Panama Tocumen International Airport Opening
Panama · 1947 · Various
This airmail series commemorates the inauguration of the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. The designs feature various aircraft, including a Pan American World Airways Lockheed Constellation, flying over the newly constructed airport terminal building, symbolizing Panama's growing importance as a hub for international air travel.
Issued in 1947, these stamps mark the opening of what would become Latin America's busiest airport, a project initiated with U.S. assistance during World War II to protect the Panama Canal.
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