Zambia Philately: 1973 Our Country Over 200 Million Years Ago – 15n Luangwa Drysdalli

Luangwa is an extinct genus of traversodontid cynodonts. The species Luangwa drysdalli was discovered 1963 in the valley of the Luangwa river in Zambia, Africa. Luangwa lived in the Triassic period 240 Million years ago.

The species is named after Alan Roy Drysdall (1934–2017), an English geologist who worked in southern Africa. He was a noted philatelist of the Rhodesian Study Circle and a signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

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  • Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
  • Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Pty Ltd (House of Questa)
  • Process: Lithography
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  • Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb)
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