Africa Day - 50 millime

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This stamp, issued to celebrate “Africa Day” in 1962, illustrates Tunisia's pioneering commitment to pan-Africanism and solidarity between the nations of the continent in the midst of a period of decolonization. The graphic composition, which skillfully merges a human portrait with the geographical silhouette of Africa, carries a powerful message of unity and shared identity, suggesting that the soul of the continent lies above all in its people. In the Tunisian context of the time, this program underlines the desire of the young Republic to assert itself as a link between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, while celebrating the awakening of a collective consciousness and the conquest of national sovereignties. It is a visual tribute to continental brotherhood, anchoring the history of Tunisia in a common African destiny driven by the hope and renewal of the 1960s.

21x36 mm

Polychrome

Hatem El Mekki

Institut de Gravure et d'Impression de Papiers-Valeurs, Paris

14

Typographie

0,50 DT

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250 000 exemplaires