Post by I.L.S. on Jan 12, 2014 12:21:17 GMT
Yep! I finally got my Scott #400A that was AWOL for quite a long time! I ordered it fro a fellow and the original one he sent had a straight edge and was off center pretty badly so I asked for another. I sent his back and he sent mine out - to my old address! I had moved between the arrival of the first and the second. I had updated my eBay information but he must of either just retrieved my address from the return address on the envelope or just in that sweet spot before I changed everything? Who knows really? Anyhow it took a little over 2 months to get here from being forwarded! GO USPS! lol OK without further adieu, my Scott #400A .
Now I just have to upgrade my #400...
(it's last stamp on the right on the top row)
Now I just have to upgrade my #400...
(it's last stamp on the right on the top row)
This is a video of the event that this set is advertising!
I hope to shed a bit of light on the events that surrounded this stamp in the information supplied below.
The 1913 commemoratives was issued to help publicize the upcoming 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition which was held in San Fransisco California. The Exposition commemorated the discovery of the Pacific ocean as well as the construction of the Panama Canal.
Quoted from this informational website:
www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/index.html
I hope to shed a bit of light on the events that surrounded this stamp in the information supplied below.
The 1913 commemoratives was issued to help publicize the upcoming 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition which was held in San Fransisco California. The Exposition commemorated the discovery of the Pacific ocean as well as the construction of the Panama Canal.
Quoted from this informational website:
www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/index.html
"The Panama Pacific International Exposition was the 1915 worlds fair held in San Francisco, California. Taking over three years to construct, the fair had great economic implications for the city that had been almost destroyed by the great earthquake and fire of 1906. The exposition was a tremendous success, and did much to boost the morale of the entire Bay Area and to help get San Francisco back up on its feet.
Officially, the exposition was a celebration of the completion of the Panama Canal, and also commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovering of the Pacific Ocean by the explorer, Balboa. San Francisco was only one of many cities hoping to host the PPIE. New Orleans was its primary rival, but in 1911 after a long competition of advertising and campaigning, President Taft proclaimed San Francisco to be the official host city.
There was some initial uncertainty about where exactly to hold the fair (Golden Gate Park had been the main contender), but it was later decided to fill in the mud flats at the northern end of the city, and to build in the location currently known as the Marina. The 635 acre fair was located between Van Ness and the Presidio – its southern border was Chestnut Street and its northern edge bordered the Bay.
The tallest most well-recognized building of the PPIE was the Tower of Jewels. Standing 43 stories tall, the building was covered by more than a hundred thousand colored glass "jewels" that dangled individually to shimmer and reflect light as the Pacific breezes moved them. There were many other palaces, courts, state and foreign buildings to see at the fair – however most of them were made of a temporary plaster-like material, designed to only last for the duration of the fair. Luckily, one of the primary exposition buildings, the Palace of Fine Arts, was not torn down with the rest of the buildings, and was completely reconstructed in the 1960's."
The fair ran from February 20th until December 4th, 1915 -- and was widely considered to be a great success.
Officially, the exposition was a celebration of the completion of the Panama Canal, and also commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovering of the Pacific Ocean by the explorer, Balboa. San Francisco was only one of many cities hoping to host the PPIE. New Orleans was its primary rival, but in 1911 after a long competition of advertising and campaigning, President Taft proclaimed San Francisco to be the official host city.
There was some initial uncertainty about where exactly to hold the fair (Golden Gate Park had been the main contender), but it was later decided to fill in the mud flats at the northern end of the city, and to build in the location currently known as the Marina. The 635 acre fair was located between Van Ness and the Presidio – its southern border was Chestnut Street and its northern edge bordered the Bay.
The tallest most well-recognized building of the PPIE was the Tower of Jewels. Standing 43 stories tall, the building was covered by more than a hundred thousand colored glass "jewels" that dangled individually to shimmer and reflect light as the Pacific breezes moved them. There were many other palaces, courts, state and foreign buildings to see at the fair – however most of them were made of a temporary plaster-like material, designed to only last for the duration of the fair. Luckily, one of the primary exposition buildings, the Palace of Fine Arts, was not torn down with the rest of the buildings, and was completely reconstructed in the 1960's."
The fair ran from February 20th until December 4th, 1915 -- and was widely considered to be a great success.
Also, I wanted to post a little information about the stamp design in this topic. Here is a wonderful write-up from Arago the postal history museum's site: They do a much better job than I ever could.
Here is the link arago.si.edu/flash/?s1=5|sq=scott%20#400|sf=1
This was written by: Alexander T. Haimann National Postal Museum.
"The Post Office Department issued the 10-cent stamp of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Issue in three varieties. The first, issued in 1913, has perforations 12 and a orange yellow color; the second, also perf 12, is orange rather than the orange yellow color; the third, issued in 1914, has perforations 10 with the orange color.
The fourth and final denomination of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Issue portrays a Spanish expedition party on the shores of the San Francisco Bay.
The 10-cent stamp paid the double weight Universal Postal Union international rate or the domestic registered mail fee. It was also commonly used with other denominations to fulfill large weight and foreign destination rates. An estimated 17 million 10-cent stamps were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing."
The fourth and final denomination of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Issue portrays a Spanish expedition party on the shores of the San Francisco Bay.
The 10-cent stamp paid the double weight Universal Postal Union international rate or the domestic registered mail fee. It was also commonly used with other denominations to fulfill large weight and foreign destination rates. An estimated 17 million 10-cent stamps were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing."
Here is a strip of tickets to the Exposition I have in my collection. They originally was attached to a booklet with the ticket holders' picture and some credentials. Mine are long lost to the ages but they do pop up at auction from time to time however.
Here is an image of how they was sold.
Here is another ticket stub that I own but I'm unsure exactly what this booklet looked like though?
Decisions, Decisions......
