Missouri Statehood 2021

“The Missouri Statehood stamp was designed from a photograph taken at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site. It features two treasured structures that date to the American Civil War era,” said dedicating official Peter Pastre, vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy, USPS. “Landscape photographer Charles Gurche, who took this picture, began his photography career in Missouri.”

Bollinger’s Mill was built along the Whitewater River shoreline in the early 1800s. Spanning 140 feet across the river, the Howe truss framework of the Burfordville Covered Bridge began in 1858. Both structures were completed in 1868. The Burfordville Covered Bridge is Missouri’s oldest covered bridge — one of just four remaining in the state.