| Stamps by countries | America | USA | 2001 | ||
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| Souvenir sheet. Centenary of Pan American Exhibition. Inverts and buffalo (4 stamps in set). | ||
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Stamp: Pan American Exhibition, Buffalo Edition type: commemorative stamp Denomination: 80 (c) Date of issue: 2001 Mar. 29 Depiction: Bison (Bison bison), stamp patterned from the postal seal created for the Exposition Colour: red and blue Paper: Designer: Richard Sheaff Perforation: frame 12 Printing process: lithographed Gum type: water-activated adhesive Size of a stamp (mm): 28,5×28,5 Size of a sheet (mm): 156×172 stamps Sheet composition: 6 (1×3 + 3×1) stamps Printing run: 1 598 000 sheets Stamp issuing authority: United States Postal Service (USPS) Printer: Banknote Corporation of America | |
| First day city was New York, New York 10199. | ||
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Pan-American Exposition Issue center inverted reproduction (dated 2001) on other stamps of the souvenir sheet: 1 c - Steamer "City of Alpena"; A bison is on margin of the souvenir sheet too. | |
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Not valid for actual postage the seals pictured on the left are known as "Cinderella" stamps. Showing pictures of the some advertising stamps with images of bison created for the Exposition. The original Pan-American stamps were issued May 1, 1901 to promote the Pan-American Exposition In Buffalo, NY. Inverted center errors of the 1 cent and 2 cent values were found, and Inverts of the 4 cent value were printed and distributed Intentionally. All three stamps with inverted centers and an advertising label issued to promote the original exposition were reproduced on this souvenir sheet. | |
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| Themes: bison (Bison bison), fauna, images on margins of a sheet | ||
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