Peru 1937 Jorge Chávez Airmail

Peru · 1937 · S/. 1.00

The stamp features a portrait of Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez in an oval frame, with 'CORREO AEREO' and 'PERU' text, and a denomination of S/. 1.00.

This airmail stamp honors Jorge Chávez, a national hero of Peru, who was a pioneering aviator famous for his historic first flight over the Alps in 1910, though he tragically died upon landing.