2012 official Kentucky highway map distribution delayed because of typo

[hbelkins]

Distribution of the 2012 official Kentucky road maps is going to be delayed for a few weeks to allow the maps to be reprinted. When the maps were delivered from the printer, a typo was discovered on the front cover "HIGHWAY" was "HIGWAY." Only a handful of these maps actually made it into circulation and they're scrambling to collect the rest of them before they fall into the hands of collectors. I myself saw the defective version but was unable to get a copy of it for my own personal collection. "This is not a keepsake," I was told. They are only letting a few select people, like the cabinet secretary, have a copy. Unfortunately I was also not able to photograph the cover of the map.

I understand that a few maps were mailed out before the typo was spotted, so this specimen should be a very rare one indeed. Somehow the missing letter got deleted during the production process because I was told it was correct when first prepared.

[NE2]

In related news, the 2012 Rand McNally is now expected to be released in 2024 after a careful error-correcting process is complete.

[Alex]

In related news, the 2012 Rand McNally is now expected to be released in 2024 after a careful error-correcting process is complete.

Will South Corolina redbut?

[vdeane]

Why don't they let collectors have copies?  Is KY embarrassed by this for some reason?  Typos happen all the time.

[Alex]

Why don't they let collectors have copies?  Is KY embarrassed by this for some reason?  Typos happen all the time.

Big typos are embarrassing though, especially in the map industry. A recall of the released maps would help save face.

[Alps]

This is like the 1933 double eagle, except far less valuable.

[mgk920]

Mike

[Scott5114]

For some reason that second "H" in highway is always causing problems... an article from the Oklahoman I cited for a Wikipedia article also mentioned "higways", right in the headline on page A1.

So what exactly is a higway?

(It might be whenever you go 85 on I-366)

[hbelkins]

I was going through the pictures on my phone the other day, and saw a pic I had taken of a prototype mockup of the '12 KY map. Lo and behold, the "Higway" typo was on that prototype. Oopsie. Sounds like the typo made it all the way though the production process without anyone noticing it.

I can relate. When I was a newspaper editor, I did some of my best proofreading after the paper came out.

I will upload a copy when I can get the pic off my phone and placed in an appropriate online location for sharing.