Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Issue

United States · 1913 · 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c

This commemorative set of four stamps was issued to celebrate the 1913 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The designs feature historical figures and scenes related to the discovery and exploration of the Pacific Ocean and the construction of the Panama Canal. The 1c stamp depicts Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the 2c shows the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, the 5c portrays the Golden Gate, and the 10c features the discovery of San Francisco Bay.

The Panama-Pacific Exposition celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering feat that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and also marked the 400th anniversary of Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean.