Exploitation of the Mufulira property began in 1929 but was severely handicapped by the financial depression. Early in February 1930, the Rhodesian Selection Trust, the British South Africa Company and the Bwana Mkubwa company agreed to sell the Mufulira Special Grant to Mufulira Copper Mines Ltd which incorporated 2 March…
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Zambia Philately: Lake Bangweulu
Bangweulu (“where the water sky meets the sky”) is one of the world’s great wetland systems, comprising Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Swamps and the Bangweulu Flats or floodplain. The Bangweulu system is fed by about seventeen rivers of which the Chambeshi (the source of the Congo River) is the largest,…
View More Zambia Philately: Lake BangweuluZambia Philately: Stamp Designers
Gabriel Ellison Gabriel Ellison (1930-2017) was a Zambian artist, best known for assisting in designing the national flag of Zambia, and for designing many of Zambia’s stamps from the 1960s to 1980s when she was head of the Graphic Arts section at the Ministry of Information. Ellison was born in…
View More Zambia Philately: Stamp DesignersZambia Philately: Meijer Wormeveer N.V.
The Meijer printing company was established in 1890 by Gerrit Meijer, who founded a bookstore on the Wandelweg where small commercial and family printed matter could also be ordered. This gave him reason to start his own printing company together in 1896. In 1955 they switched from letterpress to offset…
View More Zambia Philately: Meijer Wormeveer N.V.Zambia Philately: Rhokana Corporation Ltd
Rhokana Corporation Ltd was registered in London on 16 February 1923 as Rhodesian Congo Border Concessions Ltd. The name was changed to Rhokana Corporation in March 1931. Control was transferred to Northern Rhodesia on 1 January 1951 and it was re-incorporated on 11 May 1954 under the Rhoanglo Group…
View More Zambia Philately: Rhokana Corporation LtdZambia Philately: Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis. Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from…
View More Zambia Philately: Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)Zambia Philately: Caps Printing Ltd
Caps Printing Ltd was a British printer based in Caps House, Carlisle Street, London. Postcards KZ Series KZ Series (Zambia Airways) Type I
View More Zambia Philately: Caps Printing LtdZambia Philately: Stamps and Postal Products (1964-1969)
Postal Rates Airmail Rates (1964-1969) Surface Rates (1964-1969) 1964 1964 Independence 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue 1965 1965 United Nations Anniversary 1965 1st Anniversary of Independence 1966 1966 WHO New Headquarters Building 1966 University Issue 1967 1967 National Assembly Building 1967 Lusaka International Airport 1967 National Development 1968 1968 Zambia…
View More Zambia Philately: Stamps and Postal Products (1964-1969)Zambia Philately: Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail). The…
View More Zambia Philately: Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 4d Angoni Bull
Details Subject: Angoni Bull Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 comb Cylinders: 1A (), 1A (), 1A () Sheet: R12 x 10 Quantity: Reprintings: 26 October 1965 24 August 1966 Sheet Numbers
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 4d Angoni Bull