2000 33c The Stars and Stripes: 38-Star Flag

 

Issue Date: June 14, 2000
City: Baltimore, MD
Quantity: 4,000,000
Printed by: Banknote of America
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 10.5 x 11
Color: Multi...  more

 

Issue Date: June 14, 2000
City: Baltimore, MD
Quantity: 4,000,000
Printed by: Banknote of America
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 10.5 x 11
Color: Multicolored

 

The Stars and Stripes set of 20 stamps chronicles the development of the American flag from Colonial times to the present. Each flag has an interesting story behind it. The 38-Star Flag was adopted on July 4th, 1877.  A star was added for the admission Colorado and remained the official U.S. flag for 13 years. The U.S. Presidents that served under this flag were Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison.