Got Any Pan American Expo Covers Or Pan Am Stamps On Cover?

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York,
from May 1 through November 2, 1901. A beautiful series of bi-color engraved stamps were
issued on May 1, 1901, in six denominations ranging from 1c to 10c, by the US Post Office
to commemorate the Pan Am Exposition.

Today I received this 1902 registered cover mailed from San Francisco to Saginaw Michigan.
It has the 1c, 2c, and 4c Pan American Exposition stamps neatly applied to a Columbian 5c
stamped envelope. The 4c shows an electric automobile in Washington.

It is hard to imagine someone who was not stamp collector or dealer creating this cover.
A little bit of googling revealed that E. F. Gambs was a stamp dealer in San Francisco.



A close-up of the stamps shows they are a little toned around the perfs.



Anyone ever tried to remove a little toning from stamps on a cover?
My inclination is to not try it.

Very nice item. You're right, covers like that don't just happen.

Wow

Very nice Tom.

I'd certainly be weiry of goofing with it.

Dianne

Here is a 1901 Pan American cover I've had for about 20 years.

The 2c Locomotive Pan Am stamp, used on Lackawanna Railroad (Transportation Dept)
company stationary, is tied by a special cancel related to the exposition.

This triangle plus straight line cancel was used
in Buffalo, NY to advertise the Pan American exposition held there.

Here are two 2c and one 1c Pan Am stamps tied with a duplex cancel
to a cover postmarked at 10AM in White Plains, NY on July 15, 1901.



It is addressed to:

Dr. L. H. Greire
The Cliff
Mahableshwar
Satara District
India

and forwarded:
American Mission
Wai

The reverse has a number of interesting markings.



The 4 - PM July 15 receiving postmark in New York City reads New York, N.Y. FOR. BCH:



Next there is an August 4 SEA POST OFFICE postmark:



then an 11 AM August 9 BOMBAY arrival postmark,



and an August 9 BOMBAY DEP departure mark,



and finally an receiving mark 7 AM on August 10 in Wai, India.

2c Pan American on a cover sent on Sept. 10, 1901 from Fruitvale, Cal. to Clarksburg, California.

This cover will be sent free to the first person who makes a post here saying that they would like to have it!

read the small print !!

Ok Phil, I read the small print

I would like to have that cover

bobgggg, you are the winner of that cover!

bobgggg, your cover is in the mail and on its way to you! I put in a bonus cover for you which has a nice copy of the 2c trans-miss.

Muchos Gracias, Tom

To borrow a phrase from the fashion industry - "That is an absolutely stunning cover!"

And as always, I'm a week late and ten bucks short!

Dang I missed it.. These sure do look like Columbian Exposition Issues.. Maybe next time Tom... MWAHAHAHAH

Here is a 1900 cover advertising the upcoming Pan-American Exposition
to be held in Buffalo in the following year.

Serves me right for working such long hours!!

I use to be able to keep up with these posts.

Oh well fall with come soon enough.

Very nice covers Tom.

Dianne

T360 I came accross this pan am card and stamp too bad the ink splotch marred the front of the card !