Panama 1950 Airmail - Balboa Monument

Panama · 1950 · 10c

This airmail stamp features an engraved depiction of the monument to Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer credited as the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World in 1513. The monument, located in Panama City, commemorates his significant explorations and his connection to the Isthmus of Panama.

Issued in 1950, this stamp reflects Panama's national pride in its unique geographical and historical position as a crossroads of the world, a theme often celebrated in its postal issues.