5c Nevada Statehood single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Nevada Statehood Issue stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of Nevada’s admission into statehood. The United States first gained control of the region following the Mexican-American War. The Nevada Territory split from the Utah Territory in 1861. The territory obtained statehood in 1864. The stamp depicts a map of the state and an image of the mining camp Virginia City, with mountains in the background. The state experienced a period of growth following the discovery of silver at Comstock Lode.

United States; Nevada; Utah; Comstock Lode; silver; mining; rush; ore; mineral; Virginia City; territory; statehood; camp; town; landscape; map

Date

July 22, 1964

Object number

1980.2493.5482

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / engraving

Place

Nevada

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Maps

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b8a086e6-03fa-4387-b880-e3409bd335d7

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5482