49-star Flag 4c 1959 issue U.S. stamp

United States · 1959 · 4¢

The stamp features the 49-star United States flag, with a blue canton containing 49 white stars arranged in a staggered pattern, against a field of red and white stripes.

Issued on July 4, 1959, this stamp commemorates the accession of Alaska as the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959, which necessitated the adoption of a new 49-star flag.