1999 Flag And City. bklt pane 10

U.S. #3278d
1999 33¢ Flag Over City

Issue Date: February 15, 1999
City: Orlando, FL
Quantity: 375,000,000

Printed By: Avery Dennison

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

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U.S. #3278d
1999 33¢ Flag Over City

Issue Date: February 15, 1999
City: Orlando, FL
Quantity: 375,000,000

Printed By: Avery Dennison

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

The artist who created the Flag Over City stamp design imagined "Old Glory" and the skyscrapers of a city reaching into a cloudless sky when he thought of America while growing up in Japan. Six Flag Over City stamps were issued featuring this design, with a total of 12 different formats. All 12 formats were printed by either the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) using photogravure, or Avery Dennison. The BEP stamps all have a red year date in the lower-left corner, while the Avery Dennison stamps feature black dates in the same position.