Last week the Nicaraguan Government put out a postage stamp depicting “the official map of Nicaragua.” Honduras promptly demanded the stamp’s suppression. Nicaragua refused and the rumpus began.

mi. to Honduras as umpire in that country’s land squabble with Nicaragua. During the past two years both countries have been engaged in a battle of postage stamps bearing maps showing the ...

(Whether or not the stamp actually influenced the outcome isn't clear, but it was one of the most clever ploys in a sustained lobbying campaign). Today another plan for a Nicaragua canal is on the ...