| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | February 9, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 6,500,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 | Color | Black, PMS 2145, PMS 186 |
| Perforation or Dimension | .87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Issue Location | Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
Honor our country's heritage with this new U.S. Flag First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have creatively depicted the American flag. This eye-catching new issuance continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag with two crisp folds.
The pictorial postmark features five stars intermingled with four horizontal stripes. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: February 9, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 749716
Honor our country's heritage with this new U.S. Flag First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have creatively depicted the American flag. This eye-catching new issuance continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag with two crisp folds.
The pictorial postmark features five stars intermingled with four horizontal stripes. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: February 9, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 678216
Honor our country's heritage and recognize the First Day of Issue of the U.S. Flag Forever® stamp, with this new official ceremony program and cover.
The program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants and
comes tucked inside a 9 × 6-inch envelope bearing an affixed Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation. Also included are the words “First Day of Issue Ceremony Program” and “Celebrate the Art of Stamps” along with the official United States Postal Service® logo.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 678230
On February 9, 2018, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag 2018 First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 50 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stampsproduced by security printers Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) and Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), and a PSA Coil of 100 stamps produced by security printers APU and BCA. The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 9, 2018.
For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have depicted the American flag in vivid red, white, and blue. This eye-catching new issuance continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag.
The digital illustration by Kit Hinrichs shows a flag with crisp folds and a contemporary look, with a shadow on the small, visible portion of the back to suggest a sense of depth.
Although the American flag had appeared on U.S. stamps as far back as 1869, usually as a small element in a larger vignette, it was only in 1957 that the U.S. Post Office Department developed a quick and economical way to produce bicolor or multicolor stamps that could depict the flag in its true red, white, and blue, thanks to a special press acquired from Switzerland by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In the decades since, multicolored flags have become a consistent motif on U.S. postage. Whether paired with famous landmarks, shown against inspiring vistas, placed in their historical context, or used as a graphic element in a larger design, the flags on U.S. stamps connect us to our nation’s history and serve as icons of patriotism for generations to come.
Ethel Kessler served as art director for this stamp, which will be issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.