Expositions

US #852 was issued on the opening day of the expo. Click image to order.
 February 18, 1939

Golden Gate International Exposition 

On February 18, 1939, the Golden Gate International Exposition opened in San Francisco, California.

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US #397 – The first Panama-Pacific commemorative issued in 1913 pictures Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
 February 20, 1915

Panama-Pacific Exposition 

On February 20, 1915, the Panama-Pacific Exposition opened in San Francisco, California.

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