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Posted in Flags in the News, Flags on Stamps on Sep 3rd, 2008
Yesterday the U.S. Postal Service dedicated the second set of the Flags of Our Nation stamp series in a ceremony at postal headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The new series features the flag of District of Columbia, and the the state and territorial flags of Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.
In June, the [...]
Posted in Flags on Stamps, History on Aug 25th, 2008
The second set of The Flags of Our Nation stamps go on sale in September, and I am finally getting around to writing about the first set issued on June 14—Flag Day. These stamps are the first in a 60-stamp series that will be issued over three years. The stamps honor the U.S. flag, and [...]
Posted in Flags on Stamps on Aug 14th, 2007
In the spring of 2008, the U.S. Postal Service will issue ten stamps, the first in a new series of sixty stamps, which will highlight and celebrate the fifty states and their flags. In addition to the state flags, USPS will issue four new Stars and Stripes stamps, and stamps for the District of Columbia [...]
Posted in Flags in the News, Flags on Stamps, Information on May 14th, 2007
Vintage Stars and Stripes in the 41-cent denomination.
New postage rates go into effect today, and as customary, the Stars and Stripes is featured prominently. The stamp shown at left depicts an American flag waving on a flagpole against a tan background. The design of the flag was adapted from an undated postcard in the ephemera [...]
