2008 42c Flags of Nation, US coin FDC
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2008 42¢ Flags of Our Nation
Adopted in 1777, the U.S. flag represents our nation’s growth from 13 colonies to 50 states. The woodcut art pictures the U.S. capitol in the 1850s. After the first capitol in Washington, D.C., was burned during the War of 1812, it was reconstructed between 1815 and 1819, with renovations during the 1850s. The George Washington quarter, minted from 1965 to 1998, features the bald eagle on the reverse. The 1998 issue was the last before the state quarter series.
One legend behind America’s adoption of the eagle as our national bird comes from a Revolutionary War battle. The noise from an early morning fight woke a family of sleeping eagles. The majestic birds left their nests, shrieking and circling overhead. American soldiers exclaimed, “They are shrieking for freedom,” and unofficially the bird came to symbolize the American spirit. The eagle represented “supreme power and authority.” (Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey.) Although accepted for the design of the Great Seal, the eagle was not formally adopted as the national bird until 1787.
Each U.S. flag stamp in this series will illustrate a phrase from the “America the Beautiful.” The 2008 United States Flags of Our Nation Coin First Day Cover bears the U.S. flag stamp with the flag waving against “spacious skies.”
2008 42¢ Flags of Our Nation
Adopted in 1777, the U.S. flag represents our nation’s growth from 13 colonies to 50 states. The woodcut art pictures the U.S. capitol in the 1850s. After the first capitol in Washington, D.C., was burned during the War of 1812, it was reconstructed between 1815 and 1819, with renovations during the 1850s. The George Washington quarter, minted from 1965 to 1998, features the bald eagle on the reverse. The 1998 issue was the last before the state quarter series.
One legend behind America’s adoption of the eagle as our national bird comes from a Revolutionary War battle. The noise from an early morning fight woke a family of sleeping eagles. The majestic birds left their nests, shrieking and circling overhead. American soldiers exclaimed, “They are shrieking for freedom,” and unofficially the bird came to symbolize the American spirit. The eagle represented “supreme power and authority.” (Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey.) Although accepted for the design of the Great Seal, the eagle was not formally adopted as the national bird until 1787.
Each U.S. flag stamp in this series will illustrate a phrase from the “America the Beautiful.” The 2008 United States Flags of Our Nation Coin First Day Cover bears the U.S. flag stamp with the flag waving against “spacious skies.”