SOUTH WEST AFRICA (NAMIBIA) POST in 1982 issued for stamps honouring the headdresses of four tribes in Namibia, chiefly the Herero, Himba, Ngandiera and Kwanyana.
The artist who designed the stamps was A. H. Barrett, who born in England, he immigrated to South Africa as a young man. He earned his living painting portraits, illustrating books, calendars, postage stamps and taking almost any commission that was offered. In three consecutive years, his work won third, second and finally first prize as Best Stamp Design, judged worldwide.
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