T he first stamps of El Salvador were made by The American Bank Note Co. of New York, or as it says in the botton of the sheets (in Spanish) "Cpmpania Americana de Billetes de Banco de Nueva York".

The first stamps of El Salvador

These stamps were issued in sheets of 100. They feature an active volcano with 11 stars making a semi-circle above the volcano; each star represents Salvadorian provinces in those years: San Salvador, La Libertad, Sonsonate, Santa Ana, La Paz, Cuscatlan, Usulutan, San Vicente, San Miguel, La Union y Chalatenango.

The set consists of 4 values: ½ Real (blue), 1 Real (red), 2 Reales (green) and 4 Reales (bister). They were issued on January 17^th, 1867; but their use was obligatory until March 1^st 1867. The President of the Republic was Francisco Dueñas and the currency was the Real.