1960 Big Three Conference Issue
Issued to commemorate the meeting of leaders from Liberia, Ghana and Guinea. In 1959, when other African states were agitating for independence from colonial rule, three of this continent's independent leaders met in the northern Liberian town of Saniquellie to discuss African unity in the years to come. They were the Liberian president William Tubman, Kwame Nkrumah from Ghana and Sekou Toure from Guinea.
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Regular stamp: 387
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Air mail stamp: C123
Details
| Issue date | January 27, 1960 |
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| Printing method | Lithographed |
| Printer | E. A. Wright Bank Note Company |
| Paper | Unwatermarked |
| Perforation | 12 |
| Sheet size | 5x5 |
| Subjects | 25c - The three African leaders sitting at a conference table; 25c air mail - portraits of the three conference attendees |
Further reading
African Leaders Assemble for OAU Meeting in Liberia - Washington Post