3c Kansas City Centennial single
Object Details
- Description
- This Kansas City, Missouri Centenary Issue stamp features an image of the Kansas City skyline in 1950 and Westport Landing in 1850. The stamp celebrates the centennial of the incorporation of Kansas City (or the Town of Kansas) by the state of Missouri. The city was an expansion of Westport Landing, a popular supply stop for westward travelers.
- United States; Missouri; Kansas City; city; westward; pioneer; travel
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- June 3, 1950
- Object number
- 1980.2493.4099
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (violet); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Missouri
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 994
- Topic
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.4099
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