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Swedish Pioneer Issue

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5-cent Swedish Pioneer Centennial single

The 100th anniversary of the emigration of Swedish pioneers to the American Midwest was commemorated by a 5-cent blue stamp issued on June 4, 1948. The vignette pictures a Swedish pioneer with a covered wagon moving westward, framed by twelve stars, which represent the twelve midwestern states settled by Swedes.

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