US #5871-74
2024 US Flag
• Continues the tradition of patriotic US flag stamps
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: 2024 US Flag
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 14, 2024
First Day City: Keystone, South Dakota
Quantity Issued: 1,250,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Coils ... more
US #5871-74
2024 US Flag
• Continues the tradition of patriotic US flag stamps
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: 2024 US Flag
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 14, 2024
First Day City: Keystone, South Dakota
Quantity Issued: 1,250,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Coils of 100
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut, 9 ½ Vert.
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamps were issued: To continue the popular tradition of issuing US stamps picturing the American flag.
About the stamp designs: Includes four designs, each picturing a different gouache painting of the American flag waving at different times of day. Artwork by illustrator Laura Stutzman, an artist known for her depictions of the US flag.
Special design details:
#5871 – Flag with Blue Sky at Top and Cloud at Bottom
#5872 – Flag with Dark Clouds at Top and Bottom
#5873 – Flag with Blue Sky and Clouds at Top and Bottom
#5874 – Flag with Blue Sky and White Clouds at Top
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Keystone, South Dakota.
About the 2024 US Flag set: Includes four images of the American flag waving at different times of day by illustrator Laura Stutzman, an artist known for her depictions of the US flag. In total, there are 20 varieties of 2024 US Flag stamps:
#5871-74 – 4 designs printed in coils of 100 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5875-78 – 4 designs printed in coils of 100 by Banknote Corporation of America.
#5879-82 – 4 designs printed in coils of 3,000 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5883-86 – 4 designs printed in booklets of 20 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5887-90 – 4 designs printed in booklets of 20 by Banknote Corporation of America.
History the stamp represents: Laura Stutzman has been a popular choice of artist for US flag stamps since 2008. In 2024, she was chosen again for four new designs. Each shows a different gouache painting of Old Glory fluttering in the breeze in front of a brightly colored sky.
Stutzman began her illustration career in the 1980s. She took inspiration from Dean Cornwell and N.C. Wyeth as well as impressionists John Singer Sargent and Frederick Childe Hassam. As time went on, Stutzman received more commissions for artwork picturing the US flag. She said “By the mid-190s, I started to be identified with that topic, which sent more of the same my way.”
It was only natural that the USPS would eventually come to her to work on a flag stamp. Her first project was the 2008 Flags 24/7 designs. In regard to the new challenge, Stutzman said, “The restrictive size of a stamp forces adaptability in both design and technique…. The USPS wants the least amount of ‘abstraction’ possible while still avoiding a flat look and maintaining movement and drama.” After that, she went on to provide artwork for the 2013 Flags For All Seasons, 2022 Flag stamp, and the four 2024 designs.
With the beauty and popularity of her US flag images, who knows how many more Laura Stutzman flag stamps we’ll see?!
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