Rhodesia Philately: 1967 Rhodes National Gallery Salisbury (1957-1967)

Details

• Date of Issue: 12 July 1967
• Date Withdrawn: 31 August 1967
• Date Invalidated: 15 January 1971
• Designer: Mardon Printers based on a portraits in the National Gallery
• Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Process: Lithography
• Paper: Chromo with creamy/brown gum
• Watermark: None
• Perf: 
  • 13.5 (line) [9d – 300 sheets only]
  • 14.5 x 14 (comb)
• Cylinders: 1A
• Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
• Quantity:
  • 3d  – 400,000
  • 9d  – 382,000 (comb) & 18,000 (line)
  • 1/3d – 200,000
  • 2/6d – 200,000

Subjects

• 3d – Soapstone Sculpture – Maringa
• 9d – Burgher of Calais – Rodin 1840-1917
• 1/3d – “Totem” – Crippa
• 2/6d – “John the Baptist” – Tossini 1503-1577

First Day Covers (Unofficial)

Ministry of Posts Bulletin

References

• The Encyclopaedia of Rhodesian & Zimbabwe Stamps 1964-2022