Commemoratives -- cont.

The main intent of this blog is to list, examine, and describe the many many modern flag stamps ... which are mostly definitive stamps. So I'll briefly list and describe the rest of the commemorative stamps before getting to the first definitive series. 

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1933 -- 3 cent Peace of 1783 Scott #727: Fifty year commemoration of Washington's headquarters at Edinburgh New York in 1783. Also issued in 1935 as a special issue without gum ... Scott #752. Flag is not that prominent ...

The 1943-44 Overrun Countries Series is a set specifically depicting flags ... but not the US flag so I won't list or describe them here. Go here for the Wiki information.

The next stamp is the 1945 Flag Over Iwo Jima Scott #929: This stamp obviously commemorates the raising of the US flag over the island of Iwo Jima, a small volcanic island in the central Pacific ... the battle fought with Japanese on that island near the end of the war was fierce and horrifying in nearly every aspect. Here is a great article published in the American Philatelist (Feb 2015) describing the battle, the stamp design, and the politics surrounding this issue. Great reading! The article also has many examples of the multiple FDC's of this issue.

Next up is the Texas Statehood stamp also issued in 1945 -- Scott #938: Commemorates the 100th anniversary of Texas statehood.

1948 3 cent Francis Scott Key -- Scott #962: Commemorates the author and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner ... nice write-up here.