Aden (British colony) 1951 stamp, 5sh on 5r

Issued by Aden

About this stamp

This 5sh on 5r definitive stamp was issued by Aden, then a British colony, in 1951. The theme of the stamp is Sultan (Surcharged Mosqu at Tarim and Sultan Ja'far bin Masur al Kathiri).

The gray green and fawn colour stamp was printed using intaglio (engraving). It has a perforation of 11 × 13.5 with a crown/cypher watermark (script ca, multiple).