Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Before Zambia’s independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia used the British pound as legal tender before migrating to the Kwacha in 1965. The Currency Act of 1967 saw the birth of the Zambian Kwacha and ngwee replacing the Zambian pound, shilling and pence in 1968. The new currency designated the main unit…

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Details Series: 1968 New Currency Definitives Subject: Picking Tobacco Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 (comb) Gum: Gum Arabic (original printing) Polyvinyl Alcohol (reprint) Cylinders: 1A (Sepia), 1A (Copper), 1A (Green), 1A (Orange), 1A (Yellow) Sheet: R10 x 10 (stamps) Quantity: Reprint: 4th Printing –…

View More Zambia Philately: 1968 New Currency Definitives – 10n Picking Tobacco

Details Series: 1968 New Currency Definitives Subject: Angoni Warrior Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 Gum: Gum Arabic (original printing) Polyvinyl Alcohol (reprint) Cylinders: 1B (Copper), 1B (Yellow), 1B (Red-Brown), 1B (Black) Sheet: 5 x 10 Quantity: Reprint: 7 January 1969 Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers…

View More Zambia Philately: 1968 New Currency Definitives – 25n Angoni Warrior

  Details Series: 1968 New Currency Definitives Subject: Crowned Crane Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 Gum: Gum Arabic (original printing) Polyvinyl Alcohol (reprint) Cylinders: 1A (Brown), 1A (Red), 1A (Yellow), 1A (Copper) 1B (Brown), 1B (Red), 1B (Yellow), 1B (Copper) Sheet: 5 x…

View More Zambia Philately: 1968 New Currency Definitives – 20n Crowned Crane

The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a large crane species native to Sub-Saharan Africa.It occurs mainly in dry savannah, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats, and can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes. Its body plumage is mainly grey and…

View More Zambia Philately: Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)