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The settlement of [[Annapolis, Maryland]] was commemorated with a 3-cent stamp issued March 23, 1949 on its 300th anniversary. It shows a map of the Annapolis area showing the water route from the Chesapeake Bay to the Severn River with the masted ship and long boat carrying Puritans ashore to the original settlement and natural resources.<ref>"Annapolis Tercentenary Issue", Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum online, viewed March 14, 2014.</ref>
The [[Province of Carolina]] and its Carolina Charter reaching from Virginia on the north to Florida on the south coast to coast was commemorated on its 300th anniversary on a 5-cent stamp issued April 6, 1963. The Charter linked the colonies to the human rights of
[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charlestown]] (Charleston) South Carolina settlement was commemorated on its 300th anniversary with a 6-cent stamp, on September 12, 1970. The city was named after King Charles II of England, as the first colonial city in South Carolina.<ref>"South Carolina Issue", Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum online, viewed March 17, 2014.</ref>
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[[Christopher Columbus]] was honored in the first U.S. commemorative stamps in the [[Columbian Issue|Columbian Exposition issue]] of 1893. On his return to Spain, Columbus reported his discoveries to the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, who made the Americas widely known in Europe.<ref>Haimann, Alexander T., "15-cent Columbus Announcing His Discovery", Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum online, viewed March 16, 2014.</ref>
[[Leif Erikson]] the 11th century Norse explorer was honored with a 6-cent stamp on October 9, 1968 — Leif Erikson Day. The stamp was inspired by the [[Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)|statue of Leif]] by American [[Alexander Stirling Calder|Stirling Calder]] in
[[Vasco Núñez de Balboa]], the Spanish explorer of the Panama Canal region, is honored in the Panama-Pacific Exposition issue. Balboa called the western ocean 'Mar del Sur'. The 1-cent stamp paid the post card rate. Patrons also commonly combined it with other denominations to fulfill large weight and foreign destination rates. Over 330 million 1-cent stamps were printed.<ref>Haimann, Alexander T., "1-cent Balboa", Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum online. Viewed March 26, 2014.</ref>
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