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Two US Postage Stamp 1909 Alaska-Yukon and Hudson-Fulton 2 cents

Currency:GBP Category:Stamps / United States - Postage Start Price:3.00 GBP Estimated At:40.00 - 50.00 GBP
Two US Postage Stamp 1909 Alaska-Yukon and Hudson-Fulton 2 cents
Quantity - 2

1) U.S. #370 1909 2¢ Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition

Issue Date: June 1, 1909
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Double line
Perforation: 12
Color: Carmine


2) U.S. #372 1909 2¢ Hudson-Fulton Celebration
Issue Date: September 25, 1909
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Double line
Perforation: 12
Color: Carmine

The stamp was issued to coincide with the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, which was organized by a group of influential New Yorkers that included financial titans J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. The festivities included a grand naval parade focusing on U.S. naval supremacy, public flights by Wilbur Wright, and a visit by the RMS Lusitania.
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