{"id":12888,"date":"2021-11-01T19:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12888"},"modified":"2022-02-09T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T14:33:13","slug":"u-s-flags-u-s-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12888","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Flags (U.S. 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Announced November 1, 2021:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating the U.S. flag with this stamp, which will be available in panes of 20, booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. The stamp art is a painting of three flags in a circular formation, reminiscent of the 50 flags encircling the Washington Monument. The artist used three photographs of the same flag taken seconds apart as reference and stitched together the images into a single composition. Laura Stutzman was the stamp designer and illustrator. Ethel Kessler was the art director.<\/p>\n

Additional information will be posted below the line, with the newest at the top.<\/p>\n

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Updated February 9th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHere are the Scott catalogue numbers for this issue:
\n\u2022 5654 (58\u00a2) Flags, serpentine die cut 11\u00bcx11, microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lower connector on flagpole at left (Banknote printing)
\n\u2022 5655 (58\u00a2) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 10\u00be vert., microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lower connector on flagpole at left, stamps not adjacent on coil roll with backing paper taller than stamp (Banknote printing)
\n\u2022 5656 (58\u00a2) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert., microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lower connector on flagpole at left, stamps adjacent on coil roll with backing paper same height as stamp (Banknote printing)
\n\u2022 5657 (58\u00a2) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9\u00bd vert., microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lowest blue flag field, stamps adjacent on coil roll with backing paper same height as stamp (Ashton-Potter printing)
\n\u2022 5658 (58\u00a2) Flags booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11\u00bcx10\u00be , microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lower connector on flagpole at left (Banknote printing)
\na. Convertible booklet pane of 20
\n\u2022 5659 (58\u00a2) Flags booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11\u00bcx10\u00be , microprinted \u201cUSPS\u201d above lowest blue flag field (Ashton-Potter printing)
\na. Convertible booklet pane of 20<\/p>\n

Updated December 9th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHere is the Digital Color Postmark for this issue: \"\"<\/a>It measures 2.95″ x 1.38″. There is no pictorial postmark. Instead, the B&W hand cancel is the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE “killer bar.”<\/p>\n

Updated December 3rd<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On January 9, 2022, in Findlay, OH, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the U.S. Flags 2022 stamp (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate) in one design, in a \"\"<\/a>pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 121700), a PSA Double-sided Booklet of 20 stamps (Item 683600), a PSA Coil of 100 stamps (Item 740400), a PSA Coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 750700), and a PSA Coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 760900). This stamp will go on sale nationwide January 9, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service\u2122 continues its tradition of celebrating the U.S. flag with this new stamp in panes of 20, booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000, and 10,000. The stamp art is a painting of three flags in a circular formation, reminiscent of the 50 flags encircling the Washington Monument. The artist used three separate photographs of the same flag taken seconds apart as reference and stitched together the images into a single composition. Laura Stutzman was the stamp designer and illustrator. Ethel Kessler was the art director.<\/p>\n