1935 3c Connecticut Tercentenary

U.S. #772
1935 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary

Issue Date: April 26, 1935
First City: Hartford, CT
Quantity Issued: 70,726,800 

The Charter Oak

Charter Oak was a huge tree in Hartford, Connecticut. It became famous through a tradition that Connecticuts original charter was hidden there to keep the English governor, Sir Edmund Andros, from seizing it. Andros had been sent by the newly crowned King James II to take control of the colony.

Connecticut Becomes 5th State

On January 9, 1788, Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution, making it the fifth state to join the young United States.

English colonists from Massachusetts founded Connecticuts first permanent European settlement, Windsor, in 1633. Most of these settlers left Massachusetts seeking political and religious freedom. Other settlements quickly followed, including Hartford, New London, Saybrook, and Wethersfield. In 1636, Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor united to form the Connecticut Colony, also known as the River Colony.