Agricultural Exposition Commemorative

Sri Lanka · 1955 · 10 Cents

The stamp features a central palm tree, symbolizing tropical agriculture, flanked by a tractor on the left and various farm animals (cow, donkey) and harvested crops (pineapples, gourds) on the right. It commemorates the Royal Agricultural and Food Exhibition, indicated as 1956 on the stamp design.

Issued by Ceylon, then a British Dominion, this stamp highlights the importance of agriculture to the island's economy and culture. The exhibition itself was a significant event promoting agricultural development and food security in the post-colonial era, before the country became Sri Lanka in 1972.