1937 Commemoratives
Northwest Territory: 3 Cent Red Violet. Commemorates 150th Annivesary of establishment of the territory. Shows map and portraits of Manasseh Cutler and Rufus Putnam.
Virginia Dare and Parents: 5 Cent Gray Blue. Commemorates 350th Anniversary of 1st English child born in America and 1st attempted English settlement in America, at Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
Adoption of the Constitution: 3 Cent Bright Red Violet. Issued on the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1787.
Statue of Kamehameha I: 3 Cent Violet. This stamp pictures the statue in Honolulu, Hawaii of King Kamehameha I, who first united the Hawaiian Islands.
Mt. McKinley: 3 Cent Violet. Commemorated the development of the Alaska Territory and pictures the highest mountain in North America.
La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico: 3 Cent Bright Violet. In honor of the Territory of Puerto Rico, this 3 cent stamp shows a reproduction of the old Governor's Palace known as La Fortaleza.
Charlotte Amalie Harbor: 3 Cent Light Violet. In commemoration of the U.S. Virgin Islands, this stamp pictures the city of Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas with the harbor beyond.
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