Author: James Gavin

Tonga baskets are baskets woven by the Tonga women of the Southern Province of Zambia, who are renowned for their basket weaving. The baskets have a distinctive design with a square bottom forming the foundation of the basket. It takes approximately two weeks to complete a basket about 35 cm…

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Production of tobacco in Zambia dates back to the early 1920’s when European settlers grew it on a small scale. The importance of tobacco as a cash crop grew over the years up to the early past independence years. In the 1960s, tobacco was considered to be one of the…

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Fishing in Zambia is dominated by artisanal fishers using traditional vessels. They are found in all the country’s fisheries and waterways and contribute most of the national production. Africa’s inland fisheries played an increasingly important role in the development of economic opportunities and the provision of food for the continent’s…

View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 1s Fishing

When Zambia achieved independence in 1964, the country embarked on a long-overdue investment in communications. Support for the investment in the 1960s and 1970s was through China which had established itself as an African ally through south-south cooperation and aid. Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None…

View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 6d Communications Old & New

Cotton began to be grown on a commercial scale in Zambia as early as 1911. In the years between the World Wars good harvests were obtain but the yields were disappointing due to insects and pests that could not be controlled. By the end of World War 2, cotton production…

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Details Subject: Chinyau Dancer Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 comb Cylinders: 1A x 3 Sheet: R10 x 12 Quantity: Reprintings: 3 January 1966 24 August 1966 Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers

View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 2d Chinyau Dancer

The modern health sector in Zambia was relatively limited at independence in 1964. From the late 1960s onwards the sector saw rapid expansion, as the new Government vigorously increased its expenditures on the health sector. In the years following independence, considerable investment was made in the hospital system, which included…

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From the 1960s onward, food and agricultural subsidies in Zambia focused heavily on maize, given the political power of mine worker unions that lobbied for these in response to urban consumers’ preference for maize meal, which developed under colonial era policy. Northern Rhodesia failed to produce enough maize to satisfy…

View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – ½d Maize