1901 Pan-American Issue
On May 1, 1901, the Post Office Department released the Pan American series of stamps. The first stamps of the 20th Century, the series featured then-modern transportation themes, ornately illustrated, and printed using a bi-color printing process. Immediately popular, the stamps remain darlings of United States collectors.
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 1 cent | Fast Lake Navigation - Steamship | $30.00 | $2.85 |
| 2 cent | Fast Express - Train | $28.50 | $0.95 |
| 4 cent | Automobile | $130.00 | $14.75 |
| 5 cent | Bridge at Niagra Falls | $150.00 | $13.75 |
| 8 cent | Canal Lock at Sault de Ste Marie | $185.00 | $45.00 |
| 10 cent | Fast Ocean Navigation - Steamship | $260.00 | $22.50 |
1902-3 Regular Issue Perforated 12
Known by collectors as the "Gingerbread Definitives" because of their ornate borders, the regular issues of stamps released between 1902 and 1908 in several series marked a departure for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The previous BEP definitive stamps had used the old American Banknote dies, these stamp were entirely fresh designs. The 14 different denominations featured some faces not seen on U.S. stamps before including Martha Washington (the first famous American woman to appear on a stamp), Benjamin Harrison the 23rd President, and Civil War hero Admiral David Farragut.
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 1 cent | Franklin | $16.00 | $0.30 |
| 2 cent | Washington circle | $20.00 | $0.35 |
| 3 cent | Jackson | $80.00 | $3.00 |
| 4 cent | Grant | $80.00 | $1.85 |
| 5 cent | Lincoln | $80.00 | $1.75 |
| 6 cent | Garfield | $105.00 | $4.25 |
| 8 cent | Martha Washington | $65.00 | $2.50 |
| 10 cent | Webster | $95.00 | $2.35 |
| 13 cent | Benjamin Harrison | $67.50 | $8.00 |
| 15 cent | Clay | $240.00 | $9.75 |
| 50 cent | Jefferson | $650.00 | $26.50 |
| 1 dollar | Farragut | $900.00 | $57.50 |
| 2 dollar | Madison | $1,600.00 | $165.00 |
| 5 dollar | Marshall | $3,800.00 | $625.00 |
1906-08 Regular Issue Imperforate
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 1 cent | Franklin | $23.50 | $17.50 |
| 5 cent | Lincoln | $400.00 | $300.00 |
1903 Washington Shield Perforated 12
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 2 cent | Carmine Type I | $9.00 | $0.30 |
1906 Washington Shield Imperforate
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 2 cent | Carmine Type I | $25.00 | $19.50 |
1904 Lousiana Purchase Issue
The Louisiana Purchase commemorative stamps were issued in conjunction with the opening of the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904. The five stamps feature themes related to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France which effectively doubled the size of the United States.
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 1 cent | Robert R. Livingston | $47.50 | $4.25 |
| 2 cent | Jefferson | $33.50 | $1.75 |
| 3 cent | Monroe | $135.00 | $29.50 |
| 5 cent | McKinley | $145.00 | $22.50 |
| 10 cent | Map of Louisiana Purchase | $260.00 | $28.50 |
1907 Jamestown Issue
Issued in conjunction with the opening of the Jamestown Exposition of 1907 these stamps commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement (the first permanent English settlement in America) in 1607.
| Denom. | Description | Mint | Used |
| 1 cent | Captain John Smith | $40.00 | $4.00 |
| 2 cent | Founding of Jamestown | $50.00 | $3.50 |
| 5 cent | Pocahontas | $220.00 | $23.75 |
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