U.S.P.S, USPO, postage stamp prints, Serigraph Print of the Fast Express of the Pan-American Issue of 1901 U. S. Postage Stamp
U.S.P.S, USPO, postage stamp prints, Serigraph Print of the Fast Express of the Pan-American Issue of 1901 U. S. Postage Stamp


Serigraph Print of the
Fast Express of the Pan-American Issue
of 1901 U. S. Postage Stamp

Stamp Description:
.2 cent, perforated 11, Scott #295, 3/4"x 1-9/16", and issued May 1, 1901.
.Designed either by Marcus Baldwin and Lyman F. Ellis, or Raymond Ostrander Smith, engraved by J.Eissler & E.M.Hall, and printed by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing.

 . Fast Express
Fast Express close-up .


Issued in conjunction with the Pan-American Exposition at the World's Fair in Buffalo, New York, this six denomination issue, like the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi Exposition stamps that preceded them, were promotional rather than commemorative.
U.S.P.S, USPO, postage stamp prints, Serigraph Print of the Fast Express of the Pan-American Issue of 1901 U. S. Postage Stamp Opening in Buffalo, New York on May 1, 1901, the Pan American Exposition and World's Fair highlighted technical achievement and the role it would play in America's future as the twentieth century began.
U.S.P.S, USPO, postage stamp prints, Serigraph Print of the Fast Express of the Pan-American Issue of 1901 U. S. Postage Stamp The two-cent stamp of the set portrays the "Empire State Express" the flagship of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, a predecessor of the later New York Central Railroad. It became the world's first high-speed passenger train on September 14, 1891, averaging 61.4 miles-per-hour, a new world speed record in rail travel.
. Other stamps in the series are; 1c Fast Lake Navigation, 4c Automobile, 5c The Bridge at Niagara Falls, 8c The Canal Locks at Sault de Ste. Marie, and 10c Fast Ocean Navigation.

.Print Provenance:
. Drawing by Roy Alexander on acetate by John Beech of Alan Howard Studio, Mount Vernon, NY., with photostats and film positives by GFI, Port Chester, NY. Stamp enlarged 15x.
Stamp Description, 2-cent, perforated 11, Scott #295, Designed either by Marcus Baldwin and Lyman F. Ellis.,or Raymond Ostrander Smith, engraving by J.Eissler and E.M.Hall, and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, silk screen, serigraphA pre-issue was screened in August, 1974, resulting in larger prints, several of which are available – call 773.271.0318 for price and shipping arrangements.
The regular size print run, of 400, was on Nov. 15, 1974 by Arthur Jones at Mar-Line Displays in Port Chester, NY, on Hammermill cover paper "Imperial Ivory".
Stamp Description, 2-cent, perforated 11, Scott #295, Designed either by Marcus Baldwin and Lyman F. Ellis.,or Raymond Ostrander Smith, engraving by J.Eissler and E.M.Hall, and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, silk screen, serigraph Outside dimensions of the red cartouche are 15" x 12-7/16" and paper is 23" x 17-7/16".
Stamp Description, 2-cent, perforated 11, Scott #295, Designed either by Marcus Baldwin and Lyman F. Ellis.,or Raymond Ostrander Smith, engraving by J.Eissler and E.M.Hall, and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, silk screen, serigraphEach print, numbered & signed, is $56, plus shipping & applicable tax.
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