1954 3¢ Kansas Territorial Centennial Stamp – Scott #1061 – Covered Wagon & Oxen

This is a 1954 United States 3-cent commemorative postage stamp, Scott Catalog No. 1061, issued to mark the centennial of the Kansas Territory’s establishment in 1854. The stamp features a purple illustration of a covered wagon train and oxen grazing on the plains, symbolizing the pioneering spirit and agricultural heritage of the region. Kansas was admitted to the Union as the 34th state in 1861. Though often grouped with the Liberty Series, this stamp is more accurately categorized under the “Rural America” commemoratives of the mid-1950s.
Features:
- Issue Year: 1954
- Denomination: 3 cents
- Color: Purple
- Scott Catalog No.: 1061
- Subject: Kansas Territorial Centennial
- Design Elements: Covered wagon, oxen, Great Plains landscape
- Cancel Type: Black horizontal bars (varies by piece)
- Mounting: Lightly mounted with stamp hinge tape, removable without damage. No gum disturbance unless noted.
- Condition: Used