[efa]

Yeah, how cheesy that the US (the US!) post office used a Vegas statue instead of the one on Ellis Island. What were they thinking!?

[Johnny555]

Probably "This looks like the statue of liberty". Unless I saw the photos side by side, I doubt I'd notice that the Vegas one was not legit or that it looked any different from the real one.

[DonHopkins]

Good thing the US Postal Office didn't make the same mistake and use a picture of a Las Vegas Elvis impersonator on their Elvis Presley Forever stamp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley_Forever_stamp

https://www.lasvegas-entertainment-guide.com/las-vegas-imper...

[lostlogin]

American made versus a foreign import?

[cbcoutinho]

The statue of liberty was a gift from France, so also foreign made.

[jm547ster]

I believe that was the implication

[jedberg]

In another article I read they quoted the person in charge of the decision, who said that he found it on a stock photo site and just like that "newer take on Lady Liberty". Maybe he just thought it was from a different angle or was photoshopped to have softer features?

[joecool1029]

The statue is on Liberty Island, not Ellis Island.

[extra88]

They didn’t say it was but you can see it on the way to Ellis Island.