1901 Pan-American Exposition

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The value of the stamps Statistics and facts about the stamp
what you should look for how the stamp was made
Varieties of the stamp the making of the stamp

The Value of the Stamp

298 pan american US Postage Stamps

'Canal Locks at Sault de Ste. Marie'
8¢ - Brown violet and black or purplish brown and black
Scott #298 - 1901

 
297 prices US Postage Stamps
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MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
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$150-$325
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Fall 2003
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-
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Spring 2004
$100-$200
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$25-$40
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$7-$17
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Fall 2004
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$35-$50
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$8-$17
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Spring 2005
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$27-$50
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$5-$21
$110
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Fall 2005
$170-$180
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$30-$50
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$4-$10
$70-$275
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Spring 2006
$55-$165
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$28-$45
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$7-$16
$1,500
95
Fall 2006
$60-$80
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$25-$45
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$6-$15
$2,200
95J
Spring 2007
$55-$75
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$22-$45
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$4-$18
$525
90
Fall 2007
$75-$155
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$18-$45
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$4-$15
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Spring 2008
$60-$140
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$21-$40
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$7-$12
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Fall 2008
$70-$80
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$30-$55
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$8-$12
$220
85
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$365
98
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$300
90
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$1,100
95
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$9,000
98
Spring 2009
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$30-$65
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$5-$13
$280-$325
90
Fall 2009
$60-$70
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$27-$55
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$450-$750
95
$610
95
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$6-$16
$1,700
95J
Spring 2010
$65
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$35-$55
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$8-$23
$475
90
Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Statistics


Issued: Introduced on May 1st, 1901. Earliest documented use is the same date, example shown below. There were no inverts.

Plate Size: Sheets of 200 subjects (2 panes of 100).

298 sheet
A full pane of 100

Printer: The Bureau of Printing and Engraving

Watermark: Double lined USPS watermark.

Quantity Issued: 4,900,000, it paid the registration rate at the time.

What you should look for


There is little variety and history to the 8¢ issue, foreign destination fee for first class mail. As with all stamps of this issue be on the look out for the expo cancel, a sample of which can be seen below.

297 Exposition Cancel for Pan-Am exhibit

The Inspiration for the Design


297 US Postage Stamps

Photo of the Soo Locks on the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, 1900

Both Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan and Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario have the canal travel through them. The Soo locks and the canal were considered to be an engineering marvel, It allowed the iron ore and pine lumber of the region to travel from Lake Superior and Lake Huron to the rest of the Great Lakes and then through the St Lawrence Canal to the Atlantic.

Varieties to look for

298 ultramar
The Ultramar overprint

The Portuguese Ministry for the Colonies was originally supplied with 25 Specimen stamps. They overprinted the specimens with the "Ultramar" overprint, meaning "overseas", the stamps were distributed to the various colonies.

The Making of the Stamp


298-E5
#298-E5
India ink drawing
Die sunk on thick white card

298-E5
#298-E6
Photo reduction on Tan Paper
Die sunk on thick white card

298-P1
large die proof on full card

 

 

 


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