Ghana 1957 Independence Overprint on Gold Coast QEII Definitive

Ghana · 1957 · 2d

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, originally issued for the Gold Coast colony. It has been overprinted in red with the words 'GHANA INDEPENDENCE 6th MARCH 1957' to commemorate the country's transition from a British colony to an independent nation within the Commonwealth.

Issued on the day of independence, this stamp marks the historic moment when the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from European colonial rule.