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Ascension (British colony) 1944 stamp, ½p.

Ascension (British colony) 1944 stamp, ½p.

Issued by Ascension
Year1944Value½p.Issued forPostageFormatCommemorativeColourViolet and BlackShapeHorizontal
📅 Issued on this day: 17 May 1944 · see Today in History →

About this stamp

This ½p. commemorative horizontal stamp was issued by Ascension, then a British colony, on 17 May 1944. The theme of the stamp is Landscapes. The stamp has the following printed text identified - "ASCENSION 1/2d".

The violet and black colour stamp was printed using intaglio (engraving). It has a perforation of 13 with a stamp size of 42 × 25 mm and a crown/cypher watermark (script ca, multiple). It has water-activated gum.