Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — PAN-AMERICAN STAMPS. [ARTICLE]

PAN-AMERICAN STAMPS.

■erica Commemorative of the Great BaK falo Exposition. One of the most striking illustrations of the intimate relations existing between American railroads and all other commercial interests, is set forth in the "Pan-American Series” of postage stamps jnst issued by the postmaster general. One stamp of this series is a compliment to the New York Central and is a proof of the fact that it is in touch with and an integral part of the 'commerce of the world. The Pan-American series of postage stamps consists of six beautiful steel engravings printed in two colors producing the effect of a framed picture. Each or these stamps represents what is styled an "aid to commerce,” and, curiously enough, and without any design on the part of those who planned the series, each subject is associated with the New York Central. The stamps are as follows: The one-cent stamp represents “Fast Lake Navigation.” Steamers of this character on each of the great lakes of America run in connection with the trains of the New York Central lines. The two-cent stamp, a reproduction of which appears herewith, is a picture of the New York Central’s “Empire State Express,” from a photograph by A. P. Yates of Syracuse, taken when the train was running sixty-four miles an hour—a very appropriate “aid to commerce." The four-cent stamp represents an automobile of the same style as those used in the New York Central Cab Service at Grand Central Station, New York. The five-cent stamp gives a beautiful picture of the steel arch bridge over the Niagara river at Niagara Falls.