Cambodia 1957 Sihanoukville Port Inauguration

Cambodia · 1957 · 50c, 1r, 1.50r, 2r, 5r

This set of five stamps commemorates the inauguration of the port of Sihanoukville, a major infrastructure project for Cambodia. The designs feature a map of Cambodia highlighting the new port, King Norodom Suramarit and Queen Sisowath Kossamak, a cargo ship at the dock, and the Cambodian flag. The set celebrates a key moment in the nation's modern economic development.

Issued in 1957, these stamps mark the opening of Cambodia's first and only deep-water seaport, reducing its reliance on ports in neighboring Vietnam. The port was a symbol of the nation's post-independence modernization efforts under the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime.