Sudanese Policeman - 15 millieme

Sudanese Policeman - 15 millieme

Year
1951
Face Value
15
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Cultural

Catalogs References

Michel
SD 137
Yvert & Tellier
SD 102
Stanley Gibbons
SD 129

Technical Details

Colors
brown
Size
21 x 25 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Typography
This stamp focuses on Sudan's mid-20th-century civic institutions, law enforcement, and administrative modernization by illustrating a Sudanese police officer standing at attention in full uniform. The subject highlights the development of formal state structures under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, showcasing the fusion of local and institutional identity through the officer's smart tunic, belt, and traditional turban (imama). The illustration carries an informative message of civic order, authority, and public service continuity within the expanding municipal frameworks of urban centers like Khartoum. By placing a representative of the state's security apparatus at the center of the design, the issue projects a message of stability and institutional growth to the broader international postal network.