{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2019-u-s-flag-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage","title":"2019 U.S. Flag Forever Stamps — Coil of 100, First-Class Postage","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssue Date: January 27, 2019\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Kansas City, MO\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset, Microprint\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Coil of 100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe story behind the symbol\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk what the flag means and the answers diverge — freedom, justice, something harder to name. For Lieutenant Michael Christian, a prisoner of war, it was a thing worth being beaten for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bombardier\/navigator in Vietnam, Christian was shot down and captured on April 24, 1967. Among his fellow prisoners was the late Senator John McCain, who described what happened next at the 1988 Republican National Convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian spent months quietly assembling a bamboo needle and scraps of cloth, then sewed a rough American flag into the inside of his shirt. Each afternoon, before the day's bowl of soup, the men hung that shirt on the cell wall and said the Pledge of Allegiance together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vietnamese eventually found it. Christian was taken away and beaten for hours before being returned to the cell. His eyes were swollen nearly shut. He began sewing a replacement flag the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the coil of 100 — one stamp at a time off the roll, for households and offices that mail steadily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"1 Coil \/ (100 Stamps)","offer_id":47100613361863,"sku":"2019GQ-R-1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Coil \/ (300 Stamps)","offer_id":47100613394631,"sku":"2019GQ-R-3","price":59.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Coil \/ (500 Stamps)","offer_id":47100613427399,"sku":"2019GQ-R-5","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Coil \/ (1000 Stamps)","offer_id":47100613460167,"sku":"2019GQ-R-10","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/5f09b187a219b4960d9a8424ba58dcdc-1-1-800x800_870c2ebf-2204-4c7c-a373-42d31680908e.jpg?v=1788604251","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2019-u-s-flag-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}