Ireland St. Patrick 2d Green Definitive Stamp

Ireland · 1937 · 2d

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The design, based on a statue by Henry Foley, shows St. Patrick in bishop's vestments, holding a crozier and a shamrock. The stamp is printed in a deep green color, a shade strongly associated with Ireland.

Issued in 1937, this stamp was part of a new definitive series released under the Constitution of Ireland, which established the modern Irish state, replacing the earlier Irish Free State issues.