Oklahoma Statehood Stamp

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The Oklahoma Statehood Stamp was issued on January 11, 2007 by the United States Postal Service 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).

Contents 1 Stamp description 2 First day of issue postmark 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Stamp description

The Oklahoma Statehood Stamp features a familiar landscape of an Oklahoma sunrise, with the sun rising from beyond a river flowing through a valley of high plains terrain. Stamp designer 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.

[edit] First day of issue postmark

Stamp collectors interested in obtaining a "first day of issue" postmark will have until March 11, 2007 (60 days from the January 11) to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail.

[edit] See also

• Oklahoma
• Oklahoma!
• Rodgers and Hammerstein
• United States Postal Service
• Postage stamp
• First day of issue
• List of Oklahoma state symbols

[edit] External links

• USPS description of the Oklahoma Statehood Stamp
• How to obtain a "First Day of Issue" postmark