Historical Guatemalan Postage Stamp - Medio Real, Correos de Guatemala #3497070 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white woodcut-style stamp from Guatemala’s early postal era (circa 1871-1876) depicts a classical female bust crowned with leaves, flanked by laurel branches and ornamental scrolls. The oval frame bears the inscription “CORREOS DE GUATEMALA” above and “MEDIO REAL” below, with fractional denominations “1/2” on ribbon banners. The intricate linework and symbolic iconography reflect neoclassical influences common in Central American state imagery of the period.

Used in philatelic collections, museum exhibits, or educational resources about Latin American postal history; appeals to collectors, historians, and researchers seeking primary visual sources of 19th-century Guatemalan state identity and printing techniques.