Building
the Panama Canal is known as one of the greatest engineering feats of
all time. During the Canal’s 10-year construction, American workers
needed to stay in touch with loved ones back home. So a special postal
service was established on June 24, 1904. That’s also when the first
canal zone stamps were released, which were overprints of Panama stamps.
Most
Canal Zone stamps were created right in Washington, DC. Overprinted
Panama stamps came first and were used for less than a month. On July
18, 1904, they were replaced by US postage stamps overprinted “CANAL ZONE.”
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US #CZ2 |
1904 Canal Zone Overprint Stamp |
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