Panama Canal Zone, 2c Carmine & Black, 'Goethals'

Panama Canal Zone · 1928 · 2c

This definitive stamp features a portrait of George Washington Goethals, the United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and opening of the Panama Canal. The portrait is framed by an ornate design, with the denomination '2 CENTS 2' at the bottom and 'CANAL ZONE POSTAGE' at the top.

Issued in 1928, this stamp honors a key figure in the creation of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering feat that had been fully operational for over a decade and was central to the identity and purpose of the Canal Zone.