Canal Zone Harry Foote Hodges 10 Cents Precancel

Canal Zone · 1928 · 10¢

The stamp features a central portrait of Harry Foote Hodges, surrounded by an ornate frame. It is overprinted with 'CRISTOBAL' as a precancel, with 'CANAL ZONE' at the top and '10 CENTS' at the bottom.

This stamp is a precancel from the U.S. Panama Canal Zone, issued in 1928. Harry Foote Hodges was a significant figure, serving as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, and precancels were used for bulk mail to streamline postal operations.