Portrait of General Charles George Gordon - 15 millieme

This stamp highlights the 50th anniversary of the death of General Charles George Gordon, a figure central to the colonial narrative of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The illustration features a formal portrait of Gordon wearing a fez, carrying a message of imperial martyrdom and the historical link between British military leadership and the administration of the Nile valley. In the Sudanese context of 1935, this program reflects the institutional effort to commemorate the foundational events of the Condominium era, positioning Gordon as a symbolic architect of the modern state’s capital. The use of both Arabic and English text, alongside a value in milliemes, underscores the dual administrative identity of the period and the integration of British historical figures into the visual and economic landscape of the country's postal service.