1968 6c Cherokee Strip

Issue Date:  October 15, 1968

City:  Ponca, OK
Quantity:  124,775,000

Printed By:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method:  Rotary Press

Perforations:  11 x 10 1/2

Color:  Brown

At noon, on September 16, 1893, 100,000 settlers rac...  more

Issue Date:  October 15, 1968

City:  Ponca, OK
Quantity:  124,775,000

Printed By:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method:  Rotary Press

Perforations:  11 x 10 1/2

Color:  Brown

At noon, on September 16, 1893, 100,000 settlers raced to claim one of 42,000 parcels of land along the Cherokee Strip.  This race was the last great land run held in the United States.