This Listing is for ONE NEW Sheet of 20 Uncle Sam's
Hat Additional Ounce (24¢) Stamps from 2017.
Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.
On February 18, 2017,
the U.S. Postal Service issued these Uncle Sam's Hat self-adhesive
Additional Ounce stamps in Mesa, AZ. The stamp was designed by Antonio Alcalá and features eight graphic top hats in Uncle Sam’s signature style,
with red and white vertical stripes above a blue band with a white star and a
gray brim. Beneath each hat is an oval shape representing a face, each in a
different shade, meant to suggest the ethnic and racial diversity of the United
States. The words “ADDITIONAL OUNCE” on this stamp indicate its postage
value for First Class mail in the U.S. Like a Forever stamp, this
nondenominated stamp will always be valid for the rate printed on it - and
currently that rate is 24¢.
The character of Uncle
Sam has served as a patriotic symbol for the United States for many years. The
most popular legend about the origin of Uncle Sam traces back to Samuel Wilson,
a meatpacker in Troy, NY, who supplied troops with provisions in barrels marked
“U.S.” during the War of 1812. The initials stood for “United States,” of
course, but the troops affectionately attributed the food to “Uncle Sam.”
American artist James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) often painted patriotic
scenes, and he developed an image of Uncle Sam for a World War I recruitment
poster by painting his own portrait and adding a white goatee and a serious
expression. The pointing figure with the phrase “I want YOU for the U.S. Army”
became an American icon.
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