Category: Malawi

The 1971 United Kingdom postal workers strike was a strike in the United Kingdom staged by postal workers between 20 January and 3 March 1971. When the British postal service went on strike, the Malawi Government made a special arrangement for the transmission of mail to the United Kingdom. On…

View More Malawi Philately: 1971 Special United Kingdom Delivery Service (Overprint)

In March 1970, Air Malawi disposed the last of the Douglas DC-3s that had been supplied to Air Malawi when they were a subsidiary of Central African Airways. In November 1970 the airline leased a British Airways Corporation (BAC) One-Eleven from Zambia Airways on a two-year term. With the addition…

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Air Letter – 9d Air Malawi – One Eleven Jet

General colouring black with hind neck golden and belly white. It is widely distributed and not uncommon in small flocks, feeding on the ground. In the breeding season the male makes a display flight from one high tree top to another in which the tail is expanded vertically but carried…

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 20t Paradise Whydah

The pink nether-side and carmine back of this bird is unmistakable. They migrate to the tropics for the winter and feed on insects. These graceful birds are related to the Kingfisher and are normally found about 13 inches long. They are known for their yeomen service during locust plagues and…

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 10t Carmine Bee-Eater

Details Date of Issue: 2 September 1970 Date Withdrawn: 14 February 1971 Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: Subjects 10t – Carmine Bee-Eater 20t – Paradise Whydah First Day…

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints

The grey-headed bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) is a species of passerine bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent in Central Africa and the interior of southern Africa. It is the most widespread species of its genus, which consists of large bushshrikes with massive bills…

View More Malawi Philately: Grey-Headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all events, and also the first time the games were…

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games

Details Designer: John Cooter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 13 Cylinders:  1 (Light Blue), 1 (Blue) 1c (Light Blue), 1c (Blue) Sheet:  Quantity: Cylinders

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games – 3/- Runner

Details Designer: John Cooter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 13 Cylinders:  1b (Yellow), 1b (Blue) 1c (Yellow), 1c (Blue) Sheet: Two panes separated by a gutter Quantity: Cylinders Sheet Numbers

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games – 1/6d Runner

Details Designer: John Cooter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 13 Cylinders:  1 (Green), 1 (Blue) 1a (Green), 1a (Blue) Sheet:  Quantity: Cylinders

View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games – 4d Runner