Scott #400 - 10¢ Panama-Pacific Exposition Issue, M, OG, NH. SCV*=$270 (L653) - $200 - (Port Alberni, BC)
Scott #400 - 10¢ Panama-Pacific Exposition Issue, M, OG, NH. SCV*=$270 (L653) Issued January 1, 1913, 10¢ - ‘Discovery of San Francisco Bay’, Wmk. 190, perforated 12, mint, original gum, never hinged. *SCV above is based on mint, original gum, never hinged, and very fine, with value derived from 2017 Scott® SPECIALIZED Catalogue of United States Stamps & Covers Please examine pictures for quality of stamp, color, perforations, and centering, front and back. These are what you are bidding on. FREE SHIPPING – USA & Canada with Economy shipping For country’s other than above, any import duties or taxes, if any, are the Buyer’s responsibility, and are not included by this Seller. Panama-Pacific International ExpositionOfficially, 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.
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