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United States Flags on United States Stamps. The first United States stamp to show the U. S. flag-four of them-was issued in 1869. It is Scott 121, the 30Â¢ of the set, and the Flags shared the small space (21mm X 21mm) with a shield and an eagle. The flag is printed in blue. A flag stamp doesnât appear in multicolor until 88 years later, in 1957.
Credit: robinzeggs Flickr CC-BY-2.0. The first U.S. flag commissioned by Congress in 1777 had 13 stripes to represent the 13 states in the union. The flag also contained 13 stars on a blue field, again representing the states. As the nation grew, a new star and a new stripe were added for each new state. This continued until 1818.