Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Kudu 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 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R20 x 12 (240 stamps) Quantity: 938,880 Sheet Numbers
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Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1d Buffalo
The buffalo shown on the stamp was the subject of a Kodachrome transparency. Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Buffalo 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 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1d BuffaloRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – ½d Maize
The source of this design was an artist’s impression of a partly exposed cob, and it was originally intended for the 3d stamp, in two colours – “corn-yellow” and blue. The addition of a third colour, yellow-green for the leaves, was subsequently requested, and the fact that this would add…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – ½d MaizeRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – £1 Coat of Arms
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 ArmsRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue
Details Date of Issue: 17 January 1966 Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1966 Date Invalidated: 1 December 1969 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.)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 IssueRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1s Emeralds
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 EmeraldsRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 2s Lake Kyle
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 KyleRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1/6d Aloe
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 AloeRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 10s Guineafowl
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 GuineafowlRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 9d Ansellia Orchid
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