About This Stamp
In late autumn 2001, the United States Postal Service issued a 34-cent definitive stamp featuring a photograph of the U.S. flag and the motto "United We Stand."
One of the world’s most powerful and widely recognized symbols, the United States flag stands for our Constitution and the American way of life; our past achievements and our dreams for the future; our love of country and our responsibilities as citizens; our diversity and our unity as a nation.
With patriotic pride, Americans have saluted Old Glory for more than 200 years — in wartime and in peacetime, during times of hardship and during times of prosperity.
According to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, "United we stand, divided we fall" was a "watchword of the American Revolution." A similar phrase, "By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall," was a line in The Liberty Song (1768), by John Dickinson (1732–1808).
Art Director & Designer
Terrence W. McCaffrey
Terrence W. McCaffrey attended the Corcoran School of Art, majoring in graphic design. Prior to joining the U.S. Postal Service®, he was employed by a Bethesda-based computer firm, where he advanced from intern designer to Assistant Art Director.
McCaffrey joined the Post Office Department in 1970 as a designer in the Communications Department. His original duties included redesigning the employee magazine and all other corporate materials to reflect the new corporate identity that came into effect in 1971 when the Department became the U.S. Postal Service.
Over the next 20 years McCaffrey was responsible for the design of more than 300 lobby posters; promotional material for various services such as Express Mail and Priority Mail™; employee magazines, newsletters, and slide shows; and philatelic products.
In 1990, McCaffrey joined Stamp Services as a member of the stamp design team, also assuming responsibility for the design of all philatelic products. In 1992, he was named Creative Director for the Stamp Design group, with responsibility for all stamp and stationery design. McCaffrey was appointed Manager of the Stamp Development group in 2000. Among his responsibilities were stamp subject and design development, rights of publicity, philatelic products, the USA Philatelic catalog, the philatelic archives, and overseeing the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.
During his long and productive career at the Postal Service™, McCaffrey served as art director for more than three-dozen issuances. He personally designed a number of U.S. postage stamps, including the Mars Pathfinder Souvenir Sheet; Raphael Cherubs (Love Series); the $2.90 Priority Mail Eagle; the $9.95 Express Mail Eagle; Interphil 76; Energy Conservation and Development; and Happy Birthday. He also co-designed the 15-stamp Star Wars issuance, five Art of Disney issuances, and the Send a Hello and Mail a Smile issuances.
McCaffrey retired in December 2010. He lives in New Braunfels, Texas.