Draped in Honor, If Not Money

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports a Georgia man is being "draped in honor, if not money" as a result of a photo he took of a U.S. flag on his front porch.

Rick Barrentine received $70 for a photo he took which will be reproduced, stuck on envelopes or collected about 2 billion times.

Rick is quoted as saying, "“That’s no big deal. The honor of being on the stamp is really cool.”

According to reporter Christopher Quinn, Rick, creative director of a design agency, had snapped some patriotic photos in 2003 and put them up for sale on a Web site he freelances for.

The post office purchased the image off the site. However, Rick was not notified. He was unaware that the postal service selected his photo until a stamp collector called him a couple of months ago.

Rick still has the flag. It hangs in front of his house. He plans to keep it there, even though it is about to be famous.

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