50th Anniversary of Independence

Albania · 1962 · Multiple (2.50L, 3L, 5L, 8L, 12L)

This set of five stamps commemorates the 50th anniversary of Albania's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire. The designs feature key figures and symbols of the Albanian National Awakening, including the national hero Skanderbeg, the double-headed eagle flag, and a map of the nation. Each stamp highlights a different aspect of the struggle for and celebration of national sovereignty.

Issued in 1962 under the communist regime of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, this set celebrated a pivotal moment in national history, reinforcing patriotic sentiment fifty years after independence was declared in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.