# 2593 - 1992 29c I Pledge Allegiance, black denomination
US #2593
1992 Pledge of Allegiance
- Issued in honor of 100th anniversary of Pledge of Allegiance
- Stamp was reissued the following year
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 29¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 8, 1992
First Day City(s): Rome, New York
Quantity Issued: 222,741,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method/Format: Photogravure, in booklets of 10 or 20 (using printing cylinders of 480 subjects – 20 across and 24 down)
Perforations: 10 on 2 or 3 sides
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued in honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Pledge of allegiance in The Youth’s Companion magazine. Though it commemorates this event, the stamp is a definitive.
About the stamp design: The Pledge of allegiance stamp features a flag and the first three words of the pledge. Artist Lou Nolan wanted to portray the flag as if it were waving. This was accomplished with shading.
First Day City: The stamp was dedicated in Rome, New York, home of Francis Bellamy, the author of the original pledge. The ceremony took place at Fort Stanwix National Monument. During the Revolutionary War, the American flag was first raised at this site.
History the stamp represents:
Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge. Bellamy was born in 1855 and raised in Rome, New York, where his father, David, was the pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Bellamy was tasked with writing a brief salute to be recited as the flag was raised. Though the result was just 23 words, Bellamy labored over every one of them, ensuring the final pledge would be both concise and meaningful. He penned the pledge on September 7, and it was published the following day:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands; one Nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
Though its ideals are still the same, the wording has changed over the years. In 1923, the phrase "the flag of the United States of America" replaced "my Flag," to distinguish it from the flags of other nations. The words "Under God" were added in 1954, taken from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, but have come under attack as the battle over religion continues.
US #2593
1992 Pledge of Allegiance
- Issued in honor of 100th anniversary of Pledge of Allegiance
- Stamp was reissued the following year
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 29¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: September 8, 1992
First Day City(s): Rome, New York
Quantity Issued: 222,741,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method/Format: Photogravure, in booklets of 10 or 20 (using printing cylinders of 480 subjects – 20 across and 24 down)
Perforations: 10 on 2 or 3 sides
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued in honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Pledge of allegiance in The Youth’s Companion magazine. Though it commemorates this event, the stamp is a definitive.
About the stamp design: The Pledge of allegiance stamp features a flag and the first three words of the pledge. Artist Lou Nolan wanted to portray the flag as if it were waving. This was accomplished with shading.
First Day City: The stamp was dedicated in Rome, New York, home of Francis Bellamy, the author of the original pledge. The ceremony took place at Fort Stanwix National Monument. During the Revolutionary War, the American flag was first raised at this site.
History the stamp represents:
Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge. Bellamy was born in 1855 and raised in Rome, New York, where his father, David, was the pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Bellamy was tasked with writing a brief salute to be recited as the flag was raised. Though the result was just 23 words, Bellamy labored over every one of them, ensuring the final pledge would be both concise and meaningful. He penned the pledge on September 7, and it was published the following day:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands; one Nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
Though its ideals are still the same, the wording has changed over the years. In 1923, the phrase "the flag of the United States of America" replaced "my Flag," to distinguish it from the flags of other nations. The words "Under God" were added in 1954, taken from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, but have come under attack as the battle over religion continues.