Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever) First Day of Issue: January 9, 2022 First Day City: Findlay, Ohio Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America Printing Method: Offset, Microprint (“USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left) Format:Panes of 20
Continuing the Tradition: US Flag Stamps
Stamp Design: Artwork by Laura Stutzman, stamp designer and illustrator.
Special Details: Stutzman combined three photos of the same flag for a unique image.
2022 US Flag Set: Six stamps depict the American flag, each with distinctive details.
History Represented:
Glynis Seeley asserted, “You don’t truly understand the meaning of the [American] flag until someone hands you a folded one.” Referring to the flag-folding ceremony at a military funeral, where the branch of service performs the folding, honoring the fallen. After 13 precise folds, the flag symbolizes principles and sacrifices.
