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Session I: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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D 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPO EPHEMERA ......... PH $400-600
EXPOSITIONS
450
Group of 20 booklets, pamphlets or souvenir cards from the
Pan-American Exposition in 1901 in Buffalo. Items include
two woven silk souvenirs (McKinley mourning & Expo
emblem), large card showing Tiffany & Co. pavilion, Singer
Sewing Machine round advert and several fancy envelopes with
all-over designs, some with souvenir cards inside, map/
brochure, official Daily Program for June 21, memorial card
for McKinley, souvenir weather map, menu for ‘chafing-dish
supper,’ William O. Shallcross advert for his prize winning
French asparagus with photograph, others. Additional group
of 51 expo labels, little duplication. Fine to very fine condition.
Colorful and interesting souvenirs.
D 1876-1934 WORLD’S FAIR EXPOSITION
MATERIALS .......................................................... PH $200-300
Two photo albums containing B&W photos, ticket stubs,
handouts, etc for the 1933/34 Chicago Century of Progress
International Exposition, photo booklets from the 1892 Exposition & 1904 World’s Fair, plus colorful ribbon from 1894
San Francisco Exposition. Also a large ‘The Illustrated
Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition 1876.’
– PAN-AMERICAN –
451
1899-1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPO COLLECTION OF
TRADE CARDS, ENVELOPES & COVERS ........ PH $150-250
453
1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION GUIDE &
PICTURE BOOKS ................................................. PH $350-500
Five different publications for the Pan-American Exposition
of 1901 held in Buffalo, New York. Beautiful guidebooks filled
with photographs of the Expo grounds, lakes, buildings,
Midway, sculpture and personages (organizers, Indians,
midgets, various foreigners and a diving elk to name a few).
Titles include: ‘Snap Shots on the Midway of the Pan-AmExpo,’ The Pan-American and its Midway,’ ‘The Pan-American
at a Glance,’ ‘The Wm Hengerer Co. Sketch Book of the
Pan-American Exposition’ (from department store), and Bennitt
Illustrated Souvenir Guide Pan American Exposition.’
Attractive, generally fine to very fine, a couple with minor cover
wear and one with light foxing.
Stack of over 100 printed trade cards, envelopes and postcards
produced for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901 in Buffalo.
Includes picture postcards of various buildings of the Expo;
several honoring McKinley; envelopes with corner cards for
Expo related firms or the official emblem; trade cards from
various companies handed out at the Expo. About 20 covers
with Expo related corner cards or slogan machine cancels, but
not mailed at the Expo itself. Also a Workman’s Pass, a train
schedule and a few other odds & ends. Overall fine to very
fine condition, interesting items with some light duplication.
454
1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPO POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENT SOUVENIR CARD ...................... PH $300-400
Limited edition postal card given as souvenir from the Post
Office Department Exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo. Not to be mailed, blank card has experimental machine
cancel dated July 18, 1901 and has ‘P.O.DEPT.EX’ within bars
in cancel. According to Bomar, just over 20 examples were
known in his census (1986). Very fine. Bomar catalog number
B-01-12.
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