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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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Details Date of Issue: 8 August 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels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Details Subject: Independence Date of Issue: 1 August 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: PAD Studio Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St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
View More Bahamas Philately: 1973 Independence (2nd Release)Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) – $2 Crawfish
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) Subject: Crawfish Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A : 1B 1B 1B 1B Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) – $2 CrawfishBahamas Philately: 1973 – 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) – 50c Post Office Nassau
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) Subject: Post Office Nassau Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Teal) 1A (Olive Yellow) 1A (Pink) 1A (Black) 2A (Deep Teal) 1B (Teal) 1B (Olive Yellow) 1B…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1973 – 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint) – 50c Post Office NassauBahamas Philately: 1973 – 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint)
Details Date of Issue: 25 July 1973 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Sideways (8c, 50c) Upright ($1 to $2) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (8c, 50c) 14 x 14.5 ($1 to $2) Cylinders: Sheet: R10 x 10…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1973 – 1971 Definitive Series (2nd Reprint)Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 8c Yellow Elder (2nd Reprint)
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Yellow Elder Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 2A (Yellow) 1A (Brown) 2A (Orange) 1A (Green) 1A (Black) 2B (Yellow) 1B (Brown) 2B (Orange) 1B (Green) 1B (Black)…
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