US Postage Stamps
// Philatelic Project
// The Federal States
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Minnesota // St. Paul, MN //
Midwest Region //
Central Time
(The North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes) |
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| Territory established: | March 3, 1849 |
| Statehood granted: | May 11, 1858 // 32nd state |
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Minnesota was formed out of land from the
Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Northwest Territory, and the British cession (1818). |
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| [View map of US territorial acquisition] [View maps of Minnesota evolution] | |
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#4299 // August 6, 2009
(self-adhesive coil definitive) Flags of Our Nation Series |
#1975 // April 14, 1982
(ex pane of 50 different stamps) State Bird & Flower of Minnesota
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
and Showy Lady Slipper |
#1664 // February 23, 1976
(ex pane of 50 different stamps) American Bicentennial Series Minnesota State Flag |
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#981 // March 8, 1949
Minnesota Territorial Centennial Pioneer and Red River Ox Cart |
#1106 // May 11, 1958
Minnesota Statehood Centennial Minnesota Lakes and Pines |
#4266 // May 11, 2008
Minnesota Statehood Sesquicentennial Mississippi River reflecting late-afternoon sun and Winona's iconic bridge |
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#3583 // April 4, 2002
(ex pane of 50 stamps, one for each state) Greetings from Minnesota Illustration of contemporary postcard in the style of the 1930s/1940s View Minnesota state quarter View Minnesota state map View Minnesota clock |
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The name of the state is based on a Dakota Sioux Indian word which means
"sky-tinted water" and refers to the Minnesota River and the many lakes of the state.
Minnesota is the home of the oldest rock in the world,
3.8 billion years old and found in the Minnesota River valley. |
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Land/Water Area
rounded mi2 [km2] 79,610 [206.189] ranked 14th 7,329 [18.982] |
Population
(census 2010) 5,303,925 ranked 21st |
Population Density
per mi2 [km2] of land area 67 [26] ranked 32nd |
| The State of Minnesota has 87 counties. | |||
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Minnesota shares in the north a 547-mile-long (880 km)
international border with the Canadian provinces of Manitoba (MB) and Ontario (ON). |
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