13c Illinois State Flag Stamps - Pack of 10

Ten 13c Illinois State Flag Stamps
Issued: February 23, 1976
Scott Catalog #1653

10 Mint, unused postage stamps with original gum as issued by the Post Office. These stamps are genuine and valid to use as postage for current mailing. Be sure to use enough total postage to meet the current postal rate for the item you are mailing.

Great for special mailings like weddings, birthdays, valentines, and events. Also good to use for scrapbooking or displaying in a small picture frame. It's a miniature work of art.

About this stamp:
In 1911, Illinois State Regent of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Ella Park Lawrence discovered that her state was without a flag. Lawrence immediately began lobbying for the adoption of a flag. By 1914, a statewide contest was held to select a design. The new flag was designed by Miss Lucy Derwent of Rockford and featured the image of the state’s 1868 Great Seal on a white background. The flag was officially adopted on July 16, 1915. In 1970, the flag was redesigned to include the state name. The flag features a bald eagle, representative of the United States, carrying a shield with 13 bars and stars to symbolize the 13 original colonies.