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Details Subject: Tourism Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Cyan) 1B (Black) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Cyan) Sheet: 10 x 5 (50 stamps) Quantity: 1st Printing – 760,000 (No.001-7,600) 2nd Printing –…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 7½c Tourism

The Hydrofoil “Seaflight”3 was launched on Lake Kariba, this was one of a kind in Rhodesia. It had been imported secretly, its transportation from the coast to Kariba had presented many challenges. It has an ill-fated career, not long after its arrival it struck an underwater obstacle and was badly…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 6c Water Transport

Details Subject: Commerce Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) Sheet: 10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: 7,860,000 (No.001-39,300) Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 4c Commerce

The stamp showed a Rhodesia Railways Road Motor Services (RMS) truck conveying a load of cotton to one of the cotton gins. Details Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1B…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 3c Road Transport

On 1 January 1973, new postal rates came into effect resulting in new value stamps being issued, replacing older values from the 1970 Second Definitive Issue and introducing two new designs. Details Date of Issue: 1 January 1973 Reprints: 7 May 1973 (3c) 1 February 1973 (7½c) 13 August 1973 (14c)…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values)