This Commemorative Suez Canal Stamp Has One Glaring Error

The stamp via Twitter

The Egyptian postal service had the best intentions when issuing a series of stamps to commemorate the Suez Canal and its multi-billion expansion project, only there was one glaring error: the stamp showed a picture of the rival Panama Canal (for those of you who don’t know, Suez Canal has no locks).

Noticing the blunder, people took to Twitter to point out the FAIL:

#Egypt issues stamps of “new Suez Canal”, but steals an image of the #Panama Canal instead. Major fail. pic.twitter.com/psUm2u17M2

— Amro Ali (@_amroali) September 13, 2014

Did Egypt really use photo of Panama Canal on stamp commemorating new Suez Canal project? pic.twitter.com/5XBpLF8wlP

— Judge Dan (@JudgeDan48) September 13, 2014

Dear Egyptian Dude: The Suez Canal doesn’t even have locks. RT @JohnEkdahl: You had one job. http://t.co/sKClDoS7Km — DrewMTips (@DrewMTips) September 15, 2014

According to local media reports, the Egyptian postal service is aware of the mistake and is taking actions to correct it.

Egypt announced last month plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway aimed at expanding trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The Suez Canal is a vital source of revenue for the country, earning about $5 billion a year.

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