Author: thedigitalphilatelist

The source of the image for this stamp was an official coloured plate of the Coat of Arms. The shield shows a golden pick (“the pioneers who dug for gold”) and above it a lion passant between two thistles (the Rhodes’ family arms). Sable antelopes are the supporters and above…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – £1 Coat of Arms

Details Date of Issue: 17 January 1966 Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1966 Date Invalidated: 1 December 1969 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: Comb 14.5 (½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d) 13.5 x…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue

Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Emeralds Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: 238,500 Sheet Numbers References The Encyclopaedia of Rhodesian & Zimbabwe Stamps 1964-2022 

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1s Emeralds

Details Subject: Lake Kyle Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: 64,680 Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 2s Lake Kyle

Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Aloe Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: 239,800 Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1/6d Aloe

Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Guineafowl Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 58,920 Sheet Numbers References The Encyclopaedia of Rhodesian &…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 10s Guineafowl

Details Subject: Ansellia Orchid Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: 236,880 Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 9d Ansellia Orchid

Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Cattle Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 39,300 Sheet…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 5s Cattle

Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Tiger Fish Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 237,180 Sheet Numbers References The Encyclopaedia of…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 2/6d Tiger Fish