This striking postage stamp from the Kingdom of Laos features a beautifully engraved elephant, a revered national symbol representing strength and wisdom. Designed by Chamnane Prisayane and engraved by Pheulpin, it depicts the elephant adorned with a ceremonial headdress against a lush bamboo backdrop. The black overprint “0.60 on 0.20” indicates a surcharge for revised postal rates, a common practice in mid-20th-century Laotian philately. Issued during the royal era before the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, this stamp is prized for its artistic quality and historical context.