Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue

Details

• Date of Issue: 17 January 1966
• Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1966
• Date Invalidated: 1 December 1969
• Designer: Victor Whiteley
• Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London
• Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Process: Photogravure
• Paper: White paper with clear gum
• Watermark: None
• Perf: Comb
  • 14.5 (½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d)
  • 13.5 x 13 (6d, 9d, 1s, 1/3d, 2s, 2/6d)
  • 14.5 x 14 (5s, 10s, £1)
• Cylinders:
  • 1A 1A  (1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 1s, 2s, 2/6d)
  • 1A 1A 1A (½d, 6d, 9d, 1s/3d, 5s)
  • 1A 1A 1A 1A (10s, £1)
  • 1B 1B 1B (6d, 1/3d)
• Sheet: 
  • R20 x 12 (½d to 4d)
  • R6 x 10 (6d to £1)
• Quantity:

Subjects

• ½d – Maize
• 1d – Buffalo
• 2d – Tobacco
• 3d – Kudu
• 4d – Citrus
• 6d
• 9d – Ansellia Orchid
• 1s – Emeralds
• 1/3d – Aloe
• 2s – Lake Kyle
• 2/6d – Tiger Fish
• 5s – Cattle
• 10s – Guineafowl
• £1 – Coat of Arms

References

• The Encyclopaedia of Rhodesian & Zimbabwe Stamps 1964-2022