Object Details
Printer
Banknote Corporation of America
Description
The Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 33-cent The Stars and Stripes commemorative stamps in Baltimore, Maryland, and nationwide on June 14, 2000. Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona designed the stamps. Composed of twenty different flags, the pane loosely charts the evolution of the Stars and Stripes from colonial times to the present. Among the flags displayed are the Continental Colors and the Star-Spangled Banner, in addition to many regional and military flags. These flags were selected for their significance in American history as well as for their aesthetic value.
Banknote Corporation of America, Inc., printed 80 million stamps in the offset process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (May 18, 2000).
THE STARS AND STRIPES
Star-Spangled Banner, 1814
33-cent mint single
Issued June 14, 2000
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
June 14, 2000
Object number
2000.2020.435
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.02 × 3.97 cm)
Place
United States of America
See more items in
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Contemporary (1990-present)
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2000.2020.435