Sealed with a typo
- September 7, 2006 8:19 AM
- By Commodities
The U.S. Postal Service will be sure to check its p's and q's and c's in the future thanks to a much-hyped postmark typo.
To much fanfare, collectors eagerly awaited the unveiling of a new motorcycle stamp set. But, to the Postal Service's embarrassment, the commemorative postmark read "motorcyle."
The post office announced that it would issue new stamps with a corrected postmark unless buyers preferred to keep the incorrect version.
The stamps, designed by Steve Buchanan of Winsted, Conn., feature a 1918 Cleveland, a 1940 Indian Four and a 1965 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide and a 1970 chopper bike.
Collectors who want to trade their stamps for the corrected versions may send them to
Information Fulfillment, Dept. 6270, U.S. Postal Service, P.O. Box 219424, Kansas City, Mo., 64121-9424.
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