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Description: A 3-cent commemorative of the 100th anniversary of the Gadsden Purchase issued December 30, 1953. The U.S. bought the Gadsden Purchase (1854) from Mexico. It amounted to 29,670 square miles which later became parts of Arizona and New Mexico.
Title: Gadsden Purchase 1953 U.S. stamp
Credit: Arago: people, postage & the post
Author: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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