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U.S. #3403s
33¢ 48-Star (1912)
The Stars and Stripes
 
Issue Date: June 14, 2000
City: Baltimore, MD
Quantity:
4,000,000
Printed by: Banknote of America
Printing Method:
Lithographed
Perforations:
10.5 x 11
Color: Multicolored
 
This set of 20 stamps chronicles the development of the American flag from Colonial times to the present. Each flag has an interesting story behind it.
 
In 1912, two stars were added to the U.S. flag to represent Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars – and states – to 48. The 48-Star flag is the one pictured in the famous photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
 

The Flag of Liberation

1957 4¢ Old Glory, 48 stars stamp
US #1094 – This was the first US stamp to feature the flag as the central design. It pictures the 48-star flag, similar to the Flag of Liberation.

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.  A day that will live in infamy, the attack prompted an unusual handling of the American flag, which became known as the Flag of Liberation.

On a quiet Sunday morning, a flag fluttered in the December breeze over the Capitol in Washington, DC.  That flag would become significant because of events happening halfway around the world.  It was December 7, 1941, the day Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  America declared war on Japan the next day, although Congress took three days to satisfactorily develop the wording of the declaration.

2000 33¢ The Stars and Stripes: 48-Star Flag stamp
US #3403s – The 48-star flag was adopted in 1912 with the addition of New Mexico and Arizona, and remained in use until 1959.

During those three days, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered that the US flag flying over the Capitol building on December 7th remain throughout the following nights and days.  It was customary for the flag to be replaced on a daily basis and lowered at night.  So that flag flew for three days, until Congress’ statement was finished.  President Roosevelt then instructed the flag to be lowered.

1963 5¢ 50-Star U.S. Flag stamp
US #1208 doesn’t note the country of issue – in fact it has no lettering at all, just the denomination.

Roosevelt’s ruling was consistent with the Flag Code, which had been put into action on March 3, 1931.  While flags are not routinely flown at night, and the Capitol building’s flag was normally changed on a daily basis, the Code states that the president of the United States can modify the customs as considered appropriate, and when proclaimed.  Roosevelt was careful to respect the traditions of both the flag and the Flag Code.

1977 13¢ Flag Over Capitol stamp
US #1623B pictures the flag over the US Capitol.

Roosevelt called it the “Flag of Liberation,” and the banner was carefully preserved.  Roosevelt frequently took it with him on trips.  The flag traveled with the president to French Morocco, in 1943, when he met with Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, at the Casablanca Conference.  There, the leaders of the two countries decided to join forces to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

2019 55¢ USS Missouri stamp
US #5392 – The Flag of Liberation flew over the USS Missouri during the Japanese surrender in 1945.

Roosevelt then turned the flag over to the Army, ordering that it be raised in every country that had been overrun by enemy forces during the war.  The Flag of Liberation was raised over Rome, Italy, on July 4, 1944, and Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 1945.  By that time, Roosevelt had died, and Harry Truman became president.  He was present in Germany when the flag was raised.  Truman said the flag represented the American people, “who are looking forward to a better world…”

On September 2, 1945, the Flag of Liberation was again flying high – this time on the USS Missouri, where Japanese officials signed the official statement of surrender.  The Flag of Liberation wasn’t the only famous flag present that day.  The American flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry when he sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 was flying alongside the Flag of Liberation.  Perry’s trip marked the “opening up” of Japan to the West.  The Flag of Liberation then returned to the US and was displayed in the in the dome of the Capitol.

1957-2003 US Flag Collection, 141 stamps
US #1094//B2 – Collection of 141 US flag stamps

 

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U.S. #3403s
33¢ 48-Star (1912)
The Stars and Stripes
 
Issue Date: June 14, 2000
City: Baltimore, MD
Quantity:
4,000,000
Printed by: Banknote of America
Printing Method:
Lithographed
Perforations:
10.5 x 11
Color: Multicolored
 
This set of 20 stamps chronicles the development of the American flag from Colonial times to the present. Each flag has an interesting story behind it.
 
In 1912, two stars were added to the U.S. flag to represent Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars – and states – to 48. The 48-Star flag is the one pictured in the famous photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
 

The Flag of Liberation

1957 4¢ Old Glory, 48 stars stamp
US #1094 – This was the first US stamp to feature the flag as the central design. It pictures the 48-star flag, similar to the Flag of Liberation.

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.  A day that will live in infamy, the attack prompted an unusual handling of the American flag, which became known as the Flag of Liberation.

On a quiet Sunday morning, a flag fluttered in the December breeze over the Capitol in Washington, DC.  That flag would become significant because of events happening halfway around the world.  It was December 7, 1941, the day Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  America declared war on Japan the next day, although Congress took three days to satisfactorily develop the wording of the declaration.

2000 33¢ The Stars and Stripes: 48-Star Flag stamp
US #3403s – The 48-star flag was adopted in 1912 with the addition of New Mexico and Arizona, and remained in use until 1959.

During those three days, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered that the US flag flying over the Capitol building on December 7th remain throughout the following nights and days.  It was customary for the flag to be replaced on a daily basis and lowered at night.  So that flag flew for three days, until Congress’ statement was finished.  President Roosevelt then instructed the flag to be lowered.

1963 5¢ 50-Star U.S. Flag stamp
US #1208 doesn’t note the country of issue – in fact it has no lettering at all, just the denomination.

Roosevelt’s ruling was consistent with the Flag Code, which had been put into action on March 3, 1931.  While flags are not routinely flown at night, and the Capitol building’s flag was normally changed on a daily basis, the Code states that the president of the United States can modify the customs as considered appropriate, and when proclaimed.  Roosevelt was careful to respect the traditions of both the flag and the Flag Code.

1977 13¢ Flag Over Capitol stamp
US #1623B pictures the flag over the US Capitol.

Roosevelt called it the “Flag of Liberation,” and the banner was carefully preserved.  Roosevelt frequently took it with him on trips.  The flag traveled with the president to French Morocco, in 1943, when he met with Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, at the Casablanca Conference.  There, the leaders of the two countries decided to join forces to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

2019 55¢ USS Missouri stamp
US #5392 – The Flag of Liberation flew over the USS Missouri during the Japanese surrender in 1945.

Roosevelt then turned the flag over to the Army, ordering that it be raised in every country that had been overrun by enemy forces during the war.  The Flag of Liberation was raised over Rome, Italy, on July 4, 1944, and Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 1945.  By that time, Roosevelt had died, and Harry Truman became president.  He was present in Germany when the flag was raised.  Truman said the flag represented the American people, “who are looking forward to a better world…”

On September 2, 1945, the Flag of Liberation was again flying high – this time on the USS Missouri, where Japanese officials signed the official statement of surrender.  The Flag of Liberation wasn’t the only famous flag present that day.  The American flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry when he sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 was flying alongside the Flag of Liberation.  Perry’s trip marked the “opening up” of Japan to the West.  The Flag of Liberation then returned to the US and was displayed in the in the dome of the Capitol.

1957-2003 US Flag Collection, 141 stamps
US #1094//B2 – Collection of 141 US flag stamps