Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Set

Panama · 1915 · 1c, 2c, 2½c, 5c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, 50c

This commemorative set of nine stamps celebrates the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco. The designs feature various allegorical figures and architectural elements from the exposition, such as the Arch of the Rising Sun, the Fountain of Energy, and a sculpture representing the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. The stamps were printed by the American Bank Note Company.

Issued to mark the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, the Panama-Pacific Exposition was a world's fair that celebrated this monumental engineering achievement and showcased San Francisco's recovery from the 1906 earthquake.