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U.S. #1000
1951 3¢ Landing of Cadillac

Issue Date: July 24, 1951
City: Detroit, Michigan
Quantity: 114,140,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Blue

U.S. #1000 commemorates the 250th anniversary of the landing of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in what is now present-day Detroit. It became a key location for France in the New World, and a trading center on the edges of the American frontier. The stamp pictures Cadillac’s landing, with an image of the 1951 skyline of the City of Detroit in the background.