U.S. #1542
1974 10¢ First Kentucky Settlement

Issue Date: June 15, 1974
City: Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Quantity: 156,265,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Green and multicolored

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U.S. #1542
1974 10¢ First Kentucky Settlement

Issue Date: June 15, 1974
City: Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Quantity: 156,265,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Green and multicolored

This stamp shows an image of the settlement founded by James Harrod, who led a group of Pennsylvanians into Kentucky in 1774. They built Fort Harrod, Kentucky's first permanent white settlement. Their wives and children arrived the following year.