FREE: 1948 3 Cent Indian Centennial Print Block

The listing, 1948 3 Cent Indian Centennial Print Block has ended.

On October 14-15, 1948, Native Americans of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma - Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole - would gather in Muskogee, Oklahoma to commemorate the centennial of their forced move [the Trail of Tears] by the United States government from their tribal lands on the East Coast to Indian Territory [later Oklahoma].

Elmer Thomas, U. S. Senator from Oklahoma, wrote to Postmaster General Hannegan on October 8, 1947 forwarding a request for a commemorative stamp to honor the Five Civilized Indian Tribes residing in Oklahoma. Sequoyah was the recommended subject. "Oklahoma is the home of almost one-half of the entire Indian population of the nation and, as such, the Indian citizens of our state play a most important part in both the economic and political life of Oklahoma."
This print block is in "New" condition and the glue intact.
It has been stored in a protective covering since its purchase in 1948.
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