Issued by El Salvador during World Refugee Year (1959–1960), this airmail stamp features a symbolic rural female figure harvesting coffee, reflecting both national identity and humanitarian solidarity.
The original design commemorates the Centenary of the Department of Santa Ana (1855–1955), later overprinted in red “Año Mundial de los Refugiados 1959–1960” to support the UN-backed global refugee initiative.
Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London, this issue represents El Salvador’s participation in an important international philatelic and social movement.
A desirable mid-20th-century thematic and humanitarian airmail issue, suitable for Refugee Year, UN, Latin America, and overprint collections.