{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2023-u-s-flag-coil-modern-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage-1","title":"2023 U.S. Flag Forever Stamps — Coil Roll, \"FREEDOM\" Design, First-Class Postage","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Day of Issue: April 10, 2023\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Freedom, Maine\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Banknote Corporation of America\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset, with microprint (\"USPS\" at the right of the lowest flag stripe; stamps not adjacent on the roll)\u003cbr\u003ePerforations: Serpentine die cut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Hong Li's graphic treatment of Old Glory, with the word \"FREEDOM\" set in gray beneath the flag. The issue continues the Postal Service's near-annual practice of putting the American flag on a stamp. There was no official first-day ceremony — all 2023 flag stamps were simply released at Freedom, Maine, on April 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA note on the half-mast tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first official policy for flying the flag at half-mast was set by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 1, 1954, to honor principal officials and former officials of the U.S. government and the Governors of states, territories and possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe practice has broadened since. In 2020 President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered for Americans who died of COVID-19, framing it as national grief and common cause against what he called an invisible enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever the occasion, a flag at half-mast does one thing reliably: it makes people stop and take note, and reminds them that they stand together as fellow Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"1 Coil \/ (100 Stamps)","offer_id":47100595732679,"sku":"2023GQ-R-1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Coil \/ (300 Stamps)","offer_id":47100595765447,"sku":"2023GQ-R-3","price":59.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Coil \/ (500 Stamps)","offer_id":47100595798215,"sku":"2023GQ-R-5","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Coil \/ (1000 Stamps)","offer_id":47100595830983,"sku":"2023GQ-R-10","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/a-7-1-1-800x800_56cec834-45aa-49d8-90d8-861ac8e4acda.jpg?v=1788603408","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2023-u-s-flag-coil-modern-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage-1","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}