8th Congress of the Destourian Socialist Party - 80 millimes

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 11/10/1971

Age : 55 years

Michel Reference
TN 757
Stanley Reference
TN 722
Yvert Reference
TN 698
Themes
Events
Description
This stamp commemorates the eighth congress of the Destourian Socialist Party, a major political event in post-independence Tunisia which is part of the phase of ideological and institutional structuring of the State. The illustration favors an abstract graphic language based on concentric circular shapes and contrasting colors, suggesting at the same time organization, cohesion and collective movement, symbols of a party conceived as the driving center of political life and the national project. This composition refers to the idea of ​​unity around a common base and the desire to channel social forces towards a shared objective of development and modernization. In the Tunisian context of the 1970s, this stamp reflects the central role of political congresses as spaces for defining economic, social and institutional orientations, while affirming a national identity structured around a party-state seeking to reconcile sovereignty, reform and stability.
Size
39x23 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
13½ x 14
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,80 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
1 000 000 exemplaires
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