This stamp depicts one of the most well known of Rhodesian Bridges — the Birchenough Bridge which crosses the Sabi River 71 miles from Umtali on the road to Fort Victoria. It was a gift to the people of Southern Rhodesia from the Beit Trust and was named after the…
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Rhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 1/6d Umniati Bridge
The bridge depicted on this stamp crosses the Umniati River 116 miles from Salisbury on the main trunk road to Bulawayo and is typical of those found on Rhodesian highways today. This high-level all-weather bridge has an overall length of 500 ft. and consists of five filled spandrel arches with…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 1/6d Umniati BridgeRhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 9d Mpudzi Bridge
The subject of this stamp is the bridge over the Mpudzi River 26 miles from Umtali on the Umtali-Birchenough road. The single 100-foot span which rises 40 feet from the river is an open spandrel twin-rib arch with a trestle approach. The bridge has a double carriageway and an overall…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 9d Mpudzi BridgeRhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 3d Low Level Bridge
This stamp shows a low-level bridge or causeway. The majority of these bridges were built between 1926 and 1933 in an endeavour to improve Rhodesia’s road communications at a low cost. Grants from the Beit Trust provided some £106,336 for their construction. Although under water at times during a particularly…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia – 3d Low Level BridgeRhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of Rhodesia
In Rhodesia’s early days money and. building materials were scarce and travellers whose means of transport was the coach and ox waggon had to be content with crossing rivers at their narrowest and shallowest points, all very well in the dry months of the year, but practically impossible during the…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1969 Bridges of RhodesiaAustralia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 20c Wool
Details Series: 1969 Primary Industries Subject: Wool Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Australia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 20c WoolAustralia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 20c Wheat
Details Series: 1969 Primary Industries Subject: Wheat Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Australia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 20c WheatAustralia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 15c Timber
Details Series: 1969 Primary Industries Subject: Timber Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Australia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 15c TimberAustralia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 7c Sugar
Details Series: 1969 Primary Industries Subject: Sugar Designer: Robert Ingpen, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Bright Blue – Yellow – Green – Black (printing order) Paper: Unwatermarked Wiggins Teape coated white paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of…
View More Australia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries – 7c SugarAustralia Philately: 1969 Primary Industries
Details Date of Issue: 17 September 1969 Withdrawn Date: 31 March 1971 Invalidated: Designer: Robert Ingpen, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Unwatermarked Wiggins Teape coated white paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x…
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