Statue of Liberty Forever stamp

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Statue of Liberty Forever stamp
Las Vegas
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NotabilityUses image of replica, not original, statue
No. in existence10.5 billion
Estimated valueNegligible

The United States Post Office issued the Statue of Liberty

stock photo agency in Texas.[5] Ten and a half billion of the error stamps were produced.[1]
The mistake is the largest run of an error on a postage stamp.

In 2013, sculptor Robert S. Davidson sued the Postal Service for copyright infringement[6] and in July 2018, a judge ordered the United States Postal Service to pay Davidson $3.5 million.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Linn's: Vegas Liberty undetected for more than two years". postalnews.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. Linns Stamp News
    . 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  3. ^ Bigalke, Jay (April 2011). "Statue of Liberty on U.S. stamp is a replica standing outside Las Vegas hotel and casino". Scott Stamp Monthly. Linns.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ Severson, Kim; Healey, Matthew (14 April 2011). "This Lady Liberty Is a Las Vegas Teenager". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ^ McAllister, Bill (26 March 2018). "U.S. Postal Service lawyers urge judge to reject Lady Liberty stamp claim". Linn's Stamp News. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Wrong Lady Liberty on Stamp to Cost US Postal Service $3.5M". U.S. News & World Report. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.


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