# 4331 - 2012 First-Class Forever Stamp - Flags of Our Nation: Wyoming
U.S. #4331
2012 45¢ Wyoming
Flags of Our Nation
Issue Date: August 16, 2012
City: Sacramento, CA
Quantity: 25,000,000
Printed By: American Packaging Corp for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Photogravure
Color: Multicolored
Flags of Our Nation, Set VI: 2012 marks the sixth and final set of stamps in the series. The state and territory flags reflect the history of each region they represent. The uniqueness of each state flag in the series reflects the diversity of the United States and its territories.
In 1916, the Wyoming chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution decided it was time for their state to have an official flag. They held a contest to select a design.
Verna Keays had just graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, and her father encouraged her to submit an entry in the contest. One morning she awoke with an image in her mind, which she sketched out and immediately sent in. Her winning design earned her a $20 prize.
Keays’ image features a bison, the state mammal of Wyoming and a symbol of the plains. The Great Seal is branded on the shoulder of the buffalo.
The blue field of the flag is a reminder of the mountains and sky. The red border represents the Indians who lived on the land. The white exemplifies purity.
The central figure in the state’s seal is a woman standing before a banner proclaiming the state’s motto, “Equal Rights.” Before Wyoming became a state, the territorial government allowed women to vote beginning in 1869. It was the first government in the world to acknowledge this right. Because of this distinction, Wyoming has been nicknamed “The Equality State.”
America’s First Female Governor Elected
On November 4, 1924, Wyoming elected Nellie Tayloe Ross America’s first female governor, again proving its nickname, “The Equality State.”
Wyoming has a proud tradition of leading the nation in women’s rights issues. Wyoming women were the first American women to vote, hold public office, and serve on juries. Women were granted these rights when Wyoming became a territory in 1869. In 1870, Esther H. Morris became our nation’s first woman justice of the peace in Wyoming. When Wyoming became a state in 1890, it became the first women’s suffrage state.
Nellie became a national figure as the first female governor and spent much of the next two years delivering speeches. She narrowly lost the election of 1926, but went on to serve as the first female director of the U.S. Mint.
U.S. #4331
2012 45¢ Wyoming
Flags of Our Nation
Issue Date: August 16, 2012
City: Sacramento, CA
Quantity: 25,000,000
Printed By: American Packaging Corp for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Photogravure
Color: Multicolored
Flags of Our Nation, Set VI: 2012 marks the sixth and final set of stamps in the series. The state and territory flags reflect the history of each region they represent. The uniqueness of each state flag in the series reflects the diversity of the United States and its territories.
In 1916, the Wyoming chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution decided it was time for their state to have an official flag. They held a contest to select a design.
Verna Keays had just graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, and her father encouraged her to submit an entry in the contest. One morning she awoke with an image in her mind, which she sketched out and immediately sent in. Her winning design earned her a $20 prize.
Keays’ image features a bison, the state mammal of Wyoming and a symbol of the plains. The Great Seal is branded on the shoulder of the buffalo.
The blue field of the flag is a reminder of the mountains and sky. The red border represents the Indians who lived on the land. The white exemplifies purity.
The central figure in the state’s seal is a woman standing before a banner proclaiming the state’s motto, “Equal Rights.” Before Wyoming became a state, the territorial government allowed women to vote beginning in 1869. It was the first government in the world to acknowledge this right. Because of this distinction, Wyoming has been nicknamed “The Equality State.”
America’s First Female Governor Elected
On November 4, 1924, Wyoming elected Nellie Tayloe Ross America’s first female governor, again proving its nickname, “The Equality State.”
Wyoming has a proud tradition of leading the nation in women’s rights issues. Wyoming women were the first American women to vote, hold public office, and serve on juries. Women were granted these rights when Wyoming became a territory in 1869. In 1870, Esther H. Morris became our nation’s first woman justice of the peace in Wyoming. When Wyoming became a state in 1890, it became the first women’s suffrage state.
Nellie became a national figure as the first female governor and spent much of the next two years delivering speeches. She narrowly lost the election of 1926, but went on to serve as the first female director of the U.S. Mint.