1c Panama-Pacific Exposition, Balboa
United States · 1913 · 1¢
This green one-cent stamp features a portrait of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer credited as the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. The stamp was part of a four-stamp set issued to commemorate the 1913 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco, California.
The Panama-Pacific Exposition celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering feat that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and transformed global trade routes.
Printing Method
Engraved
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Estimated Values by Condition
Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
Well centered, fresh colors
Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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