Category: Malawi

The stamp design depicts a boxer. In the Games, Malawi was represented in the boxing by Jungle Thangata (featherweight) and Tatu Chionga (lightweight). Details Designer:  Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14 x 14.5 Cylinders: 1A (Grey), 1A (Blue), 1A (Black) Sheet:  Quantity: Sheet Numbers Cylinders

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 XX Olympiad – 30t Boxing

The stamp design depicts a boxer. In the Games, Malawi was represented in the boxing by Jungle Thangata (featherweight) and Tatu Chionga (lightweight). Details Designer:  Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14 x 14.5 Cylinders: 1A (Grey), 1A (Light Purple), 1A (Black) Sheet:  Quantity: Sheet NUmbers…

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 XX Olympiad – 15t Boxing

The stamp design depicts a boxer. In the Games, Malawi was represented in the boxing by Jungle Thangata (featherweight) and Tatu Chionga (lightweight). Details Designer:  Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14 x 14.5 Cylinders: 1C (Grey) 1C (Bluish-Green) 1C (Black) Sheet:  Quantity: Sheet NUmbers Cylinders

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 XX Olympiad – 3t Boxing

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the games with 16 competitors; 13 men and…

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 XX Olympiad

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the Air Malawi fleet being modernised and standardised. Two Britten-Norman BN-2A Islanders were ordered in July 1969 and delivered in November 1969 and September 1970. Details Designer: Richard Granger Barrett Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb)…

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 Air Malawi – 15t Britten Norman Islander

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the Malawi Air fleet being modernised and standardised. Two Hawker Siddeley 748s were ordered in May 1969. The HS-748s were delivered in December 1969 and January 1970. Details Designer: Richard Granger Barrett Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels (sideways)…

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 Air Malawi – 8t Hawker Siddeley 748

Air Malawi began operations in 1964 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Central African Airways (CAA), which had also set up Air Rhodesia and Zambia Airways. Central African Airways was officially dissolved on 31 December 1967, and responsibility for all flights passed onto the three now independent airlines (Zambia Airways,…

View More Malawi Philately: 1972 Air Malawi

‘Holy Family with St. Anne and the infant St. John the Baptist’ was created in 1550 by Agnolo Bronzino in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. Details Designer: John E Cooter Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Blue) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A…

View More Malawi Philately: 1971 Christmas – 30t The Holy Family (Bronzino)

Details Designer: John E Cooter Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Purple) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1B (Purple) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) 1C (Purple) 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black) 1D (Purple) 1D…

View More Malawi Philately: 1971 Christmas – 15t The Holy Family with S. John (Raffael)

The Holy Family is a Gothic and Northern Renaissance oil on panel painting created by Martin Schongauer in 1485. It lives at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna in Vienna. Details Designer: John E Cooter Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Deep Red) 1A (Cyan)…

View More Malawi Philately: 1971 Christmas – 8t The Holy Family (Martin Schongauer)