United States Postal Service (USPS) – Pole Hem Flag
United States Postal Service (USPS) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official United States Postal Service design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The United States Postal Service (USPS) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the United States Postal Service is represented. It carries the United States Postal Service’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the USPS pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The United States Postal Service is an independent establishment of the executive branch. It delivers to every address in the country and runs one of the largest civilian vehicle fleets in the world. Post offices, processing plants and district offices are in every community, and many of them fly the USPS flag beside the American flag.
Choose Your Options
Every United States Postal Service (USPS) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official United States Postal Service design: the United States Postal Service (USPS) Pole Hem Flag carries the United States Postal Service’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every USPS flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
The Postal Service is older than the country. The Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General on July 26, 1775, and President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act on February 20, 1792, organizing the Post Office Department that would serve the nation for the next 179 years.
The modern United States Postal Service dates from the Postal Reorganization Act, signed by President Richard Nixon on August 12, 1970. On July 1, 1971, the cabinet-level Post Office Department became an independent establishment of the executive branch, with Winton Blount as its first Postmaster General. The bald eagle poised for flight became the Service's emblem after the reorganization, and it was streamlined into the current Sonic Eagle in 1993.
About the United States Postal Service (USPS) Flag
The United States Postal Service (USPS) Flag carries the agency's official emblem as the centerpiece of the design. The current USPS emblem is a bald eagle poised for flight, modernized in 1993. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
