Panama Canal 50th Anniversary, SS Ancon
Panama · 1964 · 3c
This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. The design features the SS Ancon, the first ship to officially transit the canal on August 15, 1914, set against a map of the canal zone.
Issued in 1964, this stamp celebrates a half-century of the Panama Canal's operation, a monumental engineering achievement that revolutionized global maritime trade by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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