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…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 1/- CoalfieldsAuthor: James Gavin
Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 9d Microwave Link
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)…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 9d Microwave LinkZambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 6d Agricultural Co-operatives
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…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 6d Agricultural Co-operativesZambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 4d Zambia Youth Service
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…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 4d Zambia Youth ServiceZambia Philately: 1967 National Development
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…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National DevelopmentZambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 2/6d Airport
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)…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 2/6d AirportZambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 6d Airport
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 (Purple), 1A (Gold) : 1B (Purple), 1B (Gold) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R10 x 6 (60…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 6d AirportBahamas Philately: International Bazaar – Cafe Valencia
The Cafe Valenica was located within the Spanish Section (Plaza Granada) of the International Bazaar. It operated as both an indoor and outdoor dinery. Serving Spanish food, it was decorated in Iberian style, with leaded windows, brick arches rising from tiled floors, antique maps and wrought iron work. The restaurant…
View More Bahamas Philately: International Bazaar – Cafe ValenciaBahamas Philately: M.S. Sunward
MS Sunward was built in 1966 for Norwegian, Knut Kloster. It was originally designed and built for ferrying passengers and vehicles around the UK and Gibraltar. However, this venture only lasted one season. Ted Arison, an Israeli businessman, contacted Kloster about the possibility of converting the Sunward into a cruise…
View More Bahamas Philately: M.S. SunwardZambia Philately: 1966 University Issue – 1/3d University of Zambia
Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 Cylinders: 1A (), 1A () 1B (Green), 1B (Copper) Sheet: R5 x 12 Quantity Cylinder Numbers
View More Zambia Philately: 1966 University Issue – 1/3d University of Zambia