Panama 1996 150th Anniversary of the Panama Railroad

Panama · 1996 · 25c

This stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Panama Railroad. The design features a historic steam locomotive, the 'Gorgona', set against a backdrop of a map of the Isthmus of Panama, highlighting the railroad's route. The stamp celebrates the engineering feat that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans decades before the canal.

Issued in 1996, this stamp honors the Panama Railroad, which was completed in 1855 and was instrumental in the California Gold Rush and later in the construction of the Panama Canal.