Ghana Independence Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Blocks of 4

Ghana · 1957 · 2d, 2½d, 4d, 1s 3d

This set of four stamps commemorates Ghana's independence on March 6, 1957. The designs feature a map of Ghana, the national flag, a portrait of Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, and the national coat of arms. Each stamp in these blocks of four has been overprinted with 'SPECIMEN' in red ink for distribution to postal authorities and philatelic agencies.

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 gain independence from European colonization.