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1937 3c Alaska, violet
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U.S. #800
1937 3¢ Alaska
Territorial Series
Issue Date: November 12, 1937
First City: Juneau, AK
Quantity Issued: 77,004,200
Territorial Series
This stamp was issued in 1937 as part of a series honoring United States territories and possessions, giving each one a stamp that captured a scene representative of its landscape and character. The series included four stamps in total, Scott 799 through 802, released between October and December of 1937, with Hawaii (Scott 799) issued first, followed by Alaska (Scott 800), then Puerto Rico (Scott 801), and finally the Virgin Islands (Scott 802) closing out the set. Alaska, still decades away from achieving statehood at the time this stamp was released, was recognized here for its dramatic natural scenery and its farming and settlement communities that had taken root despite the challenging northern climate.
The design shows a snow capped mountain rising in the background above a calm lake, with a farmhouse and cultivated fields visible along the shoreline. Two figures can be seen working the land in the foreground, emphasizing the agricultural life that existed alongside Alaska's rugged wilderness. The entire stamp is printed in a rich violet tone that gives the scene a cool, wintery feel fitting for its northern subject, a shade shared across all four stamps in the series to give the set a unified look despite each honoring a different territory.
This stamp captures a glimpse of Alaska's identity in the years before it became the forty ninth state in 1959. Alongside its companion stamps honoring Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Scott 800 reflects a broader effort by the postal service to recognize the range of territories under American administration during this period, each with its own distinct history and path toward its eventual relationship with the United States.
U.S. #800
1937 3¢ Alaska
Territorial Series
Issue Date: November 12, 1937
First City: Juneau, AK
Quantity Issued: 77,004,200
Territorial Series
This stamp was issued in 1937 as part of a series honoring United States territories and possessions, giving each one a stamp that captured a scene representative of its landscape and character. The series included four stamps in total, Scott 799 through 802, released between October and December of 1937, with Hawaii (Scott 799) issued first, followed by Alaska (Scott 800), then Puerto Rico (Scott 801), and finally the Virgin Islands (Scott 802) closing out the set. Alaska, still decades away from achieving statehood at the time this stamp was released, was recognized here for its dramatic natural scenery and its farming and settlement communities that had taken root despite the challenging northern climate.
The design shows a snow capped mountain rising in the background above a calm lake, with a farmhouse and cultivated fields visible along the shoreline. Two figures can be seen working the land in the foreground, emphasizing the agricultural life that existed alongside Alaska's rugged wilderness. The entire stamp is printed in a rich violet tone that gives the scene a cool, wintery feel fitting for its northern subject, a shade shared across all four stamps in the series to give the set a unified look despite each honoring a different territory.
This stamp captures a glimpse of Alaska's identity in the years before it became the forty ninth state in 1959. Alongside its companion stamps honoring Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Scott 800 reflects a broader effort by the postal service to recognize the range of territories under American administration during this period, each with its own distinct history and path toward its eventual relationship with the United States.
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