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common1945-1980
Father Jacques Marquette Commemorative
United States · 1968 · 6¢
The stamp features a portrait of Father Jacques Marquette, a 17th-century French explorer, against a background suggesting a map or landscape.
This stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of Father Jacques Marquette's establishment of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, in 1668, the oldest permanent settlement in the state.
Printing Method
Lithography
Image: Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Designed by Stanley W. Galli. · License: Public domain
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