| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | March 2, 1953 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Brown |
| Issue Location | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Size | 0.85 by 0.98 inches |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
Printed by the rotary process in brown, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 70.
This stamp was issued to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the admission of Ohio to the Union.
The stamp is 0.85 by 0.98 of an inch in dimension, arranged horizontally, printed by the rotary process in brown, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 70.
The central design of the stamp is an outline of the State of Ohio, which provides a flat-toned background for the Great Seal of the State. Defining each side of the stamp are two dark panels, enclosing a row of eight stars in each panel, representing the sixteen states prior to the admission of Ohio into the Union. The seventeenth star, representing Ohio, appears in the top center directly over the top border of the State. A buckeye leaf is shown in the lower left corner. The wording "Ohio Sesquicentennial" in dark modified Gothic forms the top of the stamp. Between the central motif and the border panels are "1803" on the left, and "1953" on the right, arranged vertically in dark modified Roman. The denomination "3¢" is located in the lower right corner. The wording "United States Postage", in white face Gothic, appears in a dark panel which forms the bottom of the stamp.
The stamp was first offered for sale at Chillicothe, Ohio, on March 2, 1953.