Pizarro's Encounter on Island of Gallo with Pro Desocupados Overprint

Peru · 1935 · 50 Centavos

The stamp depicts Francisco Pizarro's legendary encounter with his loyal thirteen soldiers on the Island of Gallo, with a black 'Pro Desocupados' overprint.

This stamp commemorates a pivotal moment in the Spanish conquest of Peru, where Pizarro drew a line in the sand, asking his men to choose between wealth and returning to Panama. The 'Pro Desocupados' overprint indicates it was issued to raise funds for the unemployed during the Great Depression.