Ghana 1957 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, a portrait of Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, the national coat of arms, and the Black Star of Africa. These particular examples are blocks of four, overprinted with 'SPECIMEN' 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.