| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | September 9, 1950 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Yellow |
| Issue Location | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Size | 0.84 by 1.44 inches |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-NH-F
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-NH-VG
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
M-H-VF
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-H-F
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-H-VG
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
M-NG-VF
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-NG-F
|
Mint - No Gum - Fine | View price |
|
M-NG-VG
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Good | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-F
|
Used - Fine | View price |
|
U-VG
|
Used - Very Good | View price |
Printed by the rotary process in yellow, electric-eye perforated.
This stamp was issued to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of California to statehood.
The stamp is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged horizontally with a single-line border, printed by the rotary process in yellow, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 50.
The central design portrays a miner panning gold, to the right of which is a pioneer man and woman standing before a covered wagon drawn by oxen. Located centrally in the upper portion of the stamp are the words "California Centennial of Statehood 1850–1950," arranged in four lines. In a vertical panel to the left are citrus fruits above a reproduction of the steamship OREGON which brought the news of Statehood to the western territory. Oil derricks show faintly in the distance in the extreme upper right corner. A shaded rectangle in the lower left corner encloses the denomination "3¢" in white Gothic with "United States Postage" in a narrow shaded panel across the bottom of the stamp in the same style lettering.
The stamp was first offered for sale at Sacramento, Calif., on September 9, 1950.