Motorcycle stamp missing a letter

Posted : 04-09-2006

A brand new series of postal stamps with a motorcycle theme issued by the US post office, has word motorcycle bafflingly spelled "motorcyle".

Introduced with much fuss and to-do, the new line of stamps depict four different styles of vintage motorcycles.

Those who purchased any of the stamps on their first day of release were treated to a limited edition postmark, complete with profound spelling mistake.

Upon discovering the embarrassing error, the US post office sprung into action by announcing that they will re-issue the stamps.

However if the buyer would prefer the erroneous version when buying the stamps, they can make a special order with a note included asking for the original.

The bikes featured on the stamps are a classic 1918 Cleveland single cylinder motorcycle, a wartime 1940 Indian with skirted fenders, the 1965 Harley Davidson with white wall tires and a 1970 Chopper with short bobbed fenders.



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