The U.S. Postal Service recently released a new stamp for the state of Colorado featuring the state’s flag and a mountain in the background. Unfortunately, the stamp’s designer must have been on something when he created it because he featured a mountain from Wyoming on it. The problem was first identified by Bob Michael, a mountain climber, when he realized he had seen the peak before. After looking into it, he realized it was Wyoming’s Mount Helen located in the Wind River Range. A Denver news crew looked into the claim and was startled to find Michael was correct, even though the artist strongly disagrees.

According the USPS, the image “was not based on any specific picture of a mountain.” Yeah, right. Maybe it’s a coincidence the image is extremely similar in shape to a picture of the mountain. Umm, that’s unlikely. Unfortunately, there’s nothing that can be done at this point because the stamp has already gone on sale. Good news for stamp collectors though since this stamp should be worth more than face value if it turns out the artist did copy the Wyoming mountain for its design. We’ll let you make up your own mind though. Just click on the link below to see the comparison.

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