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U.S. Flag

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue February 9, 2018
Year 2018
Quantity 6,500,000,000
Denomination
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
Printer Ashton Potter
Issue Location Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310
Postal Administration United States

Varieties

U.S. Flag - Booklet Single - Microprint on Red Stripe United States Postage Stamp
U.S. Flag - Booklet Single - Microprint on Red Stripe (Base stamp)
Issue date: February 9, 2018
Printer: Ashton Potter
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U.S. Flag - Horizontal Imperforate - Square Corners
Issue date: February 9, 2018
Printer: Ashton Potter
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U.S. Flag - Horizontal Imperforate United States Postage Stamp
U.S. Flag - Horizontal Imperforate
Issue date: February 9, 2018
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About Stamp

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.

Creators

Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Designer: Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA.
Typographer: Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA.
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn.
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22484. Copyright: USPS.

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