Golden Gate Expo (852)

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Like 13D but in different color and different font at top.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 492 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1db020bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-1F in silver.  Similar to previous listings but with double lines at left and right of cachet.  Photo and text refer to the Court of the Moon.+</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="292e20be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-1F.1 (P#1a.2) in violet.  Same as WGC-1F except for color.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 492 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="2df120bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-1G (P#1a.3) in purple.  Similar to WGC-1F but photo and text refer to "Official View of the Golden Gate International Exposition"+</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 470 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a2320bc0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="444" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2 (P#1b) in purple.  Text at top reads:  Official View of the Golden Gate / International Exposition.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a2520bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2A in purple.  Bottom text in slightly different font. Note that there is no "period" after the date.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="276920bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2B in gold.  Like WGC-2A except for color.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 473 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="24fa20bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2C in purple on airmail envelope.  Same as WGC-2 except for envelope style.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 474 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c2120c00.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="448" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2D in purple.  Like WGC-2 but different font at bottom.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a2720bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2D.1 in purple on airmail envelope.  Same as WGC-2D except fpr envelope style.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 479 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="173520c50.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="453" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2E (P#1b.1) in purple.  Like WGC-2D but two lines of text at top are reversed.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 470 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a2920bc0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="444" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-2F in purple.  Like WGC-2 but bottom line of text is different.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 454 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="274e39ac0.jpg" border=0 width="825" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-3 in gold on Monarch sized envelope.  Similar to WGC-2 but with significantly different text and photo.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3120bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-4 (P#1c) in purple.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3320bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-4A in purple.  Like WGC-4 but more crowded spacing between upper and lower portions of cachet.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c4720be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-4B in purple.  Same as WGC-4 but on airmail bordered envelope.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 478 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="278a20c40.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="452" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-5 (P#1d) in purple.  Text at top reads First Day - San Francisco / Exposition Issue.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2df320bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>852-3.1 in purple on airmail envelope.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a0b20be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-5A in purple.  Like WGC-5 but different spacing above and below the image.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 473 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c9a20bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-6 (P#1d.1) in violet.  Similar to WGC-5 but with three lines of text at top beginning with "Be a Guest of the West"+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3920bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-7 (P#1e) in purple.  Similar to WGC-5 but text at top reads:  San Francisco Exposition / First Day Issue.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 491 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3720be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-8 in purple.   Three lines of text at top reading"  First Day Cover /  San Francisco Exposition Issue / Be a Guest of the West.  Fancy frame around photo.  Wide spacing of text at bottom.+</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 485 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c9c20b80.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="440" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-9 (P#1f) in purple.  Similar to WGC-8 but text at top reads:  First Day - San Francisco / Exposition Issue / Be A Guest of the West.  In different font from WGC-8 as well.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 477 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1ca820c30.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-10 (P#1g) in purple.  Similar to WGC-5 to WGC-7 but with fancy banner at top as in WGC-4.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2e8a20be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>852-2.1 in purple on airmail envelope.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c2e20bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGVC-10A in red violet.  Same as WGC-10 except for color.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="297d20bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-10B in gold.  Same as WGC-10 but in gold.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="287420bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-10C in gold on airmail envelope.  Like WGC-10B except for envelope style.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 482 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="2859e5b50.jpg" border=0 width="741" height="437" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-11 in purple.  Similar to WGC-10 but with different spacing of text below photo.  Printed on Columbian Exposition Worlds Fair #5 size envelope.  Very rare.+</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 490 WIDTH="902"><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3b20bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-12 (P#1i) in purple.  Text at top reads:  First Day - San Francisco / Exposition Issue.  Court of the Hemispheres photo.+</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 468 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="173b20ba0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="442" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-12A in purple.  Same as WGC-12 but on an airmail bordered envelope.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a3d20bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-12B (p#1i.1) in violet.  Similar to WGC-12 but with a third line at top reading:  'BE A GUEST OF THE WEST.'+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 473 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a4320bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-13 (P#1j) in violet.  Similar to WGC-12 but text at top reads:  San Francisco Exposition / First Day Issue.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a4120bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-13A in purple.  Like WGC-13 except for color.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c9e20be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-14 (P#1h) in purple.  Similar to WGC-12 and WGC-13 but different text at top.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2e8e20be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>852-10A in magenta. LIke 10 except for color and slight difference in spacing of text at top.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 469 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a4520bb0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-15 (P#1k) in purple.  Photo of distant view of spire.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a4720be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-15A (P#1k1) in brown.  Same as WGC-15 except in brown.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 473 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a4920bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-16 in purple.  Same as WGC-15 except different photo.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 466 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="174312b80.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="440" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-16A (P#1l) in brown.  Same as WGC-16 except in brown.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2dc820be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>852-17 in blue.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2e2420be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>852-19 in gold on airmail envelope.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 417 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="292a84870.jpg" border=0 width="900" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>WGC-18 (P#1m) in purple.  Dual cachets on #10 airmail envelope.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="new_york_worlds_fair_853.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New York Worlds Fair (853)"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>