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American postage stamps commemorating the centennial of the silver rush (Comstock Lode)

  • Circa 1959

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Depicts three 19th-century silver miners.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 5

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“American Postage Stamps Commemorating the Centennial of the Silver Rush (Comstock Lode).” United States, circa 1959. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8k71nh16k.

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