Panama Canal Zone 10 Cents Precancel, Cristobal

Panama Canal Zone · 1928 · 10 cents

This stamp features a precancel from Cristobal, a port city within the U.S.A. Panama Canal Zone, issued in 1928. Precancels are stamps that have been cancelled by postal authorities before being sold to the public, typically for bulk mailings.

The Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. territory established to operate and defend the Panama Canal. Precancels were a common practice in the early 20th century to streamline mail processing, reflecting the era's focus on efficiency in postal services.