1957-2003 US Flags, Collection of 141 Stamps

Save on Mint U.S. Flag Stamp Collection

Mystic’s U.S. Flag Collection is a great way to fill lots of spaces in your album.  This offer contains 141 stamps issued between 1957 and 2003 – that’s over 45 years!  Plus, you’ll SAVE off Mystic's regular retail prices.  Take advantage of this wonderful value.

Included in this collection are many of the sought-after flag stamps prized by collectors.  You’ll get the 1968 historic flag set of 10, the first plastic stamp (U.S. #2475), the first se-tenant sheet of 50, showcasing the fifty state flags plus the 2000 Stars and Stripes issue, which chronicles the evolution of the American Flag from its inception to our  current “Old Glory.”

Here's what you'll get.  In mint condition the se-tenants will be attached. In used condition they’ll be single stamps.  

B2           2002 34c & 11c Heroes of 2001

1094        1957 4c Old Glory, 48 Stars    

1132        1959 4c US Flag, 49 Stars      

1249        1964 5c Register and Vote      

1338        1968 6c Flag and White House   

1338A      1969 6c Flag & White House

1338D      1970 6c Flag and White House   

1338F       1971 8c Flag and White House   

1338G      1971 8c Flag & White House

1345-54    1968 6c Historic American Flags

1509         1973 10c 50-Star and 13-Star Flags

1597         1978 15c Fort McHenry Flag     

1633-82    1976 13c State Flags           

1890         18c Flag Over Field       

1891         18c Flag over Seacoast

1893         18c Flags/Purple Mts Majesty

1894         20c Flag over Supreme Court

2114         1985 22c Flag Over Capitol Dome  

2276         1987 22c Flag Over Fireworks     

2278         1988 25c Flag and Clouds         

2475         1990 25c Plastic Flag   

2523         1991 29c Flag over Mount Rushmore

2593         1992 29c Pledge,

2605         1993 23c Stars & Stripes,

2609         1992 29c Flag over White House

2893         1995 5c Old Glory Non-profit

2897         1995 32c Flag Over Porch

2919         1995 32c Flag Over Field

3153         1997 32c The Stars and Stripes

3278F       1999 33c Flag Over City

3283         1999 33c Flag and Chalkboard

3403         2000 33c The Stars and Stripes   

3448         2000 34c Flag Over Farm

3449         2000 34c Flag Over Farm

3450         2000 34c Flag Over Farm

3470         2001 34c Flag Over Farm

3495         2001 34c Flag Over Farm         

3508         2001 34c Honoring Veterans      

3549         2001 34c United We Stand

3549B      2002 34c United We Stand

3550         2001 34c United We Stand

3550A      2001 34c United We Stand

3620         2002 37c Flag

3621         2002 37c Flag

3622         2002 37c Flag

3623         2002 37c Flag

3624         2002 37c Flag

3625         2002 37c

3629F       2003 37c Flag

3630         2002 37c Flag

3631         2002 37c Flag           

3632         2002 37c Flag

3632A      2003 37c Flag 

3633         2002 37c Flag

3633A      2003 37c Flag

3634         2002 37c Flag

3635         2002 37c Flag

3636         2002 37c Flag

3637         2003 37c Flag

3776-80    2003 37c Old Glory              

First US Flag Stamp

On July 4, 1957, the US Post Office issued its first stamp with the US flag as the central design.  It was also the first stamp printed by the Giori press, which allowed the design to be printed in its natural colors in one step.

Previously, the US flag had appeared as a part of the design of several stamps, such as the Eagle and Shield Pictorial, the Francis Scott Key stamp, and 1952 Lafayette issue.  In 1957, the US Post Office announced that it would issue a brand new stamp with the flag as the central design and appearing in its natural colors.

Upon hearing the news, some collectors and citizens were outraged.  Because the stamps would be canceled, they saw it as disrespectful.  They flooded the post office with angry letters citing American legal code that prohibited the reproduction of “the national emblem for disloyal or commercial purposes.”  Conversely, many people were also happy about the stamp, praising its beautiful colors and patriotic design.  The Post Office stated the stamp was meant to be a reminder of America’s heritage and hard-won liberty.

In spite of the controversy, the stamp was issued as planned on July 4, 1957, in Washington, DC.  The stamp was first to reproduce the flag in its natural colors in one operation.  This was thanks to the new Giori Press the Post Office acquired in 1955.  Designed by Gualtiero Giori, it was dubbed the “Giori Press,”  and the new machine could produce stamps in two or three different colors, all in one pass. Different rollers each applied a different color.  It would be used to print many multicolored stamps throughout the 1960s and 70s.

Exactly two years after this stamp was issued, the Post Office issued another flag stamp, #1132.  The new stamp featured a flag with 49 stars, to mark the day the 49-star flag went into use. That was a rule dating back to 1818 that declared stars representing new states added to the Union would be added to the flag on the first July 4 after the state joined the Union.  This stamp was issued in Auburn, New York, home of William H. Seward, who had arranged the purchase of Alaska (the 49th state whose star was added in 1959).

Yet another year later, the US flag was again the central focus of a new stamp issued on Independence Day.  This stamp, #1153, pictured the new 50-star flag and was issued in Honolulu, Hawaii, America’s 50th state.  This stamp would be the first of many to picture the 50-star US flag.  In fact, despite the objections of some in 1957, the US flag has become one of the most popular US stamp subjects, with new stamps being issued nearly every year.