Ghana Independence Overprint on Gold Coast Stamp

Ghana · 1957 · 2d

This stamp is a definitive issue from the Gold Coast featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. It was overprinted with the text 'GHANA INDEPENDENCE 6th MARCH 1957' to commemorate the country's transition from a British colony to an independent nation within the Commonwealth. The overprint marks the very first postage stamp issued by the newly independent Ghana.

On March 6, 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast became the independent nation of Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from European colonial rule. These overprinted stamps were issued to mark this historic occasion.