The artist who created the Flag Over City stamp design imagined "Old Glory" and the skyscrapers of a city reaching into a cloudless sky when he thought of America while growing up in Japan. Six Flag Over City stamps were issued featuring this design, with a total of 12 different formats. All 12 formats were printed by either the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) using photogravure, or Avery Dennison using offset lithography. The BEP stamps all have a red year date in the lower-left corner, while the Avery Dennison stamps feature black dates in the same position.