Three cent postage stamp celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. Stamp is purple with an illustration of a steam ship sailing through the canal in the middle. On the left of the ship is an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt and to the right an illustration of George W. Goethals.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1939

Creator(s)

United States. Post Office Department

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Stamp, Postage

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Twenty-fifth anniversary Panama Canal postage stamp. [January 29, 2026]. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287009. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

United States. Post Office Department. Twenty-fifth anniversary Panama Canal postage stamp. [29 Jan. 2026]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287009.

APA:

United States. Post Office Department., [2026, January 29]. Twenty-fifth anniversary Panama Canal postage stamp.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287009.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.