From 1974 to 1979, Malawi worked with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) sponsored to build 110 kilometres of new track from Salima to Lilongwe though the Malawi-Canada Railway Project. Details Date of Issue: 17 February 1979 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Questa Colour…
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Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 40t Mbawa
Khaya anthotheca (locally known as Mbawa or the common name East African mahogany) is a large tree species in the Meliaceae family, native to tropical Africa. The name anthotheca was taken from the Greek word anthos, meaning flower, while theca refers to a capsule. It is known by a number…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 40t MbawaMalawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 20t Mlombwa
Pterocarpus angolensis (known locally as Mlombwa or African Teak) is a species of Pterocarpus native to southern Africa. It usually grows from 5 to 20 metres tall. Trees growing on good sites in full light can live for up to 100 years. It is a deciduous tree usually growing to…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 20t MlombwaMalawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 10t Widdringtonia nodiflora
Widdringtonia nodiflora (mountain cypress) is a species of Widdringtonia native to Southern Africa. It occurs naturally from Table Mountain in the south, to southern Malawi, southern Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and throughout eastern and southern South Africa. It is the only widespread species in its genus, and the only one not…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 10t Widdringtonia nodifloraMalawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 5t Brachystegia spiciformis
Brachystegia spiciformis, commonly known as zebrawood or msasa, is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers. The tree is broad and has a distinctive amber and wine red colour when the young leaves sprout during spring (August–September). It grows in savanna, both open…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 5t Brachystegia spiciformisMalawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day
On 21 January 1979 Malawi celebrated National Tree Planting Day. One thousand five hundred schools participated in the National Tree Planting Day Ceremony, with approximately 400 hectares of trees being planted . Throughout the year the Forestry Extension Unit also continued with the programme of general forestry education through such…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting DayMalawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 20t Cyrtochis arcuata (variabilis)
Cyrtochis arcuata (variabilis) is species from most of Sub-Saharan Africa and found widespread in African forests. The flowers are all white except for the ovaries which are green and the flowers turn orange as they get to the end of their flowering period. They have a sweet fragrance. Details Designer: Gordon…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 20t Cyrtochis arcuata (variabilis)Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 15t Eulophia quartiniana
Eulophia quartiniana is an orchid species identified by A.Rich. in 1850. It is found in the Cape Verde Islands, Benin, Burkino Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola,…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 15t Eulophia quartinianaMalawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 8t Tridactyle bicaudata
Tridactyle bicaudata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. This species can be found throughout most of Africa, from the Cape Province to Kenya and Ghana. It also can be found in a wide variety of different habitats. It has a monopodial growth habit, and can typically…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 8t Tridactyle bicaudataMalawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 5t Calanthe natalensis
Calanthe natalensis (now known as Calanthe sylvatica) is an orchid species identified in 1856. It is native to tropical and southern Africa from Sierra Leone to Tanzania to South Africa, as well as Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. Details Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer:John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper: …
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 5t Calanthe natalensis