Lot 153
1901 Pan-American set complete (294-299), singles, 5¢ and 10¢ straight edges, tied by Pan American Exposition machine cancellation on gold cacheted exposition envelope addressed locally to Buffalo N.Y., handstamped "Buffalo, N.Y. May 1 '01" c.d.s., flap with blue and red Pan-American Exposition label; couple perf flaws including 5¢ corner, opened at bottom and partially at top, Very Fine.
Scott $35,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION CACHETED FIRST DAY COVERS BEARING A COMPLETE SET FRANKING.
There are less than 15 recorded Pan-American first day covers bearing a complete set franking, of these most were sent by stamp dealers from the East Coast. Examples of any Pan-American cacheted first day covers from the Exposition are rare.
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