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1901 Pan American issues

Scott 294, 1¢, frame (green) plate number 1123

Scott 294 var, 1¢ "fast ship" (centered to left), vignette (black) plate number 1156

Scott 294 var, 1¢ "floating ship" or "high tide" (centered to top), frame plate number 1139

Scott 294 var, 1¢ "sinking ship" (centered to bottom), frame plate number 1181

Scott 294 var, 1¢ "floating ship" (centered to top), and pre-printing paper fold, vignette plate number 1226

Scott 295, 2¢, frame (red) plate number 1078

Scott 295, 2¢, vignette (black) plate number 1118

Scott 295 var, 2¢ "fast train" (centered to left), frame (red) plate number 1129

Scott 295 var, 2¢ "heavy train" (centered to bottom), frame plate number 1092

Scott 295 var, 2¢ "light train" (centered to top), frame plate number 1126

Scott 295 var, 2¢ showing pre-printing paper fold and tear resulting during the printing process, frame plate number 1122

Scott 296, 4¢, frame (brown) plate number 1145

Scott 296 var, 4¢ "high car" (centered to top), frame (brown) plate number 1145

Scott 297, 5¢, frame (blue) plate number 1140

Scott 297, 5¢, vignette (black) plate number 1141

Scott 298, 8¢, frame (violet brown) plate number 1150

Scott 298, 8¢, vignette (black) plate number 1143

Scott 299, 10¢, frame (brown) plate number 1151

Scott 299 var, 10¢ "sinking ship" (centered to bottom), vignette plate number 1144

Scott 299 var, 10¢ "slow sinking ship" (centered to bottom and left), frame plate number 1151

Scott 299P1, 10¢ proof of frame, plate number 1151

Image courtesy of Chris Steenerson, from the Smithsonian collection

1901 Pan American errors

There are no known plate number examples of the 1¢ or 2¢ inverts. This is the only example this author has seen of a 1¢ or 2¢ Pan American invert with marginal markings of any sort:

Scott 294a, 1¢ error with inverted center, top margin single showing part of Bureau imprint and printer's initials

Scott 296a, 4¢ error with inverted center, bottom frame plate number 1145. Image courtesy of Wallace Cleland.

After the 1¢ and 2¢ inverts were discovered, there were rumors that the 4¢ invert was in public hands. Officials responded by intentionally printing a few more sheets of the 4¢ inverts. It turns out the intentional misprints were the only examples. This plate number single and a bottom plate strip of 4 are known.

Scott 296aSE, 4¢ error with inverted center, Specimen overprint at left, bottom frame plate number 1145. Believed to be unique.

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Trans-Mississippi issues

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This page last updated June 24, 2020.