Via Zoom: Cinderellas of the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo
(The story of a Respectable Businessman and a Swindler)
7:00pm Thursday
June 16, 2022
Grab a Zoom Invite and come enjoy our special guest and author, Rick Barrett, as he presents the stories about the Cinderellas of the 1901 Pan Am Expo.
The electrifying 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York offered a spirited message of hope and possibility. Over eight million people flocked to the spectacular Pan Am, and there were substantial opportunities for businessmen to profit.
Two very different people did so by creating “cinderella” (souvenir) stamps for the event. One was a reputable man who sold over four million Expo stamps and became a respected philatelic expert; the other was a traveling charlatan who later drifted into the darkness of forgery and swindling.
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