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Star Spangled Banner (Forever)
— January 28, 2014 | Independence, MO 64050 |

This stamp commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner with a photograph of the flag that flies over Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. This flag is a replica of the one that inspired Key to write a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry", after Fort McHenry withstood the British attack of Sept.13-14, 1814 during the War of 1812. After being set to the tune of a British song, it became a popular American patriotic song and officially became the National Anthem of the United States in 1931.

Photographer Gary Clark took the picture of the flag against a backdrop of fireworks during an annual celebration of Defenders' Day, which commemorates the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."