13c New Jersey State Flag Stamps - Pack of 10

Ten 13c New Jersey State Flag Stamps
Issued: February 23, 1976
Scott Catalog #1635

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:
New Jersey’s early agricultural heritage is strongly reflected on its state flag, which bears the classical themes found in the state seal. Three plows are on the face of the center shield, which is flanked by Ceres, the Roman Goddess of Agriculture and Plenty. In her arms she carries a cornucopia, a legendary horn holding a never-ending supply of food. The horn holds the fruits and grains that are found in New Jersey.

The flag’s design has the state seal set against a buff-colored background, a pattern influenced by General George Washington. During the American Revolution, Washington ordered Colonial military units to carry two flags – one for the new nation and one for their state flag. That state flag would be in the colors of the “facing” of the troops’ uniforms.

New Jersey’s soldiers wore dark blue uniforms with buff facing, the colors of the Netherlands. The Dutch have a strong history in New Jersey. Along with the Swedes, the Dutch settled the region as early as 1613, until the British took over in 1664. Washington had selected those colors to honor the original Dutch settlers. For more than 200 years, the state flag has flown with those same colors.