During the Independence Ceremony in Lusaka on 24th October, 1964, the President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr. Kuanda, said: “The task before us in building our new nation is formidable and I shall need the support of you, the people of Zambia, if I am to succeed.” The People…
View More Zambia Philately: 1965 1st Anniversary of IndependenceAuthor: James Gavin
Bahamas Philately: Max Basker & Sons (P67300 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Max Basker & Sons Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1965 Series: P67300
View More Bahamas Philately: Max Basker & Sons (P67300 Series)British Overseas Airway Corporation: 1965 First Flight – Vickers Super VC10
On 1 April 1965 the British Overseas Airway Corporation (BOAC) operated the first Vickers Super VC10 service between London and New York. On 30th April, the Super VC-10 began flying the New York to Nassau and Nassau-Jamaica routes three times weekly. First Flight Covers 92 covers were postmarked at Nassau…
View More British Overseas Airway Corporation: 1965 First Flight – Vickers Super VC10Bahamas Philately: Wasile Enterprises Ltd (NAS.50-99 Series)
Details Publisher: Wasile Enterprises Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Process: Designer: Elysee Wasile Year: 1965 Series: NAS.50-99
View More Bahamas Philately: Wasile Enterprises Ltd (NAS.50-99 Series)Bahamas Philately: PAN AM – 1964 First Airmail Service – Rock Sound to Miami
On 24 December 24 1964, Pan American extended its long-standing Miami to Nassau service to Rock Sound in the Eleuthera Islands group of the Bahamas, some 80 miles east of Nassau. Rock Sound was the location of The Cotton Bay Club – originally developed by the founder of Pan Am…
View More Bahamas Philately: PAN AM – 1964 First Airmail Service – Rock Sound to MiamiZambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 1/3d Barotse Dancer
Lozi, also called Malozi, or Barotse, formerly Aluyi, a complex of about 25 peoples of about 6 cultural groups inhabiting western Zambia, the area formerly known as Barotseland in Zambia. Formerly, the groups were all called Barotse as subjects of the paramount chief of the dominant Barotse tribe. The 1/3d…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 1/3d Barotse DancerZambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 3d Dr Kaunda & Victoria Falls
Kenneth David Kaunda (1924-2021) was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Harry Nkumbula’s leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 3d Dr Kaunda & Victoria FallsZambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 10s Copper Mining
Although copper had been produced at Kansanshi and Bwana Mkubwa in 1908 and 1911, respectively, the first commercial mine in Zambia was established in Luanshya in 1928. The owners of these mines were driven by the high demand and favourable prices of copper and the need to maximize their profits.…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 10s Copper MiningZambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 5s Education
In 1964, Zambia’s adult education facilities existed in only three provinces on the railroad, and over 60 per cent of the population had no facilities. Over the 1.5 million adults, one million had never been to school. In early 1964, a program of night school was organised in centres away…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 5s EducationZambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 2/6d Luangwa Game Reserve
Luangwa National Park is park located in north-eastern Zambia. It is divided into two separate parks, one north and one south. Formerly a game reserve, it was established as a national park in 1972. Vegetation in the park consists of growth characteristic of miombo (woodland), savanna, thickets, and floodplain grassland…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 2/6d Luangwa Game Reserve