Albanian Postage Stamps Anniversary

Albania · 1962 · 12.50 Lek

This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of Albanian postage stamps. The design features a stamp-on-stamp motif, showcasing Albania's first stamp from 1913, which depicted a double-headed eagle, alongside a modern mail carrier on a motorcycle, symbolizing the progress of the postal service.

Issued in 1962 under the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, this set celebrated a half-century of national postal independence, which began shortly after the country declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912.