Name | Value |
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Title | Norse-American Commemorative |
Year | 1925 |
Stamp Count | 2 |
Country | United States |
These stamps were issued to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in New York, on October 9, 1825, of the sloop Restaurationen with the first group of immigrants to the United States from Norway. The first issue of the Norse-American commemorative stamps was placed on sale May 18, 1925, at the following post offices: St. Paul, Minneapolis, Benson, and Northfield, Minn.; Algona and Decorah, Iowa; and Washington, D.C.