US Postage Stamps
// Philatelic Project
// The Federal States
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Colorado // Denver, CO //
Western Region //
Mountain Time
(The Centennial State) |
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| Territory established: | February 28, 1861 |
| Statehood granted: | August 1, 1876 // 38th state |
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Colorado was formed out of land from the
Louisiana Purchase (1803),
the Mexican cession (1848), and land ceded by the State of Texas (1850). |
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| [View map of US territorial acquisition] | |
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#4280 // June 14, 2008
(self-adhesive coil definitive) Flags of Our Nation Series |
#1958 // April 14, 1982
(ex pane of 50 different stamps) State Bird & Flower of Colorada
Lark Bunting
(Phainopepla nitens), Rocky Mountain Columbine |
#1670 // February 23, 1976
(ex pane of 50 different stamps) American Bicentennial Series Colorado State Flag |
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#1001 // August 1, 1951 // Minturn, CO
75th Anniversary of Colorado Statehood Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado Capitol and State Seal, Colombine and Bronco Buster |
#1711 // May 21, 1977 // Denver, CO
Colorado Statehood Centennial Rocky Mountains and Colombine |
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#3566 // April 4, 2002
(ex pane of 50 stamps, one for each state) Greetings from Colorado Illustration of contemporary postcard in the style of the 1930s/1940s View Colorado state quarter View Colorado state map View Colorado clock |
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The name of the state and the Colorado river derives from the
Spanish word "colorado", meaning "red" or "ruddy".
The world largest silver nugget (1,840 lbs [834,6 kg])
was found in 1894 near Aspen, Pitkin County, CO. |
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Land Area
rounded mi2 [km2] 103,718 [268.628] ranked 8th |
Population
(census 2010) 5,029,196 ranked 22nd |
Population Density
per mi2 [km2] of land area 49 [19] ranked 38th |
| The State of Colorado has 64 counties. | |||
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#UX131 // May 5, 1989 // Denver, CO
Stamped Postal Card America the Beautiful Series Canada Geese and Rocky Mountains |
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