3c Indian Centennial single
Object Details
- Description
- This Indian Centennial Issue stamp commemorates the centennial of the relocation of the “Five Civilized Tribes” – the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole – to the Indian Territory, later known as Oklahoma, as part of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The stamp features a map of the Indian Territory and the seals of the five tribes.
- United States; Oklahoma; Indian Territory; Native American; American Indian; map
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- October 15, 1948
- Object number
- 1980.2493.4055
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (dark brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Oklahoma
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 972
- Topic
- American Indian Heritage
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Organizations & Associations
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.4055
