The 6d image was a composite image taken from various images of tea pickers, plantations and tea leaves of Mlanje Mountain. Originally intended to be two colours, the artwork was endorsed by Colin Cameron with the provision blue was added to the sky. Photo A – taken from Kodachrome transparency…
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Malawi Philately: Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
The bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) is a common and a widespread species of antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa. They have a light brown coat, with up to seven white stripes and white splotches on the sides. The white patches are usually geometrically shaped and on the most mobile parts of their body such as…
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The African green pigeon (Treron calvus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, and one of five green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races. As with others in their genus, they frequent tree canopies where…
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The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. Their coat colour varies from brown to grey. Waterbucks are rather sedentary in nature. As…
View More Malawi Philately: Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)Malawi Philately: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
The Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a savanna antelope found in western, central, and southern Africa. It is one of the largest species of antelope; only eland, bongo and large male greater kudu can exceed them in weight. Named for their roan colour (a reddish brown), they have lighter underbellies,…
View More Malawi Philately: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)Malawi Philately: Livingstone’s Suni (Nesotragus Livingstonianus)
The Suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope. They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are white. The nostrils are prominent red, and there are black rings around the eyes and above the hooves. Females…
View More Malawi Philately: Livingstone’s Suni (Nesotragus Livingstonianus)Malawi Philately: Klipsinger (Oreotragus aceratos)
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…
View More Malawi Philately: Klipsinger (Oreotragus aceratos)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…
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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…
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