2014 First-Class Forever Stamp,Red, White and Blue: Flag with 3 Full Stars
# 4895 - 2014 First-Class Forever Stamp - Red, White and Blue: Flag with 3 Full Stars
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U.S. #4895
2014 49¢ Flag With 3 Full Stars
Red, White, and Blue
The U.S. Postal Service describes this stamp as a “modern interpretation of a flying flag” with six stripes and “handful” of stars. Each of the four stamp designs has a different number of complete stars. They were issued in coils of 10,000 for business use.
In times of conflict, our nation’s flag inspires Americans, bringing hope and courage. During the spring of 1861, the banner encouraged Federal troops at the Battle of Fort Sumter. While the 33-star flag waved overhead, Confederates launched an attack on the compound, igniting the American Civil War.
Inside the fort, Union troops led by Major Robert Anderson looked to the flag for comfort. When it was shot down and nearly consumed by flames, a brave lieutenant rescued the flag and raised it again on a short mast to fly above his men. After 36 hours of blistering attack, the soldiers were forced to evacuate the fort, but carried their flag proudly overhead as they left.
After evacuating, Major Anderson took the Fort Sumter flag to New York City, where it was flown from the equestrian statue of George Washington during an April 20, 1861, rally. A sea of more than 100,000 filled Union Square, making the rally the country’s largest public gathering up to that date. For the next few years, the Fort Sumter flag traveled across the North, where it was used to raise money for the war effort.
Exactly four years after it was lowered in surrender, the Fort Sumter flag was raised over the garrison to mark the Union victory. In a twist of fate, President Abraham Lincoln – whose election hastened the conflict – was assassinated a few hours later.
The stamps were designed by Ethel Kessler. Her inspiration came from patriotic pins and flags of the 20th century. She has been an art director with the U.S. Postal Service since 1997 and has been involved in the creation of about 80 stamps.
49¢ Red, White & Blue, issued to satisfy the first-class mail rate
Issue Date: April 25, 2014
City: San Francisco, CA, at the WESTPEX Stamp Show
Category: Definitive
Quantity: 37,500,000
Printed By: CCL Labels Inc.
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 Vertical
Self-adhesive
U.S. #4895
2014 49¢ Flag With 3 Full Stars
Red, White, and Blue
The U.S. Postal Service describes this stamp as a “modern interpretation of a flying flag” with six stripes and “handful” of stars. Each of the four stamp designs has a different number of complete stars. They were issued in coils of 10,000 for business use.
In times of conflict, our nation’s flag inspires Americans, bringing hope and courage. During the spring of 1861, the banner encouraged Federal troops at the Battle of Fort Sumter. While the 33-star flag waved overhead, Confederates launched an attack on the compound, igniting the American Civil War.
Inside the fort, Union troops led by Major Robert Anderson looked to the flag for comfort. When it was shot down and nearly consumed by flames, a brave lieutenant rescued the flag and raised it again on a short mast to fly above his men. After 36 hours of blistering attack, the soldiers were forced to evacuate the fort, but carried their flag proudly overhead as they left.
After evacuating, Major Anderson took the Fort Sumter flag to New York City, where it was flown from the equestrian statue of George Washington during an April 20, 1861, rally. A sea of more than 100,000 filled Union Square, making the rally the country’s largest public gathering up to that date. For the next few years, the Fort Sumter flag traveled across the North, where it was used to raise money for the war effort.
Exactly four years after it was lowered in surrender, the Fort Sumter flag was raised over the garrison to mark the Union victory. In a twist of fate, President Abraham Lincoln – whose election hastened the conflict – was assassinated a few hours later.
The stamps were designed by Ethel Kessler. Her inspiration came from patriotic pins and flags of the 20th century. She has been an art director with the U.S. Postal Service since 1997 and has been involved in the creation of about 80 stamps.
49¢ Red, White & Blue, issued to satisfy the first-class mail rate
Issue Date: April 25, 2014
City: San Francisco, CA, at the WESTPEX Stamp Show
Category: Definitive
Quantity: 37,500,000
Printed By: CCL Labels Inc.
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 Vertical
Self-adhesive