Panama Canal 50th Anniversary, SS Ancon in Gaillard Cut

Panama · 1964 · 1c

This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. The design features the steamship SS Ancon, the first vessel to officially transit the canal in 1914, navigating through the Gaillard Cut, one of the most challenging engineering feats of the project.

Issued in 1964, this stamp celebrates a half-century of the Panama Canal's operation, a vital waterway that revolutionized global trade and maritime routes by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.