About This Stamp
The 2001 reproductions of the 1901 Pan-American inverts feature the one-cent steamship, two-cent train, and four-cent automobile stamps. The three stamps have been printed in their original colors. Each central design is black. The ship has a green frame, the train has a red frame, and the automobile has a brown frame.
The 2001 souvenir sheet also includes four reproductions of a cinderella that originally commemorated the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. (A cinderella is an item that resembles, but is not an official government-issued postage stamp). The design of the red and blue, diamond-shaped cinderella features a charging buffalo at center encircled with the words “Pan-American Exposition Buffalo.” The addition of an 80-cent denomination makes each of the four cinderella reproductions official postage stamps.
A detail of the cover illustration from a 1901 souvenir guide also appears on the 2001 souvenir sheet. In the illustration, which commemorates the Pan-American Exposition, an allegorical female representing unity among the Americas stands on top of a globe. In her left hand she holds a flag — half Canadian, half American — and her right arm rests on the back of a buffalo. The globe shows the Western hemisphere and includes the words, “Pan-American Exposition 1901. Buffalo, N.Y. U.S.A.” Niagara Falls appears in the background.