The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour was subsequently passed to Helsinki due to Japan’s invasion of China, before ultimately being…
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Australia Philately: 1964 Bird Definitive Series (New Value – 6d)
Details Date of Issue: 19 August 1964 Reprint: 2 June 1965 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Olive-brown – Yellow – Black – Bluish Green Paper: 1st printing – Harrison chalk-surfaced paper 2nd printing – Wiggins Teape coated with helecon content Watermark: None Perf: 13…
View More Australia Philately: 1964 Bird Definitive Series (New Value – 6d)Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (75700-B Series)
Details Publisher: Bahamian News Ltd., P.O. Box 434, Nassau, Bahamas, Phone 9-5322 Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc., West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1964 Series: 75700-B
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (75700-B Series)Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (54400-B Series – Type A)
Details Publisher: Bahamian News Ltd., P.O. Box 434, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc., West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1964 Series: 54400-B
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (54400-B Series – Type A)Bahamas Philately: Natural Color Publishers Inc (74200 Series)
Details Publisher: Natural Color Publishers Inc, Miami Beach, Fla. Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Hannau Color Productions Inc Year: 1964 Series: 74200
View More Bahamas Philately: Natural Color Publishers Inc (74200 Series)Malawi Philately: Transportation
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View More Malawi Philately: TransportationMalawi Philately: M.V. Ilala II
MV Ilala II was the largest vessel to operate on Lake Malawi. It was built by Yarrow & Co. of Glasgow and launched on Lake Malawi in 1951. The vessel had a displacement of 620 tons, carried 720 tons of cargo, and 451 passengers (11 cabin class, 50 second class,…
View More Malawi Philately: M.V. Ilala IIMalawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 9d Tung
The 9d stamp was a new addition to the 1964 Definitive Series. Victor Whitely and his design team conducted research at the British Museum of Natural History. However, there were difficulties determining the correct interpretation of the tree and production designs had to be re-submitted. Details Subject: Tung Designer: Victor Whitely…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 9d TungMalawi Philately: Gray Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)
The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the grey or bush duiker, is a small antelope found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent. Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient…
View More Malawi Philately: Gray Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)Malawi Philately: Red Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis)
The red duiker (Cephalophus natalensis) is a small antelope found in central to southern Africa. While the red forest duiker is very similar to the common duiker, it is smaller in size and has a distinguishing reddish colouring. Additionally, the red forest duiker favours a denser bush habitat than the…
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