1st Anniversary of Independence. Habib Bourguiba

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 20/03/1957

Age : 70 years

Michel Reference
TN 483
Stanley Reference
TN 446
Yvert Reference
TN 438
Themes
personalities
Description
This stamp commemorates the first anniversary of Tunisia's independence, celebrated on March 20, 1956. It depicts Habib Bourguiba, central figure in the national struggle and first president of the Tunisian Republic. Habib Bourguiba led negotiations with France to end the protectorate established in 1881. After independence in 1956, he first became Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia before proclaiming the Republic on July 25, 1957, of which he became its first president.
Size
19x33 mm
Colors
brun
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
Courvoisier S.A
Perforation
14
Print
Taille-douce
Face Value
30,00 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
110 500 exemplaires
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