US 1968 Fort McHenry ; Historic American Flag 6c. Scott. 1346


US 1968 Fort McHenry ; Historic American Flag 6c. Scott. 1346


Series: Historic Flag Series

Stamp details: Ft. McHenry, 1795-1818

Issued date: 04-07-1968 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 6c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1346
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1331
Michel (Germany): 952
Yvert et Tellier (France): 849

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

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

Stamp Colors: Dark blue and red
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11
Paper: Tagged

Themes: Flag, Stars

Total print: 228,040,000 (estimate)

Description:- Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in 1939 was redesignated a "National Monument and Historic Shrine".
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McHenry