Add Lady Liberty's elegance to your holiday letters with these vintage unused Air Mail "Statue of Liberty" postage stamps! This classic NYC design is perfect for adding a touch of class to your cards and letters or save-the-dates and weddings. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 15-cents. These USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your correspondence. Embrace the charm of New York City with this enchanting postage stamp!

Purchase includes a total of TEN (10) mint condition postage stamps shown in the product listing photos.

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STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Statue of Liberty
• Series: Air Mail
• Year Issued: 1959-61
• Face Value: 15-cents each (USD)
• Topic(s): Statue of Liberty, NYC, New York City, Big Apple, Air Mail
• Color(s): Black and Orange
• Printing Method: Giori Press
• Scott Number: C58
• Adhesion Type: Gummed
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

STAMP HISTORY: The 15¢ “Statue of Liberty” postage stamp, issued between 1959 and 1961, is one of the most enduring and recognizable definitive stamps of mid-20th-century America. This iconic stamp was part of the Liberty Series—a sweeping set of definitive (everyday-use) stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office Department from 1954 to 1968. The Liberty Series replaced the earlier Presidential (“Prexie”) series of the 1930s and 1940s and was designed to express the nation’s postwar ideals of freedom, democracy, and unity through patriotic imagery and inscriptions drawn from America’s founding documents.

Featuring the Statue of Liberty, this stamp was first released on June 24, 1959, in Buffalo, New York, and remained in use into the early 1960s. The design was created by Charles R. Chickering, one of the most accomplished U.S. stamp designers of the era, who based his depiction of Liberty on the towering neoclassical statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated in 1886 as a gift from France to the United States.

The central image shows the Statue of Liberty’s upper half, with her radiant torch lifted high and her crown of seven rays extending outward, symbolizing light spreading to all corners of the world. The Statue of Liberty issue’s release coincided with a period of renewed patriotism and Cold War-era emphasis on freedom as a defining American ideal.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The 1959–61 15¢ “Statue of Liberty” stamp from the Liberty Series radiates the eternal light of faith, freedom, and divine guidance. At the heart of the design, Lady Liberty holds her torch aloft, its flame symbolizing the light of divine truth and spiritual awakening. It is not only a beacon for ships entering New York Harbor, but also a symbol of the soul’s own illumination—the inner fire that dispels ignorance, fear, and oppression. Spiritually, the torch reflects the light of God within humanity, guiding each person toward freedom of conscience and the courage to live in truth. Her calm, uplifted stance reminds us that true liberty is grounded in moral strength and faith in higher purpose.

Ultimately, the 1959–61 Statue of Liberty stamp embodies the sacred truth that freedom is a light that must be kept burning not by nations alone, but by every soul. It calls the viewer to remember that liberty is holy work—the continual striving to live in harmony with truth, guided by the inner flame of faith. In this way, this small stamp becomes both symbol and sacrament: a daily reminder, carried through the mail, that in trusting the divine, we preserve the light that makes us truly free.

GUMMED STAMPS: These postage stamps have a traditional moisture-activated gum on the back. These stamps require licking or wetting to adhere to envelopes or other surfaces. To ensure good adhesion, apply vintage gummed stamps to your mailings with a glue stick (we recommend using Elmer's "Re-Stick" glue sticks).

PROCESSING & SHIPPING: Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-3 business days of placing your order. All orders are shipped from California — please allow additional time for transit.

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