United States 3c Panama Canal Opening

United States · 1939 · 3c

This stamp commemorates the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. The central vignette features a ship passing through the Gaillard Cut, flanked by portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt on the left and General George W. Goethals, the canal's chief engineer, on the right. The design highlights the monumental American engineering achievement that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Issued on August 15, 1939, this stamp celebrated a key moment in American history and international trade, just as the world was on the brink of World War II.