Print in the News - Liberty Stamp Kerfuffle

According to an article in the New York Times, the U.S. Postal Service has printed a new stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty, but not the one in New York Harbor. Unbeknownst to the USPS, the Statue of Liberty image they chose from some stock photography is of the statue that stands outside the New York-New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kudos to the stamp collector and avid Statue of Liberty fan who noticed the mix up. 

Before you run out and stock up on this philatelic error, the USPS is not recalling this one. It is simply changing the information about the stamp. So, while this is slightly embarrassing, it isn't as bad as the erroneous stamp that said the Grand Canyon is in Colorado, right?

It just goes to show that a little background checking never hurts.