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…

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Malawi 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…

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Malawi 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…

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Malawi 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…

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Malawi 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Details Date of Issue: 8 August 1973 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated:  Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels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…

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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  Details Subject: Independence Date of Issue: 1 August 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: PAD Studio Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St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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