Kwame Nkrumah, First President of Ghana

Ghana · 1957 · 2½d

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and later President of Ghana. The design is simple and elegant, focusing on the leader's image, framed by the country's name and the denomination. It was part of a series issued to mark Ghana's independence.

Issued in 1957, this stamp commemorates Ghana's independence from British colonial rule, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so. Kwame Nkrumah was a pivotal figure in the Pan-African movement and Ghana's struggle for freedom.