Panama 1956 2c Airmail - President Ricardo Arias Espinosa

Panama · 1956 · 2c (centésimos)

This airmail stamp features a portrait of Ricardo Arias Espinosa, who served as the President of Panama from 1955 to 1956. The design is a classic engraved portrait, typical of definitive and airmail issues of the era, framed with ornate scrollwork and the denomination.

Issued during the mid-1950s, this stamp honors the sitting president, a common practice for many countries at the time to assert national identity and leadership. Ricardo Arias Espinosa's brief presidency followed the assassination of President José Antonio Remón Cantera.