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Kevin Blackston
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New Purgatory Post stamp commemorates Panama Canal centennial

I checked my post office box yesterday, and inside was a cover bearing a copy of the latest local post stamp from Scott A.’s Purgatory Post:

Purgatory Post Panama Canal Centennial stamp picturing SS Ancon in the Culebra Cut
Purgatory Post Panama Canal Centennial stamp

The stamp, which celebrates the centennial of the opening of the Panama Canal, depicts the SS Ancon, which on August 15, 1914—exactly 100 years ago today—became the first ship to officially pass through the canal. (According to Wikipedia, two other vessels had actually already made the trip through Central America, but the Ancon gets credit for it.)

The frame of Scott’s new stamp makes me think of some of the United States commemoratives from the late 1900s on up until the mid 1920s, with big, solid labels accentuated by scroll work on the sides. I’m happy to add this one to my collection.

Published 2014-08-15

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