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Connecticut // Hartford, CT // New England Region // Eastern Time
(The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State)
(Charter) Colony established: June, 1636 by Thomas Hooker, Hartford Settlement
Independence declared: June 16, 1776
Union admittance: January 9, 1788 // 5th state
[Display overwiew of states formed out of the original 13 colonies]

#4281 // June 14, 2008
(self-adhesive coil definitive)
Flags of Our Nation Series
Connecticut State Flag
glimpse of the shoreline,
sailboats and buoy
#1959 // April 14, 1982
(ex pane of 50 different stamps)
State Bird & Flower of
Connecticut
Robin
(Turdus migratorius),
Mountain Laurel
#1637 // February 23, 1976
(ex pane of 50 different stamps)
American Bicentennial Series
Connecticut State Flag

#772 // September 26, 1935 // Hartford, CT
#778a // May 9, 1936
Connecticut Settlement
Tercentenary

The Charter Oak
#2340 // January 9, 1988 // Hartford, CT
Connecticut Statehood
Bicentennial

Historic Whaling Ship (1841/1924)
"Charles W. Morgan" at Mystic Seaport, CT

#1441 // October 29, 1971 // San Diego, CA
(ex block of four different stamps)
Historic Preservation Issue

Historic Whaling Ship (1841/1924)
"Charles W. Morgan" at Mystic Seaport, CT

#3567 // April 4, 2002
(ex pane of 50 stamps, one for each state)
Greetings from Connecticut

Illustration of contemporary postcard
in the style of the 1930s/1940s


View Connecticut state quarter
View Connecticut state map
View Connecticut clock


The state name and the name of the Connecticut river
derives from the Mohegan-Indian word "quinnehtukqut",
meaning "long tidal river".
Land Area
rounded mi2 [km2]
4,845 [12.549]
ranked 48th
Population
(census 2010)
3,574,097
ranked 29th
Population Density
per mi2 [km2] of land area
738 [285]
ranked 5th
The State of Connecticut has 8 counties.


The ZIP code turned 50 in 2013

Stamped Cards 

#UX109 // April 18, 1986 // Hartford, CT
Stamped Postal Card
350th Anniversary of the
Settlement of Connecticut, 1636

Arrival of Thomas Hooker and Hartford Congregation


        

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