Aden (British colony) 1951 stamp, 1sh on 1r

Issued by Aden

About this stamp

This 1sh on 1r definitive stamp was issued by Aden, then a British colony, in 1951. The theme of the stamp is Sultan (Surcharged Govenor's Castle, Du'an and Sultan Sir Saleh bin Ghalib al Qu'aiti).

The green colour stamp was printed using intaglio (engraving). It has a perforation of 11.5 × 13 with a crown/cypher watermark (script ca, multiple).