Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial
United States · 1953 · 3 cents
This 3-cent postage stamp, issued in 1953, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The design features a map of the United States highlighting the territory acquired in the purchase, along with portraits of President Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was a monumental land deal between the United States and France, doubling the size of the young nation and significantly impacting its westward expansion and future development.
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