Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It was founded in the early part of the 20th century after two prospector/explorer, William Collier shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discovering a copper deposit in the process. The antelope…
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Zambia Philately: Kitwe
Kitwe, founded in 1936, is located in the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The city is sometimes referred to as Kitwe-Nkana. Nkana is derived from the name of Senior Chief Nkana of the Lamba speaking people of the Copperbelt province. With the upsurge of copper prices in the 1950s, Kitwe developed…
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Chingola, located in the Copperbelt region, was founded in 1943 to service the newly opened Nchanga copper mine. During the 60’s and 70’s, Chingola was hailed as the cleanest and most well maintained town in Zambia. This was due, in part, to the mining company’s policy to manage and…
View More Zambia Philately: ChingolaZambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – £1 Makishi Dancer
Details Subject: Makishi Dancer Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 Cylinders: 1A (Red), 1A (Black), 1A (Yellow), 1A (Brown) Sheet: R10 x 6 Quantity: Reprintings: 24 February 1967 Cylinder Number
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – £1 Makishi DancerZambia Philately: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius capensis)
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa with Hippopotamus amphibius capensis found in Zambia. After elephants and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the next largest land mammal. It is also the largest extant land artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed…
View More Zambia Philately: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius capensis)Zambia Philately: Baobab Tree
Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium to large deciduous trees known as baobabs. Previously classified within the family Bombacaceae, they are now placed in the Malvaceae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa and Australia. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and…
View More Zambia Philately: Baobab TreeZambia Philately: Kasaba Bay
Kasaba Bay is located on southern tip of Lake Tanganyika, in northern Zambia, and part of the Sumbu Game Reserve/Sumbu National Park. Until the late 1960s Kasaba Bay was accessible only by air, or boat from Mpulungu, and catered to wealthy and international visitors. The Mporokoso District authorities had a…
View More Zambia Philately: Kasaba BayZambia Philately: The Kuomboka Ceremony
Kuomboka is a word in the Lozi language; it literally means ‘to get out of water’. In today’s Zambia it is applied to a traditional ceremony that takes place at the end of the rain season, when the upper Zambezi River floods the plains of the Western Province. The festival…
View More Zambia Philately: The Kuomboka CeremonyZambia Philately: Clay Smoking Pipe Bowl
A smoking pipe is used to inhale the smoke of a burning substance; most common is a tobacco pipe, which can also accommodate almost any other substance. A bowl, when referred to in pipe smoking, is the part of a smoking pipe or bong that is used to hold tobacco,…
View More Zambia Philately: Clay Smoking Pipe BowlZambia Philately: Kafue Rail Bridge
The Kafue Railway Bridge was built to carry the Livingstone to Lusaka railway line in what is now Zambia over the Kafue River in 1906. It is a steel girder truss bridge of 13 spans each of 33 metres (108 ft) supported on concrete piers. It was built for Mashonaland…
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