Simón Bolívar, 1880

Venezuela · 1880 · 1c

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan military and political leader known as 'El Libertador'. The design is simple and classic, with the country's name 'VENEZUELA' inscribed above and the denomination 'UN CENTAVO' below. The portrait is framed within an oval, a common design element for definitive stamps of this period.

Issued in 1880 as part of a definitive series, this stamp reflects the national reverence for Simón Bolívar, who was instrumental in leading Venezuela and several other South American countries to independence from the Spanish Empire in the early 19th century.