Monday, July 18, 2011

US Flag Over Farm Stamp

USCIS 100:96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?



Several of the Founding Fathers--George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson--were farmers. According to the most recent US Agriculture Census, there are 2.2 million farms in the United States.

The Postal Service issued the First-class Flag Over Farm definitive stamp in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2000. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, and illustrated by Hiro Kimura of Brooklyn

USCIS 100:96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ because there were 13 original colonies
▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

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