High Resolution JPEG Picture of "The Texas centennial stamp of March 2, 1936, does not commemorates the centennial of adoption of a Declaration of Independence for Texas. A provisional government was formed, leading up to the declaration. Statehood was achieved in 1845, following the end of the Mexican-American War...The 3-cent violet stamp features portraits of Sam Houston, general of the Texas army and later governor of Texas and U.S. senator, and Stephen F. Austin, founder of the Texas colony. The portraits flank an image of the Alamo, prominent in the center of the stamp." [185301671] stock photo
