Kwame Nkrumah and Map of Africa

Ghana · 1957 · 2½d

This stamp commemorates Ghana's independence on March 6, 1957. The design features a portrait of Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, superimposed over a map of Africa, symbolizing his vision for pan-African unity. The Black Star, a prominent symbol of Ghanaian independence and African freedom, is also featured.

Issued to mark the moment the British colony of the Gold Coast became the independent nation of Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from European colonization.