2019 U.S. Flag Forever Stamps

• One of four varieties of US Flag stamp issued in 2019

Why the stamp was issued:  To continue the decades-long tradition of issuing definitive stamps picturing the American flag.

About the stamp design:  Pictures the US flag on one of the flagpoles near the end of Chicago’s Navy Pier, blowing in the breeze in May. Photograph by Antonio Alcalá.

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue Postmark was from Kansas City, Missouri, headquarters of Cancellation Services.

History the stamp represents:  To some, the flag of the United States is a symbol of freedom. To others, it represents justice. For prisoner of war (POW) Lieutenant Michael Christian, the flag was a very important symbol and not to be forgotten.

Lieutenant Michael Christian was a bombardier/navigator in the Vietnam War. On April 24, 1967, his plane was shot down and he was captured. Christian was imprisoned with the late Senator John McCain, who recalled the events of the POW camp while at the 1988 Republican National Convention.

According to Senator McCain, over the course of several months, Mike Christian acquired a bamboo needle and scraps of material. With them he sewed a crude American flag on the inside of his shirt. “Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike’s shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.” Said McCain.

One day, the Vietnamese found the flag and took Mike to be beaten and tortured. After hours of abuse, he was returned to his cell. He could barely see out of his swollen eyes, but he immediately started sewing another American flag.

There may be different opinions about what the US flag represents. However, to many Americans, the flag serves as a reminder of the price of freedom.

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the enduring legacy of Western wear with four fun new Forever stamps. Inspired by the clothing and gear used by working ranchers and reimagined in fun and fanciful ways, the garments and accessories of the West comprise a unique American fashion style. This booklet of 20 stamps features four designs illustrating iconic Western wear staplesa cowboy hat, a cowboy boot with a spur, a Western shirt, and a belt buckle featuring a longhorn head. A stippling technique, creating images using small dots of color, was used to give the illustrations a worn and gritty feel. Each image is framed by elements common to the American West and iconography of the region, including cacti, snakes, roses, and stars. The history of Western wear in the United States begins with the original cowboys. In the 16th century, the Spanish arrived in Mexico, bringing horses and cattle and eventually establishing ranches, which spread into what is now Texas, Arizona, and California by the early 1700s. The vaqueros who herded the cattle wore utilitarian garments that protected them from dangerous weather conditions and environmental hazards. From cowboy boots to broad-brimmed hats to shirts with double-fabric yokes, such articles became associated with the wardrobe of the American cowboy and cowgirl. For more than a century, the mystique of the cowboypopularized by Wild West shows and rodeos, dime novels, Western films, and country and western music singershas influenced American fashion, evolving with the fads and styles of the time. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original art by Ryan Feerer. The Western Wear stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.


Product Key Features

Denomination:    Forever Stamp
Topic:                  U.S. Flag
Type:                   Sheet (1 roll of 100)

Dimensions
Weight :             0.8 Ounces
Height:               272mm
Width:                449mm
Length:              520mm

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