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3c Lewis & Clark Expedition single
Object Details
- Description
- This Lewis and Clark Expedition Issue stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson after the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. It was carried out between 1804 and 1806 by the United States Army’s Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were to explore, investigate and map the new territory. They began their journey in St. Louis trekked to the Pacific Ocean, at the mouth of the Columbia River. The stamp features an image of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and one of their Native American guides, Sacagawea, landing on a Missouri riverbank.
- United States; Louisiana Territory; Missouri; Columbia River; Meriwether Lewis; William Clark; Sacagawea; Thomas Jefferson; president; Native American; landscape; boat; river; explore; science; woman
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- July 28, 1954
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5147
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- George Rogers Clark, American, 1752 - 1818
- Meriwether Lewis, American, 1774 - 1809
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (violet brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Missouri
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1063
- Topic
- Ships & Waterways
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5147
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- Usage conditions apply
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