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English: Father Jacques Marquette the seventeenth century explorer was honored by a 6-cent stamp issued September 20, 1968. He established Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, in 1668 the oldest permanent settlement in that state.
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Source Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal Museum
Author Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Designed by Stanley W. Galli.

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