1901 Pan Am

Please advise if this label is unusual. I have checked on the internet and the only buffalo label I can find for the Pan American Exhibition that is similiar to mine is one that shows the buffalo running. Regards Mike

I have seen several designs and colors for cinderellas for the expo. The most common is the running buffalo bi-color red and blue. I have not see this example before. It appears to be an early promotional stamp as the copyright date is 1899. Very nice stamp.

Yes, indeed ... very nice cinderella! I have done some research (after straining my eyes to see the copyright notice at the bottom of the label) and find it to be "Koerher & Hayes" ... Mr. Herman T. Koerher being a famous lithographer in the Buffalo area. There are many known lithographed prints on display in art studios (and I even came across one at the Library of Congress) so he and his firm were heavily into such things during that period.

As it relates to the Pan Am Expo, the excerpt from this book (page 272) may be exceptionally helpful. Note that Mr. Koerher was the chairman of the committee for the Graphic Arts Building Exhibit at the Expo, which would certainly explain the production of this cinderella:

http://books.google.com/books?id=2_...ayes&f=false

wt1, very nice research. Thanks

I did find one website where a period cover shows use of this cinderella:

A few more of the less common poster stamps


I wonder where the idea for this design came from


Unusual example with finance details


Private mailing card with poster stamps attached. These cards were sold like this a souvenir

That finance detail label is lovely.
Nice labels everyone, some never seen by me.

Some lovely material there indeed.

One of the things this thread highlights for me is the history aspect of collecting. We're collecting little pieces of history.

This thread inspired me to look into the Pan American Exhibition, of which I knew next to nothing. That led me to the assassination of President McKinley, which I also didn't know occurred at the Exhibition! So the for past couple of hours I'be been immersed in reading and researching.

So thanks to the OP, for apart from seeing the beautiful material posted in the thread, I've also learnt a lot!

Balf

I have often stated that most stamp collectors are amateur historians. But the early expos and world's fairs were life altering for the visitors. My great grandmother attended the 1904 St. Louis world's fair at the age of 9. I can remember her vividly recounting the "wonders of the future" that she witnessed. It was here that she first saw an automobile and so many other wonderous things that so changed her outlook on life.
As we look back at these with historical fascination we should also remember that those attending were looking forward with such great expectation.
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That looks a LOT like the .80 stamp from the 2001 Pan American Inverts Souvenir Sheet