
US #5877
2024 Flag with Blue Sky and White Clouds at Top – US Flag
• Continues the tradition of patriotic US flag stamps
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: 2024 US Flag
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 14, 2024
First Day City: Keystone, South Dakota
Quantity Issued: 1,000,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation ... more
US #5877
2024 Flag with Blue Sky and White Clouds at Top – US Flag
• Continues the tradition of patriotic US flag stamps
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: 2024 US Flag
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 14, 2024
First Day City: Keystone, South Dakota
Quantity Issued: 1,000,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Coils of 100
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut, 11.25 Vert.
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To continue the popular tradition of issuing US stamps picturing the American flag.
About the stamp design: Includes a gouache painting of the American flag by illustrator Laura Stutzman.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Keystone, South Dakota.
About the 2024 US Flag set: Includes four images of the American flag waving at different times of day by illustrator Laura Stutzman, an artist known for her depictions of the US flag. In total, there are 20 varieties of 2024 US Flag stamps:
#5871-74 – 4 designs printed in coils of 100 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5875-78 – 4 designs printed in coils of 100 by Banknote Corporation of America.
#5879-82 – 4 designs printed in coils of 3,000 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5883-86 – 4 designs printed in booklets of 20 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
#5887-90 – 4 designs printed in booklets of 20 by Banknote Corporation of America.
History the stamp represents: Fritz William Scholder V (October 6, 1937 – February 10, 2005) was a Native American artist and teacher known for his paintings, monotypes, lithographs, and sculptures. He was a member of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, a California Mission tribe. Scholder’s art style was a blend of post-modern and pop art inspired by his Native American heritage.
At the beginning of his career, Scholder made a vow to never paint Native Americans. He made this promise because he believed they had been overly romanticized by others and did not want to contribute to his people becoming a cliché. However, when teaching students at the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1967, he realized none of his students were able to create honest depictions of Native Americans. He broke his vow so he could show them by example, and the rest is history.
Scholder became known for his Native American paintings. Some of his most famous works picture Native Americans clothed in the American flag. While not officially part of the 1970s American Indian Movement, Scholder’s works still made an impact. By draping his subjects in the American flag, Scholder addresses the idea of American culture overshadowing Native American values and history while at the same time being an inseparable part of their identities. It is a subject that is still an important talking point today.