Poster stamps of the PPIE
Panama Pacific International Exposition - San Francisco, 1915

INTRODUCTION What was the PPIE? What are poster stamps? PPIE Poster stamps for:  -  Official publicity  -  General souvenirs  -  Exhibitor promotion  -  Local promotion  -  Foreign  -  Awards  -  Railroads  -  Events  -  Other

AWARDS Medal of Honor stamp The first three items below were given to exhibitors as generic awards for their products or participation (I assume they stuck them on their products). They got real medals as well. The other stamps were issued by exhibitors in self-praise for winning such an award. Click on any image below to open an enlarged version in a separate tab.   Medal of Award Medal of Honor Medal of Award   Alta Goods Caterpillar & Holt Harvesters Corona Typewriter Company De Laval Cream Separators Del Monte Brand Fruits Doten-Dunton Desk Co. Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Set of 12 to which the previous two belong - None of the others references the PPIE Franco Flashlights Haynes Motor Cars Koehler Safety Lamp Mietz & Weiss Oil Engines National Pipe and Allied Products Quaker Oats Exhibit Rainier Beer TUEC Stationary Cleaner "TUEC" stands for The United Electric Company. Their "stationary cleaner" was a central vacuum cleaning system for a house. Welsbach Reflex Mantles (a mantle is a wick for a gas lamp)