U.S. #C70
1967 8¢ Tlingit Totem
Alaska Purchase Issue
Issue Date: March 30, 1967
City: Sitka, AK
Quantity: 55,710,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press printing
Perforations: 11
Color: Brown
This stamp celebrates the 100th anniversary of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000.00. Then-Secretary of State William Henry Seward made the purchase and earned Alaska the title of “Seward’s Folly.”