29c Jim Beckwourth stamp

United States Postal Service1994-10-18

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

James Pierson Beckwourth, c.1798-1866. Black pioneer mountain man, fur trader and scout. Lived as a war leader with the Crow. Early explorer of Beckwourth Pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Reference: Back of stamp

Scott Catalogue USA: 2869q

Museum ID: 1995.2075.113

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Title: 29c Jim Beckwourth stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 1994-10-18
Subject Keywords: Jim Beckwourth, stamp
Medium: paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure

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