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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 73 

Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should 

be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 

be issued. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2014 

Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. FARR, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. VARGAS, 

and Mr. PETERS of California) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative 

postage stamp should be issued by the United States 

Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that 

such a stamp be issued. 

Whereas San Diego played host to the Panama-California 

Exposition from January 1, 1915, until January 1, 1917; 

Whereas the Panama-California Exposition recognized the 

historic completion of the Panama Canal, which revolutionized transcontinental trade; 


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Whereas, on May 22, 1911, the House of Representatives 

passed a congressional resolution endorsing San Diego’s 

Panama-California Exposition and called on President 

William Howard Taft to invite our Central and South 

American partner nations as exposition participants; 

Whereas seven States—California, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, Montana, and Kansas—participated 

in that exposition and highlighted the unrealized potential of the American West; 

Whereas San Diego has realized that potential over the past 

100 years, growing to become the second largest city in 

California, the eighth largest city in our Nation, and a 

world leader in biomedical and technology research that 

was unimaginable a hundred years ago; 

Whereas architects John and Frederick Olmsted of Massachusetts, Frank P. Allen, Jr., of Washington State, and 

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue of New York collaborated to 

transform a little-used public park into a forward-looking 

urban landmark to host the exposition; 

Whereas that park, known as Balboa Park, has since continued to host internationally recognized artistic performances, educational exhibits, and, during both World 

Wars, served as an active military installation; 

Whereas the National Park Service recognized this rich history when it designated Balboa Park as a National Historic Landmark in 1977; and 

Whereas Balboa Park will celebrate its centennial beginning 

in 2015 with a year of festivities that showcase San 

Diego’s intellectual capital, imaginative spirit, and exceptional quality of life: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 

3 (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 

4 issued by the United States Postal Service honoring 

5 the 1915 Panama-California Exposition; and 

6 (2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 

7 should recommend to the Postmaster General that 

8 such a stamp be issued. 

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