150th Anniversary of the telegram

150th Anniversary of the telegram

Year
1987
Face Value
0.50
Mint Value
1.74 €
Used Value
0.87 €
Print Run
508000
Themes
Achievements
This show honors Samuel Morse and his revolutionary 1837 invention that transformed global communications. The illustration juxtaposes the portrait of the American inventor, an ancient telegraph manipulator and dynamic arrows symbolizing the rapid transmission of signals. By issuing this stamp with a high face value, Tunisia underlines its historical integration into international technical networks. It is a celebration of technological progress as a vector of connection between peoples, recalling that the mastery of information is at the heart of the development of the Tunisian nation.