{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2023-u-s-flag-coil-modern-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage","title":"2023 U.S. Flag Forever Stamps — Double-Sided Booklet of 20, \"FREEDOM\" Design","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: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset, with microprint (\"USPS\" below the lower left corner of the flag field)\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Double-sided booklet of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHong Li's graphic reading of Old Glory, with \"FREEDOM\" below the flag in an understated gray. The American flag stamp is close to an annual fixture, and this is the booklet version of the 2023 issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo formal first-day ceremony was held; the 2023 flag stamps were released at Freedom, Maine, on April 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlying the flag at half-mast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresident Dwight D. Eisenhower established the first official half-mast policy on March 1, 1954, as a mark of respect for principal officials and former officials of the U.S. government and for the Governors of states, territories and possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe custom now covers a wider range of solemn occasions. In 2020 President Donald Trump ordered flags to half-mast for Americans lost to COVID-19, saying the nation mourned every life taken by the pandemic and shared in the suffering of all who endured illness from the outbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason changes; the effect does not. A lowered flag asks everyone who sees it to pause, and to remember that they stand together as Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Books)","offer_id":47100596289735,"sku":"2023GQ-C-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Books)","offer_id":47100596322503,"sku":"2023GQ-C-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Books)","offer_id":47100596355271,"sku":"2023GQ-C-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Books)","offer_id":47100596388039,"sku":"2023GQ-C-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Books)","offer_id":47100596420807,"sku":"2023GQ-C-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/us-flag-2023-forever-stamps-main-scaled-1-1-800x600_03191010-ea8c-4708-9a94-94427722aa36.jpg?v=1788603416","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2023-u-s-flag-coil-modern-patriotic-symbol-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}