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FRINGTON
For U.S.Addresses
22
1991
20066
ON, L
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PLASTIC “F” STAMP
First Day of Issue: January 22, 1991
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C.
The special self-adhesive plastic stamp which appears on
this Maximum Card honors Old Glory, proud symbol of
freedom and the American tradition. Second in a series of
plastic stamps issued by the United States Postal Service,
this imperforate “F” or Flag stamp is available through
automatic vending machines and issued as part of the
1991 rate change. Popular philatelic subjects, flags are
pieces of fabric which symbolize nations, political or-
ganizations, individuals or ideas. Used on ancient sailing
vessels as means of identification, flags developed
through the centuries into standards which reflected
national pride. This Maximum Card portrays Francis Scott
Key, American poet and author. Key, a prisoner during the
War of 1812, stood on the deck of a British ship in
Chesapeake Bay and watched enemy guns shell Ft.
McHenry. A tattered American flag flying defiantly above
the battlements inspired Key to write a poem “In Defense
of Ft. McHenry.” The poem became the Star Spangled
Banner, adopted as our National Anthem in 1931.
No. 91-5
©1991 The Maximum Card Collection
A division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
® Original painting for the Maximum Card by Gregory Rudd
