The klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus and subfamily/tribe, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. The coat of the klipspringer, yellowish gray to reddish brown, acts as an…
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Malawi Philately: Pigmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
The Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa’s waterfowl, and one of the smallest in the world. Though pygmy geese have beaks like those of geese, they are more related to the dabbling ducks and other species called ‘ducks’. The…
View More Malawi Philately: Pigmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)Malawi Philately: Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is the second largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on average than the giant eland. It was scientifically described by Peter…
View More Malawi Philately: Eland (Taurotragus oryx)Malawi Philately: Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
The Impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus Aepyceros and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to European audiences by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker…
View More Malawi Philately: Impala (Aepyceros melampus)Malawi Philately: Puku (Adenota vardonii)
The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands. The puku is sandy brown in colour, with the underbelly a slightly lighter brown. Adenota is an alternative genus or sub-genus within the Reduncinae sub-family of family Bovidae, composed of the species Kobus kob (Kob) and Kobus vardonii…
View More Malawi Philately: Puku (Adenota vardonii)Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d Fishing
The 4d stamp was created from various pictures, both black & white and coloured, of lake fishermen and dug-outs. These were of typical scenes on Lake Malawi where traditional fishermen use hollow tree-trunk canoes and small types of seine and gill nets. The two Kodachrome 35mm images below are: Photo…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d FishingMalawi Philately: Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)
Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca. The mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders. Mountain reedbucks are predominantly grazers, and water…
View More Malawi Philately: Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)Malawi Philately: Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a 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. Stamps & Postal Products 1971 Antelopes Definitive Series – 1t Greater Kudu 1971 Antelopes Definitive…
View More Malawi Philately: Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 5s Monkey Bay – Lake Nyasa
Details Subject: Monkey Bay – Lake Nyasa* Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrisons & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: 1s/3rd Printing – None 7th Printing – Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps) Quantity: Reprints: 3rd Printing – 1 June 1965 7th Printing –…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 5s Monkey Bay – Lake NyasaMalawi Philately: Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone)
The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) are a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most telling characteristic of the genus is the long tail streamers of…
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