2014 US Flag Stamp the Star-Spangled Banner
49¢ Star Spangled Banner
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Issue Country
U.S
Format
Pane of 20 (1 design)
Denomination
First-Class Mail Forever
Category
- Issue Date & City
March 3, 2014,Washington, DC
Print Quantity
500,000,000
Orientation
Vertical
Printer
Banknote Corporation of America
2014 US Flag Stamp the Star-Spangled Banner
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Estimated Delivery: Mar 16, 2025 - Mar 27, 2025About the Stamp
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This stamp commemorates 200th anniversary of Star-Spangled Banner. The stamp’s image is from a photo of flag that flies over Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. It was taken during fireworks display at annual Defenders’ Day celebration.
During the War of 1812, Mary Pickersgill was commissioned to sew a flag “so large that the British will have no difficulty seeing it from a distance.” The flag was to fly over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, which the British hoped to capture.
Pickersgill was asked to make “one American ensign, 30×42 feet, first quality bunting.” A smaller flag of lighter materials was also ordered for use during bad weather. Over 400 yards of wool bunting was needed to construct the larger flag, which weighed about 50 pounds. Because of its size, the work was done on the floor of a nearby brewery after the business had closed for the day.
The British began bombarding Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814. Francis Scott Key witnessed the 25-hour assault from a ship in Chesapeake Bay. Because it was raining heavily, Key likely saw the smaller flag at “twilight’s last gleaming.” But as morning neared, the oversized flag was defiantly hoisted above Fort McHenry. The sight inspired Key to write lyrics about the “star-spangled banner.”
If not for fate, the Battle of Fort McHenry would have had a more explosive ending. Only the fort’s commander knew that its gunpowder magazine, over which some 2,000 shells fell, was not bombproof. A direct hit would have destroyed the fort instantly.
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2014 US Flag Stamp the Star-Spangled Banner
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$73.00