U.S. #1981

20¢ New Hampshire

State Birds and Flowers

Issue Date: April 14, 1982

City: Washington, DC and state capitals

Quantity: 13,339,000 panes

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 10.5 x 11.25

Color: Multicolored

New Hampshire Becomes 9th State 

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted to the Union.

What is now New Hampshire was home to about 5,000 American Indians before European settlement.