In 1963 the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland was dissolved, and on 6 July 1964, Nyasaland became independent from British rule and renamed itself Malawi,
In 1965 Malawi’s first president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, selected Lilongwe as an economic growth point for northern and central Malawi. Lilongwe’s development as the new national capital began in 1968 and officially became the capital of Malawi in 1975.
Capital Hill houses government buildings and embassies (except for the country’s judiciary, which is centred in the city of Blantyre).
Details
- Date of Issue: 3 July 1974
- Date Withdrawn:
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: PAD Studio
- Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa)
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Watermark: Cockerels (sideways)
- Perf: 14 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- Sheet:
- Quantity:
Subjects
- 3t – Capital Hill, City of Lilongwe
- 8t – Capital Hill, City of Lilongwe
- 15t – Capital Hill, City of Lilongwe
- 30t – Capital Hill, City of Lilongwe
- 56t – Miniature Sheet