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6 .3 AN EPOCH OF EXPOSITIONS AND OLVMPIC GAMES 7893-7907

1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION - POSTAL SERVICE PARTICIPATION

S i t e : 35 0 a c r e s . I / T s t t o s s ;9 .4 m T-ltton. E x fu b U o ^ 6 : 3 ,5 0 0 . $ 8.7
B u itd in g s were in Sp an ish R en aissan ce S t y i e w ith a Government in which
Departm ents in c lu d in g th e P ost O ^ ic e had d i s p l a y s . A ct o& Congress in 1898 had
a u th o rised th e use ofi P riv a te M atting Cards on th e same b a sis as th e P o sta l Cards in u se .

PAN-AMERICAN STATION, American m/c cancel Flag Type B-27, BUFFALO/ 5901/ N.V. JUN 3.
Pslvale Mailing CaAd with 1c Exposition Slamp.

Exposition stamps also llluslsaled general technological ps.ogs.ess anconnecled with the seglon:
4c A utomobUe- ElectSlc Automobile manufactured bg Electslc t/ehlcle Co. I used by I Ohio Rallsoad In Washington D.C
to provide laxl Service. Electslc Aulo looted sight as IlluSlSallon In 1900 but lolallg by the Auto by 1912.
10c Fait Ocean Navigation - SS. SI. Paul bull! 1095 I 4th lasgest lines In the 1st American-bull! ScSeui express Sleames.

Electslc Aulo

SS. SI. Paul

Poit Office produced a Souvenir Casd which wai unma.Ua.bh; ^sanfeed I handed to vlsltoss.
InleSnallonal m/c cancel P.0. DEPT. EX (Die R), BUFFALO, N.y,/ 1901, JUL 6.

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