Panama Canal Zone, Goethals, 2c Carmine & Black

Panama Canal Zone · 1915 · 2c

This definitive stamp features a central portrait of George Washington Goethals, the chief engineer 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. The bicolored design, with a carmine frame and a black vignette, is characteristic of high-quality engraved stamps of the era.

Issued in 1915, this stamp honors Goethals for his monumental role in completing the Panama Canal, which had opened the previous year. It was part of a series celebrating key figures and scenes related to the canal's construction and operation under U.S. administration.