BIRDS OF PREY 2012 Postage Stamps

On February 22, 2012, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service will issue a Four Flags First-Class Mail Forever stamp (priced at 45 cents), in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 688100) and a PSA coil of 100 (Item 788700).

The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of hon-oring the Stars and Strips with the issuance of Four Flags. This quartet of stamps features a bright U.S. flag against a white background. A single word appears on each of the four stamps in large letters: Freedom, Liberty, Equality, and Justice. Art directed by Howard E. Paine, the stamps fea-ture an illustration by the late Arnold C. Holeywell.