Pledge
The Pledge of Allegiance is something U.S. citizens will sometimes recite to swear the loyalty to the United States. As children in the U.S., we would be required to stand every morning before class started, with our hand on our chest over our heart, and say it aloud together.
George Balch, a captain in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, suggested a pledge of allegiance should be recited by children each day to indoctrinate them early to the idea of a united country that should not be divided. His hope was to prevent another civil war from happening. Only some of his wording made it into the final versions. Still, his idea may have worked since American think of themselves as one people – unlike Italians until recent years.
In the late 1800s, a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy wrote a lengthier version that is almost entirely in use today. Various organizations over the decades were able to make minor modifications from Bellamy’s version. Here are the words as they were starting in 1942:
Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
At one point, they added the phrase, under God after Nation. But that was challenged legally and removed. I remember reciting the pledge with it when I was in my first couple of grades, then without it. I’m not sure if it’s still recited by children today in the U.S.
Note
It has not been easy locating these stamps, especially the pairs on the second row. I feel like a stickler buying definitive stamps like these with slight differences. But Leuchtturn set the layout, so I either find them or redesign the page without some of them. I’m trying to go with their design.
Contains 14 spots: own 13 – 13 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 22, 2025
Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
Eagle Series
✓ |
2595 |
29c (sep 1992) |
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✓ |
2596 |
29c (sep 1992) |
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✓ |
2597 |
29c (sep 1992) |
Flag Series
✓ |
2593 |
29c (sep 1992) |
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2593B |
29c (jan 1993) |
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✓ |
2594 |
29c (apr 1993) |
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✓ |
2605 |
23c (sep 1991) |
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✓ |
2523 |
29c (mar 1991) |
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✓ |
2523A |
29c (jul 1991) |
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✓ |
2609 |
29c (apr 1992) |
Other
✓ |
2606 |
23c (jul 1992) |
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✓ |
2607 |
23c (oct 1992) |
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✓ |
2608 |
23c (may 1993) |
Flag Series
✓ |
2531 |
29c (may 1991) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
