Sunday Stamps F3 - USA, Germany, , Hungary

Benjamin Franklin appeared on the first stamp issued by the USA - he was postmaster general at the time. He signed the Declaration of Independence but never became President.  He did however become the first American minister to France.

USA - 20 October 1972

I guess Franklin knew about the flag with 13 stars - one for each of the original colonies at the time of independence - but he would have been pleased to see one with 50.

USA - 8 December 1973

Sightseeing in Germany may take you to a Flughafen

Frankfurt Airport - 14 January 1988

For a view of the city a plane in a Hungary series shows you the way.

Hungary - 17 October 1966

It's higher than 110 feet!

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Sunday Stamps - A-Z: 'F' Flags

On 6 August 2009 the USA Postal Service issue the flags of each State in a strip format. I have a coil of 50 stamps with 10 flags repeated 5 times. 

I have only included 5 of the 10 as it proved very difficult to stop the coil from curling up before the scanner closed. However I think these are rather splendid.

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Flags or Ensigns - Sunday Stamps II

The Stars and Stripes have appeared on many USA stamps.

In 1952 the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Betsy Ross was commemorated by the issue of this stamp.

USA - 2 January 1952

The flag depicts Betsy showing the newly designed flag to George Washington. Congress adopted the design on 14 June 1777.

The scene of Marines raising the US flag on Mount Suribachi was depicted in a stamp, issued on 11th July 1945.

USA - Iwo Jima

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Flags/Maps - Sunday Stamps II

I've used all my stamps showing maps before so I'll just wave flags instead.

Great Britain - 25th anniversary of NATO, 1969

Great Britain - White Ensign 2001

This was issued to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Submarine Service as a set of four in a mini-sheet.

I received four stamps from the USA in 2012 - all the same flag but ...

USA

Finally one from Iceland.

Iceland - 1958(?)

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