3c Colorado Statehood single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description
This Colorado Statehood Issue stamp commemorates the 75th anniversary of Colorado’s admission into statehood. The Territory of Colorado was organized following an influx in population due to the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush. The stamp features images of the Colorado Capitol Building, Mount of the Holy Cross and the bronze statue “Bronco Buster” by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor.
United States; Colorado; territory; state; gold rush; Pike’s Peak; architecture; Mount of the Holy Cross; landscape; statue; sculptor; Alexander Phimister Proctor; bronze; statue; horse
August 1, 1951
Object number
1980.2493.5013
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / engraving
Place
Colorado
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 1001
National Postal Museum
Topic
Architecture
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.5013
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8526cbe6d-c97f-4493-9423-89e157c70139
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