US #5873
2024 Flag with Blue Sky and Clouds at Top and Bottom – 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 (U... more
US #5873
2024 Flag with Blue Sky and Clouds at Top and Bottom – 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 stamp was issued: To continue the popular tradition of issuing US stamps picturing the American flag.
About the stamp design: Includes a gouache painting of the American flag by illustrator Laura Stutzman.
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: Jasper Johns is an American artist known for his work as a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. He was a major figure in the post-World War II art world and took part in the abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art movements.
In 1954, Johns began creating artwork of flags, maps, targets, letters, and numbers. These have become some of his most famous paintings. He sought to explore familiar symbols like the American flag and their meanings to both himself and others. Perhaps his most well-known painting is the Flag, 1954-55.
Johns’s Flag is an encaustic (special wax used for painting), oil paint, and newsprint collage measuring 42.2 by 60.6 inches. It actually includes three separate canvases mounted together on a piece of plywood. The painting pictures the classic red, white, and blue American flag as it appeared from 1912 to 1959 (48 white stars). It is an interesting art piece in that the viewer sees something different depending on how far away they stand or from what angle they look at it. For example, when you get close, you can see some of the words in the newsprint. Johns deliberately chose everyday articles, avoiding big headlines or new events.
Johns created over 40 American flag paintings, but Flag, 1954-55 had the most impact. As of 2024, it was on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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