Gadsden Purchase Centennial Commemorative

United States · 1953 · 3¢

The stamp depicts a desert landscape with a saguaro cactus, mountains, and a wagon train representing westward expansion. Text includes 'GADSDEN PURCHASE' and 'U.S. POSTAGE 3¢'.

This stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, a significant land acquisition by the United States from Mexico. This purchase added 29,670 square miles to what would become parts of Arizona and New Mexico, facilitating a southern transcontinental railroad route.