2019 US Flags Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Descrption:

With this new 2019 stamp, the Postal Service celebrates the American flag ¡§C the most recognizable symbol of the nation ¡§C on the 150th anniversary of the first U.S. stamps to depict Old Glory, the 10?¨¦ yellow and 30?¨¦ ultramarine & carmine Eagle, Shield and Flags Pictorial issues of 1869 (Scott 116 & 121). The photographic image on the new horizontally-formatted Forever stamp features a U.S. flag on the flagpoles near the end of Chicago?¡¥s Navy Pier, proudly waving in a May breeze. The photograph was taken by UPSP art director Antonio Alcal¡§¡é.?