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Flags 24/7 3,000 Stamp Water-Activated Coil
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Issue Type:
Definitive
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Issue City:
Washington, DC 20066
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Issue Date:
April 18, 2008
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This is a coil of 3,000 Water–Activated 42–cent Flags 24/7 stamps.
On April 18, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ issued 42–cent, definitive stamps, Flags 24/7, in four designs. The stamps, designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, each feature a painting by Laura Stutzman of Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, of an American flag flying at a different time of day: sunrise, noon, sunset, and night.
In 1942, Congress passed a resolution establishing a code of flag etiquette. The code states in part that the American flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset every day, weather permitting, but especially on days of national importance like Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day. Congress also decided that “when a patriotic effect is desired,” the flag can be flown through the night if properly lit. Although compliance is voluntary, public observation of the code’s measures is widespread throughout the nation.
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