MOROCCO - 1962 March 3: An 90 centimes black Air Post stamp depicting portrait of King Hassan II. He was the King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. He was a member of the Alawi dynasty. He was the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed V, and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Royal Armed Forces and was named crown prince in 1957. He was enthroned as king in 1961 following his father's death. Hassan's reign was marked by the start of the Western Sahara conflict and the Sand War
Morocco was a powerful kingdom from the 8th century, during the Middle Ages, Morocco ruled large areas of northwest Africa and Spain. By the turn of the 20th century, it had contracted to roughly its present borders and was the focus of an intense rivalry between France and Germany, who actively competed for control of the country. In 1912 most of Morocco became a French protectorate, with Spain acting as protector of zones in the extreme northern and southern parts of the country. Tangier was designated an international zone, administered by France, Spain, Britain and, later, Italy. In 1956 the three zones of Morocco, French, Spanish and Tangier, were united to form an independent nation. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image
Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: Morocco
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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