US 1957 American Flag ; Long May it Wave 'Old Glory' 4c. Scott. 1094


US 1957 American Flag ; Long May it Wave 'Old Glory' 4c. Scott. 1094


Series: Flag Issue

Stamp details: Long May it Wave -'Old Glory' (48 star flag)

Issued date: 04-07-1957 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 4c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1094
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1096
Michel (Germany): 716
Yvert et Tellier (France): 630

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Deep blue and Carmine
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Flag

Total print: 84,054,400 (estimate)

Description:- The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S. Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States