Oklahoma Statehood Stamp

Oklahoma Statehood Stamp

The Oklahoma Statehood Stamp was issued on January 11, 2007 by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to celebrate the 100th birthday of the entry of the U.S. state of Oklahoma into the Union (Oklahoma became the 46th state on November 16, 1907). The stamp is part of a series of stamps which seek to commemorate the entry of new states into the Union; the USPS has also announced the sale of commemorative stamps for Alaska (stamps went on sale on January 9, 2009[1]), Oregon (stamps went on sale January 14, 2009[2]), and Hawaii (the stamps will go on sale in the summer of 2009[3]).

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The Oklahoma Statehood Stamp features a colorful depiction of an Oklahoma sunrise from beyond a river flowing through a valley of high plains terrain. Renowned artist Mike Larsen, of Chickasaw ancestry, captures this tranquil Oklahoma scene. Also, the stamp pays homage to 1943 hit Broadway musical Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. with the caption, “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’…” The musical’s signature song doubles as Oklahoma’s state song.

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