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Description 2-cent 1898 commemorative United States postage stamp, depicting "Farming in the West". Part of the en:Trans-Mississippi Exposition commemorative series.
The image for this stamp was modeled after a real scene captured by camera in 1888 - ten years before the stamp was issued.
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Source U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Author Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Imaging by Gwillhickers
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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current17:00, 23 May 2014Thumbnail for version as of 17:00, 23 May 2014982 × 662 (232 KB)Gwillhickersbetter image
01:48, 13 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 01:48, 13 August 20061,782 × 1,224 (2.49 MB)Nonenmac{{Information |Description=2-cent 1898 commemorative United States postage stamp, depicting "Farming in the West". Part of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition commemorative series. |Source=Scanned by me |Date=2006-08-12 |

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