FREE: 1913 10¢ San Francisco Bay - US Scott # 400

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**Slightly damaged**
there is a tear in the center from bottom to top, see reverse scan & you will see it.

U.S. #400
1913 10¢ Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative

Issue Date: January 1, 1913
Quantity issued: 16,968,325
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Single line
Perforation: 12
Color: Orange yellow

This 1913 commemorative stamp series was issued to publicize the upcoming 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition that was held in San Francisco. The exposition commemorated the discovery of the Pacific Ocean as well as the construction of the Panama Canal.

This issue commemorates the discovery of San Francisco Bay. The design is taken from a painting by Charles F. Mathews.

Many great navigators, such as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Sir Francis Drake and Sebastián Cermeño explored the coastline near San Francisco Bay, but failed to discover this precious waterway. All failed for the same reason – the fog.

That’s why the first European explorer to see this scenic bay traveled overland. Members of an expedition led by the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola became the first Europeans to see San Francisco Bay in 1769.

The design on this stamp captures the magical moment when the expedition reached the peak of one of the hills surrounding the bay and beheld its breathtaking beauty.