These stamps originate from the British colony of the Gold Coast and were overprinted to mark Ghana’s independence on 6th March 1957, the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence.

• The 2½d red stamp depicts a mounted constabulary officer with Queen Elizabeth II in profile.

• The 2d brown stamp shows a traditional Ghanaian drummer using talking drums, alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
  The bold overprint “GHANA INDEPENDENCE 6th MARCH 1957” officially transformed these colonial issues into commemorative stamps celebrating Ghana’s birth as a nation. These overprinted issues are historically significant and highly sought after by collectors of African independence memorabilia and British colonial transitions.