US 1968 Daniel Boone ; American Folklore Hero 6c. Scott. 1357


US 1968 Daniel Boone ; American Folklore Hero 6c. Scott. 1357


Series: American Folklore Issue

Stamp details: Daniel Boone (1734-1820)

Issued date: 26-09-1968 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 6c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1357
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1342
Michel (Germany): 965
Yvert et Tellier (France): 860

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Yellow, deep yellow, maroon and black
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Famous People, Hero

Total print: 130,385,000 (estimate)

Description:- Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone became famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, in 1775 Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky. There he founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. By the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people had entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Marquette