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1893 World's Columbian Exposition Prices . . 1939 New York World's Fair Prices . . 1964-65 New York World's Fair Prices

Natural Color Studies of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Robert A. Reid Publisher. 64 page booklet with full sized color plates. Cover shows edge tattering and water stains, plates are clean and beautiful. 12 1/4" x 9 1/4". (Stock number 003wf0624bd) $100.00 SOLD

A Group of 6 Postcards from the Panama Pacific Exposition. San Francisco 1915. Pavilion Francais (Real Photo b/w card -unused), Palace of Education (Used - booklet perf at left), Palace of Fine Arts at Night (Unused - Pacific Novelty), Service Building (Written not sent), Marina Entrance, Palace of Transportation (Unused - booklet perf at left), Arch of the Setting Sun (used) (Stock number 03wf0126pb) $30.00 SOLD

Some of the Places You Will Visit at the Panama Pacific Exposition. San Francisco 1915. One page newsprint flyer with photos of some of the attractions. 20.5" x 13". 10" tear. (Stock number 003wf961) $25.00 SOLD

Program of Illumination Effects at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco 1915. 8 pages. Cover soiled. (Stock number 003wf0624bb) $20.00 SOLD

California 1894 Mid-Winter Exposition. Spoon. Bowl of spoon has drawing of an ornate pavilion. Probably silverplate marked AMN Sterling Co. (Stock number 003wf063) $25.00 SOLD

S. Marc. Souvenir de L'Exposition Paris 1900. Evangile de Ntre Seigneur Jesus Christ Selon Saint Marc. Version D'Ostervald Revision de 1894. Paris 1900. 55 page relioious tract. 2 7/8" x 4 3/8". Cover scuffed otherwise a fine example. (Stock number 003wf0516g) $25.00 SOLD

Singer the Universal Sewing Machine. "All Over The World". Illustrated Booklet from the Pan American Exposition Buffalo, NY 1901. 12 page advertisng booklet illustrating major buildings as well as ladies and swewing machines. Aerial view of fair in centerfold. Some paper loss on back - click to view back. (Stock number 003wf1207a) $65.00 SOLD

Pan-American Exposition. Buffalo. Its Purpose and Its Plan. 1901. Marvelous pre-exposition promtotional booklet with inspired cover designs, great color plates and black and white photos. 52 pages. 1 inch loss to spine at lower left. (Stock number 003wf316e) $60.00 SOLD

The Latest and Best Views of the Pan-American Exposition. Buffalo NY: Robert Allen Reid. 1901. 32 pages of photos. Approx 10.5" x 8.5" (Stock number 003wf0226b) $55.00 SOLD

1901 Pan American Exposition Buffalo. Stickpin. 7/8" wide 2.5" long. Some enamel loss. (Stock number 003wf1218k) $25.00 SOLD

Pan American Exposition Trade Card, 1901. 3" x 5". Official Card. Small stain at left above globe. Rubber stamp from Oxford Inn on reverse. (Stock number 003wf835cy) $25.00 SOLD

Pan American Exposition Shot Glass, 1901. "When You Drink Of Me Think". 2 1/2" high 2 1/4" diameter at top. (Stock number 003wf711) $115.00 SOLD

Chicago and Her 2 World's Fairs Depicting A Century of Progress. Chicago Geographical Publishing Co. 1933. Photos and text describing both the Century of Progress and the Columbian Exposition. Aprox. 11" x 7 1/2". Front leatherette cover folded contents Fine. (Stock number 003wf817d) $60.00 SOLD

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. National Magazine. September 1909. 16 page illustrated article on this fair held in Seattle. Spine separating top and bottom. Minor marginal tears on covers. (Stock number 003wf1026d) $30.00 SOLD

Official Souvenir Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Historical Pageant. September 25- October 9, 1909. NY: Redfield Brothers. 64pgs. Fine (Stock number 003wf713e) $50.00 SOLD

The Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, NY May 1st to November 1901. Souvenir Ticket. Very fine condition. (Stock number 629wf001) $45.00 SOLD

Harper's Chicago and the Worlds Fair. by Julian Ralph. NY: Harper and Bothers 1893. Clothbound. 244pgs plus story of the Chicago Fire and Ad Section. Over 70 illustrations (Stock number 003wf219a) $45.00 SOLD

Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1904. Milk Glass Tumbler with impressed views of major attractions. 5: tall. Some green paint specks, (Stock number 003wf653) $25.00 SOLD

The Rhode Island Building. Louisiana Purchase Exposition. St. Louis Mo. 1904. 36 page booklet. Back cover torn but complete. (Stock number 003wf0403nh) $35.00 SOLD

Barnes & Hanna World's Fair Guide to Exhibits. Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1904. Important Information for Visitors. Hotel Accommodations, Principal Features, Ground Plan, Map of St. Louis. Transportation Facilities. 3" x 5" Folder with 15" x 9" foldout map. Folder is soiled. Map clean with no tears. Has been improperly folded at one seam in the past. (Stock number 003wf0221cb) $40.00 SOLD

Glimpses of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and City of St. Louis. 32 Colorgraph Views, 168 Half Tone Engravings on Copper. 6 7/8" x 5". Rear cover missing. (003wf0409c) $45.00 SOLD

National Magazine. September 1904. Louisiana Purchase Exposition Articles. Politics and the World's Fair, Ladies of the World's Fair. Approx 40 pages of fair text and pictures. Some cover soil spine peeling and corner tears. (003wf0409d) $50.00 SOLD

Snapshots of the St. Louis Exposition. 1904. Chicago: White City Art Company. Full page photos of the expo. 9" x 7". Waterstained upper right. Botton left corner missing on rear cover and last plate. Damage confined to margins (Stock number 003wf0316f) $30.00 SOLD

(Louisiana Purchase Exposiion) The Cosmopolitan September 1904. The World's Fair - Special Edition. 144 pg edition with over 200 illustrations. VG (Stock number 003wf825o) $75.00 SOLD

Jamestown Exposition 1907. 7 Postcards. Official Souvenir published by Jamestown Amusement and Vending Co. Landing at Jamestown 1607, Mines and Metallurgy Building, Carpenter's Hall - Philadelphia, Georgia State Building, Libby Prison - Richmond Va, Whitehouse of the Confederacy-Richmond, Leading Statesmen of the Confederacy. Some corner staining. Unused cards (Stock number 003wf0125pc) $25.00 SOLD

Glimpses of the Jamestown Exposition and Picturesque Virginia. Chicago: Laird and Lee. 1907. Profusely illustrated with photographs. No paged. Covers starting to separate otherwise Fine. (Stock number 003wf625bw) $60.00 SOLD

Singer Souvenirs of Hudson Fulton Celebration 1909. Envelope contains 10 photographs of the buildings of New York City, plus a foldout with a view of NY from the North 1679. approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Fine condition (Stock number 003wf094) $35.00 SOLD

San Francisco 1915. The Exposition City. Panama Pacific Exposition Souvenir Ribbon. 3 1.2" x 8 1/2". Small (1.2") cut at upper right. Otherwise fine (Stock number 003wf1101i) $50.00 SOLD

Official Souvenir Folder No. 10 Panama Pacific Exposition 1915. 11 section foldout with great multipanel aerial view. Outer cover rubbed and soiled, inside clean. (Stock 003wf0126ea) $25.00 SOLD

California Invites The World 1915 Panama-Pacific Universal Exposition. San Francisco. 12pg foldout with maps. aprox 4" x 9 1/2" Fine condition (Stock number 003wf616d) $25.00 SOLD

Official. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Illustrated.Published by Robert A. Reid.Official Exposition View Book Publisher. San Francisco 1915. 10 3/4" x 7 1/2". Waterstaining lower right corner. 32pgs. With remains of original envelope. (Stock number 003wf905aa) $50.00 SOLD

Color Views and Guide. Panama-Pacific Exposition. San Francisco 1915. Great Foldout Panorama of the Fair plus b/w photos. (003wf0409g) $45.00 SOLD

Panama California International Exposition San Diego 1915 Sterling Teaspoon. Interesting cutout silhouette of the expo. (Stock number 003wfe0131) $35.00 SOLD

Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Official Miniature View Book. Over 150 views. Published by Robert A. Reid, Official Exposition View Book Publisher. San Francisco 1915. 6" x 4" Fine (Stock number 003wf825j) $50.00 SOLD

Pan-American, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, A Picturesque Souvenir. By Charles Cutter. 1901. Approx. 10" x 6 1/2" Some water staining of title page, marginal stains VG (Stock number 003wf825k) $45.00 SOLD

The Pan-American and its Midway. Copyright 1901 J. Murray Jordan. Approx, 10" x7 1/2" VG+ (Stock number 003wf825m) $55.00 SOLD

Condensed Facts Concerning the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco 1915 16pg booklet Approx. 3 3/4" x 9". Fine Condition (003wf616f) $20.00 SOLD

The Scupture & Murals of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Official Handbook.By Stella. S.G. Perry. 1915. 104pgs Approx. 5" x 6 3/4". Ex-library. Numbers on spine. Withdrawn stamp. Interior Fine + (Stock number 003wf075) $45.00 SOLD

Panama California Exposition San Diego 1915. 12 pg foldout. approx 4" x 9" Fine. (Stock number 003wf616c) $20.00 SOLD

Painted Desert Exhibit San Diego Exhibition1915 12pg foldout. Approx 3 1/4" x 6". Fine + (Stock number 003wf616g) $20.00 SOLD

Panama Pacific International Exposition. Official Guide. The Wahlgreen Co. 168 pages. Some cover crease and tears. Foldout map in front. (Stock number 003wf0514h) $50.00 SOLD

Panama Pacific Exposition 1915 Teaspoon. Approx. 6" Lomg/ Tower of Jewels on Stem. Palace of Horticulture on Bowl. Court of Four Seasons on Reverse of Stem. Marked 1877 Niagara Falls Co on reverse of stem. Tarnished. (Stock number 003wf0512ba) $30.00 SOLD

The Jewel City by Ben Macomber. With Colored Frontispiece and over 75 other illustrations. San Francisco and Tacoma: John H. Williams Publisher. 1915. 204 pages. Waterstains from and rear covers inside is clean and bright. Spine is tight. (Stock number 003wf0512bb) $50.00 SOLD

Panama Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco 1915. Booklet No. 1 Second Edition. Color and b/w photos, text. 7" x 10.25" Some cover soil (003wf0409e) $45.00 SOLD

1915 San Diego Panama-California Exposition Souvenir Book. I.L. Eno. Color photos. Some cover rubbing. (003wf0409f) $40.00 SOLD

Chicago and Northwestern Line. California Expositions 1915. This 24 page booklet describes and illustrates both the Panama-Pacific and Panama-California Expos of 1915. Fine. (Stock Number 003wf0126b) $35.00 SOLD

San Diego California. An Exposition City Travel Brochure. 20pg brochure with center harbor foldout. VG-Fine Stock number 003wf616j) $20.00 SOLD

California Pacific International Exposition. Official Guide. .Second Edition 1935. 76 pgs. Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" Fine+ (Stock number 003wf616a) $45.00 SOLD

1915 Exposition 1915 U.S. Grant Hotel. 12pg. foldout VG-Fine (Stock number 003wf616e) $20.00 SOLD

Panama California Exposition Official Guide Book San Diego 1915. 80 pgs. Approx. 6" x 9" Front cover loose, rear cover missing. Contents VG+ (Stock number 03wf616h) $35.00 SOLD

Panama California Exposition Postal Foldout. 24 postcard sized images on glossy paper. Fine. (Stock number 003wf616i) $25.00 SOLD

Colortypes of the Panama Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco. 1915. Official Publication. Robert A. Reod Publisher of Official View Books. Unpaged. 30 color illustrations. Approx. 9 3/8" x 6 3/*. Cover lightly foxed otherwise fine (Stock number 003wf713c) $45.00 SOLD

Views of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco. 1915. Curt Teich Art Gravure, Chicago. 24pga. 10 1/4" x 8 1/4". Fine condition with tattered original envelope. (003wf713d) $50.00 SOLD

The Jamestown Exposition. Illustrated. 1907 Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation. 40 pages of photographs. Approx. 11" x 8 1/4". Very good. (003wf1108b) $75.00 SOLD

Souvenir Book of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1904. Day and Night Scenes. Published by the Official Photographic Company. Approx 11" x 8 1/2" VG-Fine Condition (Stock number 003wf104) $45.00 SOLD

Singer Souvenirs of Hudson Fulton Celebration 1909. Envelope contains 10 photographs of the buildings of New York City, plus a foldout with a view of NY from the North 1679. approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Fold out is torn down middle otherwise Fine condition (Stock number 003wf094a) $20.00 SOLD

Official Views San Diego Panama-California Exposition. San Diego All The Year 1915. Approx. 13" x 9" Cover chipped. - VG. Contents Fine (003wf105) $45.00 SOLD

1915 San Diego Panama-California Souvenir Book. Publsihed by I.L. Eno San Diego. 64 page book. Color photos. Spine hasd been taped, minor unobtrusive stains on a few pages. (Stock number 003wf1108c) $50.00 SOLD

Folding Postcard Views of the Jewel City (Panama-Pacific International Exposition) San Francisco - 1915 No. 23. Foldout postal mailer. Appears to have 11 sections, one has been detached. Includes a great multisegment Nighttime illumination of the fair. Click to view mailer side. (Stock number 003905aw) $25.00 SOLD

The Exposition. The Panama Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco. 1915. An Elegant Souvenir Book... Robert A. Reid. Publisher of Official View Books. Approx 60 pages of photographic plates. Approx. 9" x 12". Cover loosening. Waterstain top left. (Stock number 003wf1026b) $55.00 SOLD

Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915 San Francisco. Compliments of Remington Typewriter. Booklet folds out so show double pages of maps and illustrations. 30pgs. approx. 7/25" x 11"/ VG Condition (Stock number 003wf098) $40.00 SOLD

Golden Gate International Exposition. 1940 Ticket. approx. 3.5" x 2.25". Some glue and paper adherence on back. VG-F (Stock number 003wf110) $15.00 SOLD

Golden Gate International Exposition.1940 Ticket. approx. 3.5" x 2.25". Some glue and paper adherence on back. VG-F (Stock number 003wf111) $15.00 SOLD

Golden Gate International Exposition. 1940 Elephant Train Ticket. approx. 3.5" x 2.". Some glue and paper adherence on back. VG-F (Stock number 003wf112) $15.00 SOLD

Gift Certificate for an 8 x 10 photo souvenir. 5.5" x 8" VF (Stock number 003WF014) $10.00 SOLD

Golden Gate Exposition Heinz Exhibit 16 page foldout of the Heinz Exhibit including Kitchens of many lands. Back page is picture of Heinz Dome at 1939 NYWF. Approx. 8 3/4 x 3 3/4" (Stock number 003wf1025ac) $22.00 SOLD

San Francisco World Fair 1940 Mat 25 to Sept. 29. Golden Gate Exposition. 12 pgs opens to approx. 8" x 9" VG-Fine. Short note in pen on inside rear page. "Just see what you are missing this year. (Stock number 003wf202) $20.00 SOLD

Golden Gate International Exposition. Greyhound Luggage Label. 1939 approx 3 1/2" diameter Very Fine. (Stock number 003wf109) $15.00 SOLD

Seattle World's Fair Souvenir Silk Scarf. The Space Needle is featured as well as the United States Science Pavilion, World of Art, World of Entertainment, Monorail and Coliseum Century 21 Theme Building. 30" square. Very Fine (Stock number 03wf0419a) $40.00 SOLD

Official Guide Book Seattle World's Fair. 1962. Approx. 5" x 7"/ Fine (Stock number 005wf150) $20.00 SOLD

World's Fair Picture Map of Seattle and Area Fine. (Stock number 003wf147) $15.00 SOLD

Rand McNally Detail Map of the Seattle World's Fair Fine (Stock number 003wf148) $15.00SOLD


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