U.S. #1426

8¢ Missouri Statehood

Issue Date: May 8, 1971

City: Independence, MO

Quantity: 161,235,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11 x 10 ½

Color: Multicolored

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Missouri statehood, this stamp was issued on the 87th birthday of President Harry Truman, in Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri. The stamp depicts a Pawnee Indian facing a hunter-trapper and settlers. Plate block