Panama 1915 Postage Due Stamps, First Issue

Panama · 1915 · 1c, 2c, 10c

This set comprises Panama's first postage due stamps, issued to collect payment for mail with insufficient postage. The design is purely typographic, featuring the denomination prominently within an ornate rectangular frame, with 'CORREOS' (Post) at the top and 'PANAMA' at the bottom. The words 'CENTAVO DE BALBOA' or 'CENTAVOS DE BALBOA' indicate the currency.

Issued in 1915, these stamps represent the establishment of a formal system for handling underpaid mail in Panama, a decade after the country gained independence and took control of its own postal services.