Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum - 10 millieme

Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum - 10 millieme

Year
1935
Face Value
10
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
SD 73
Yvert & Tellier
SD 56
Stanley Gibbons
SD 65

Technical Details

Colors
Dull violet
Perforation
14
Printing
Typography
Printers
De La Rue & Co. Ltd
The theme of this issue centers on the development of Western-style higher education and the modernization of Sudan's intellectual infrastructure. The illustration showcases the Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum, an institution founded to provide the country with a trained civil service and professional class. The message carried by the illustration is one of institutional progress and the "civilizing" mission of the Anglo-Egyptian administration, highlighting architectural permanence and the growth of secular learning. In the context of the 1930s, this program represents the transition of Sudan from a purely military territory to a developing nation with its own educational core, serving as a landmark of Khartoum's identity as a center for regional governance and administrative expertise.