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3c Ohio Sesquicentennial single
Object Details
- Description
- This Ohio Statehood Issue stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of Ohio’s admission into statehood. The state was formed from a portion of the Northwest Territory and was named after the Iroquois word for “great river.” The stamp features a map of Ohio, the state seal and a buckeye leaf.
- United States; Ohio; Buckeye State; Northwest Territory; river; creek; map; seal; sesquicentennial; tree; leaf; Iroquois; American Indian; Native American
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 2, 1953
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5047
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (chocolate); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Ohio
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1018
- Topic
- Maps
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5047
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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