Alabama on U.S. Postage Stamps (3): General Topics

In two previous posts here and here I've discussed numerous U.S. postage stamps related to African-Americans associated with Alabama. Below are some examples of stamps related to specific events in state history or the state generally. In future posts I'll cover additional people and topics. 

More about U.S. stamps and postal history can be found here. 





This stamp was issued on July  30, 2014 to commemorate the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay. 



This stamp was released on April 2, 2002. All 50 states were featured in similar stamps, designed to look like tourist postcards from the 1930's and 1940's.




Issued August 2, 1969 to celebrate the state's sesquicentennial, this stamp features a camellia and a yellow-shafted flicker.  




Issued April 14, 1982




Issued on February 23, 1976, as part of a sheet featuring flags of all 50 states




Issued June 14, 2008 as part of the "Flags of Our Nation" series