Louisiana Purchase Exposition: Difference between revisions

The [[Sundance Kid]] visited the exposition, accompanied by [[Etta Place]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Bartee |last=Haile |year=2017 |title=Unforgettable Texans |publisher=[[The History Press]] |isbn=978-1467137737 }}</ref>

 

In conjunction with the Exposition the U.S. Post Office issued a series of five commemorative stamps celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The 1-cent value portrays [[Robert R. Livingston (chancellor)|Robert Livingston]], the ambassador who negotiated the purchase with France; the 2-cent value depicts [[Thomas Jefferson]], who executed the purchase; the 3-cent honors [[James Monroe]], who participated in negotiations with the French; the 5-cent memorializes [[William McKinley]], who was involved with early plans for the Exposition; and the 10-cent presents a map of the Louisiana Purchase. <br>

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