Zambia Philately: 1976 World Forestry Day – 10n Mpoane (Colophospermum)

Colophospermum mopane, commonly called mopane, is a tree in the legume family (Fabaceae), that grows in hot, dry, low-lying areas in the far northern parts of southern Africa. The tree only occurs in Africa and is the only species in genus Colophospermum. Its distinctive butterfly-shaped (bifoliate) leaf and thin seed pod make it easy to identify. Together with camel thorn and leadwood, it is one of the three regionally important firewood trees.

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  • Designer: A Chimfwembe
  • Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
  • Process: Lithography
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  • Perf: 13 (comb)
  • Cylinders: Printed in panes of four, separated by gutters, and guillotined through vertical gutter and distributed in two vertical panes.
    • 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Black) : 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Black) [upper left : lower left]
    • 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Cyan) 1C (Black) : 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Cyan) 1D (Black) [upper right : lower right]
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