A 7c stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Legacy was issued on 5th September, 1973, for two weeks sale at post offices and six months at philatelic sales centres. The stamp was designed by Mr. George Hamori of Sydney, and shows a group of children silhoutted…
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Australia Philately: 1973 Christmas – First Day Cover No.54 (VIC)
3000 – LAW COURTS 3000 – PHILATELIC BUREAU MELBOURNE 3000 – RUSSELL STREET 3040 – ESSENDON 3042 – NIDDRIE 3122 – HAWTHORN 3124 – CAMBERWELL 3128 – BOX HILL 3400 – HORSHAM 3550 – BENDIGO 3820 – WARRAGUL
View More Australia Philately: 1973 Christmas – First Day Cover No.54 (VIC)Australia Philately: Australia Post Philatelic Bulletin No.117 – September 1973
Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 30t Kaligo/one-stringed fiddle
A Kaligo is a one-stringed tube fiddle of the Chewa people in southern and central Malawi; the projecting tip of the neck acts as string-holder. Details Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (Upright) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Black, Yellow, Blue, Brown, Dark…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 30t Kaligo/one-stringed fiddleMalawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 15t Ng’oma/hand drum
Ngoma (also called engoma or ng’oma or ingoma) are musical instruments used by certain Bantu populations of Africa. Ngoma is derived from the Kongo word for “drum”. Different Bantu-inhabited regions have their own traditions of percussion, with different names for their instruments. In Kikongo, “ngoma” is used by extension to…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 15t Ng’oma/hand drumMalawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 8t Bangwe/hand zither
Bangwe is a board zither with mostly seven and up to 14 strings, which is played for entertainment in Malawi and central Mozambique . Male storytellers from the Sena, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in southern Malawi, accompany their songs and moral stories with a bangwe , which is placed in…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 8t Bangwe/hand zitherMalawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 3t Kalimba/thumb dulcitone
Mbira are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It is also known as a Kalimba, thumb piano, or thumb dulcitone. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 3t Kalimba/thumb dulcitoneMalawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments
Details Date of Issue: 8 August 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels Upright (3t, 30t) Sideways (8t, 15t, Miniature Sheet) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 3t – Kalimba/thumb dulcitone 8t – Bangwe/hand zither 15t – Ng’oma/hand…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical InstrumentsBahamas Philately: Curt Teich (3EK-200 Series)
Details Publisher: Holiday Inn, Paradise Island, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Curt Teich Process: Curteichcolor 3D Natural Color Reproduction Photographer: Year: 1973 Series: 3EK
View More Bahamas Philately: Curt Teich (3EK-200 Series)Bahamas Philately: 1973 Independence (2nd Release)
Details Subject: Independence Date of Issue: 1 August 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: PAD Studio Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity: Subjects $1 $1.29 – Miniature Sheet
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