The Statue of Liberty is a beloved American symbol. That’s why, in 1996, the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, commissioned a replica of the iconic lady. Sculptor Robert Davidson gave the classic statue a fresh look, with softer facial features inspired by a photograph of his mother-in-law. And so when […]
Law360, New York (July 19, 2017, 9:22 PM EDT) — The U.S. Postal Service is headed to trial on copyright claims for accidentally depicting a Las Vegas replica of the Statue of Liberty on billions of stamps, after the U.S. Court of Federal Claims refused to end the case Tuesday. The ruling came in a […]
In 2011, USPS issued a stamp featuring a photo of a Las Vegas casino’s replica Statue of Liberty rather than the original in New York harbour. But the postal service printed three billion of the first-class stamps. A stamp collector discovered the mix-up after noting discrepancies between the stamp image and the copper original. The […]
The huddled masses would be sorely disappointed – the Ellis Island greeter depicted on a new U.S. stamp is actually her Las Vegas replica. The green lady proudly gazes into the distance on the USPS’s newest stamp. But upon closer inspection: she’s a faker. Even the Post Office didn’t pick up on the printing error: […]
The huddled masses would be sorely disappointed – the Ellis Island greeter depicted on a new U.S. stamp is actually her Las Vegas replica. The green lady proudly gazes into the distance on the USPS’s newest stamp. But upon closer inspection: she’s a faker. Even the Post Office didn’t pick up on the printing error: […]