Author: James Gavin

The Zambia Trade Fair was held at Ndola, 28 June to 2 July, 1968. The fair was opened by President Kenneth Kaunda. Details Date of Issue: 29 June 1968 Date Withdrawn: 28 September 1969 Date Invalidated: Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 Cylinders: 1A (Gold), 1A…

The first priority in the construction of bituminous roads in the First National Development Plan was given to the opening of new foreign trade routes towards Tanzania and Malawi. The road link to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was one of the main projects completed under the plan. The Great North…

In the First National Development Plan, focus was placed on copper prospecting, exploration, development, mining and metallurgy. This did not mean that the prospecting, exploration and development of non-copper minerals was neglected. The main breakthrough in non-copper mining was the development of coal mines and the discovery of nickel. Among…

Under the First National Development Plan, telecommunications facilities were strengthened considerably. A high capacity micro-wave link was established between Lusaka and the main cities in the Copperbelt. Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 comb Cylinders:  1A (Black), 1A (Silver), 1A (Blue-grey)…

At the time of Independence, co-operative development had not made any substantial progress outside the Eastern Province. With the advent of Independence, the political and social significance of co-operation was immediately recognised and, under the Transitional Plan and the First National Development Plan, considerable emphasis was laid on this form…

Zambia Youth Service was established in 1964 as an outlet for large numbers of untrained youth, both boys and girls, who had complete part or all of primary school. The initial period of establishment was largely experimental in nature until 1965 when the service’s objectives became more defined. Skill camps…

The implementation of the First National Development Plan (FNDP) was designed to strengthen the Zambian economy and to correct certain grave imbalances inherited from colonial days. It was further accentuated by the Rhodesian Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. This stamp release coincided with Zambia’s third anniversary of independence. Details…

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Brown), 1A (Gold) : 1B (Brown), 1B (Gold) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps)…