Panama Canal 25th Anniversary Commemorative

United States · 1939 · 3 cents

This 3-cent stamp commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal's opening. The design features a steamship navigating the Gaillard Cut, flanked by President Theodore Roosevelt, who championed the canal's construction, and General George W. Goethals, its chief engineer.

Issued on August 15, 1939, this stamp marks a quarter-century since the completion of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering feat that revolutionized global maritime trade and significantly impacted international relations.