Gadsden Purchase Commemorative Stamp

United States · 1953 · 3¢

The stamp features a map highlighting the Gadsden Purchase area, superimposed over a desert landscape with a saguaro cactus and mountains. The dates '1853' and '1953' are prominently displayed.

This stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Gadsden Purchase, a 1853 agreement where the United States acquired land from Mexico, which now forms parts of southern Arizona and New Mexico.