Proclamation of Independence (1° Luglio 1960)

Year

1960

Face Value

0.25

Mint Value

Used Value

Print Run

Themes

National Events, Architecture & Monuments

Catalogs References

Michel

SO 5

Yvert & Tellier

SO 3

Stanley Gibbons

SO 357

Technical Details

Colors

Multicolor

Perforation

Printing

Photogravure

Designer

Corrado Mancioli

Printers

IPS Off. Carte Valori (Officina Governativa Carte Valori)

On July 1, 1960, the Trust Territory of Somalia officially achieved full sovereignty, uniting immediately with the newly independent State of Somaliland to establish the Somali Republic. This milestone concluded the ten-year United Nations trusteeship administration (AFIS) and fulfilled the aspirations of the Somali national movement. To commemorate the birth of the new republic, the postal authorities issued this definitive commemorative stamp, marking a triumphant moment in the broader "Year of Africa" decolonization wave across the continent.