{"product_id":"not-forever-stamp-priority-mail-express-stamps-2022-palace-of-fine-arts-cultural-heritage-26-95-postage","title":"Palace of Fine Arts 2022 $26.95 Stamps — Priority Mail Express Rate (Not a Forever Stamp)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: this is a $26.95 Priority Mail Express denominated stamp, not a Forever Stamp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA building that was meant to fall down\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 put up a great many impressive structures, and their designer intended them to decay gracefully into something like Roman ruins by the time the fair closed — his view being that every great city ought to have ruins of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of them is still standing, rebuilt and renovated more than once: Bernard Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn open rotunda 162 feet high, with a lagoon on one side and an exhibition hall on the other. The columns and archways would not be out of place in a fantasy film, which is presumably why it has turned up in several, and it remains in demand as a venue for public and private events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it has held\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaintings and other artwork during the exposition itself. In the decades after: World War II military vehicles, limousines for UN statesmen, and a good deal else. Maybeck designed it as a quiet counterweight to the noise of the fair, and it still does that for the people who visit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"4 Stamps (1 Sheet)","offer_id":47100600025287,"sku":"ST22-R7-1","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 Stamps (2 Sheets)","offer_id":47100600058055,"sku":"ST22-R7-2","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Stamps (5 Sheets)","offer_id":47100600090823,"sku":"ST22-R7-5","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/2025-1-4-45-1-1-1-800x800_70db044d-82d2-40ac-b617-0b3a854f2224.jpg?v=1788604022","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/not-forever-stamp-priority-mail-express-stamps-2022-palace-of-fine-arts-cultural-heritage-26-95-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}