

[deutsey]

1. That seems oddly fitting in our casino culture n/t

[Drale]

2. To be fair

New York, New York is a really nice casino. :rofl:

[rfranklin]

3. If an artist had painted a picture of it would it be different?

It's a reproduction of the Statue just as painting would be.

[Poll_Blind]

5. The statue in question actually differs in appearance from the real Statue of Liberty in...

...a number of noticeable ways.

Here is a pic from Lins.com:


You can see the difference, as well, in other pictures. The point being, the two statues are actually designed differently. While they are both a lady holding a torch with a spiked crown, and while the one in Vegas is meant to resemble the real Statue of Liberty- it's was changed quite a bit from the way the actual Statue of Liberty looks.

So, really, the stamp doesn't depict the Statue of Liberty- it depicts a knock-off of the Statue of Liberty. If the knock-off were an actual replica of the Statue of Liberty I doubt anyone would have noticed.

PB

[hunter]

4. Protesting her pending deportation, the French born Liberty refused to appear on a U.S. stamp.

A professional Las Vegas impersonator was chosen instead.